Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7950 outperforms Radeon HD 7870 XT on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 7950 is 293 days older than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7950 - 185 vs 200 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7950
- Performs up to 1% better in HITMAN 2 than Radeon HD 7870 XT - 111 vs 110 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT - 3 vs 2 GB
HITMAN 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Radeon HD 7950
Desktop • Jan 31st, 2012
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
31.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
93.6 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7950 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 19th, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 31st, 2012 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Southern Islands |
$270 | MSRP | $449 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 192 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 800 MHz |
| 975 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1500 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
