Key Differences
In short — Radeon VII 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 VII is 2271 days newer than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT
- Consumes up to 37% less energy than AMD Radeon VII - 185 vs 295 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon VII
- Performs up to 46% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Radeon HD 7870 XT - 114 vs 78 FPS
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT - 16 vs 2 GB
Grand Theft Auto V
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 VII
Desktop • Feb 7th, 2019
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
31.2 GPixel/s
27%
Texel Fillrate
93.6 GTexel/s
22%
AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT | vs | AMD Radeon VII |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 19th, 2012 | Release Date | Feb 7th, 2019 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Vega II |
$270 | MSRP | $699 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 16 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | HBM2 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 4096-bit |
| 192 GB/s | Bandwidth | 1024 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1400 MHz |
| 975 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
1500 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
