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 7950
- Performs up to 2% better in Borderlands 3 than Radeon HD 7870 XT - 55 vs 54 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT - 3 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7950 - 185 vs 200 Watts
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Radeon HD 7950
Desktop • Jan 31st, 2012
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 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 7950 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 31st, 2012 | Release Date | Nov 19th, 2012 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Southern Islands |
| $449 | MSRP | $270 |
| 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 |
3 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192 GB/s |
| 800 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 975 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
