Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 470 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 RX 470 is 1354 days newer than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 470
- Performs up to 31% better in Diablo IV than Radeon HD 7870 XT - 80 vs 61 FPS
- Consumes up to 35% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT - 120 vs 185 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT - 4 vs 2 GB
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 470
Desktop • Aug 4th, 2016
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 470
Desktop • Aug 4th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
38.59 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
154.4 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
31.2 GPixel/s
80%
Texel Fillrate
93.6 GTexel/s
60%
AMD Radeon RX 470 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT |
|---|---|---|
Aug 4th, 2016 | Release Date | Nov 19th, 2012 |
| Arctic Islands | Generation | Southern Islands |
$179 | MSRP | $270 |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
211.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192 GB/s |
926 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
1206 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 975 MHz |
1650 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
