The Radeon HD 7870 XT is at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 3060. We cannot compare value as at least one GPU is out of stock.
Advantages of the Radeon HD 7870 XT
The GeForce RTX 3060 is better in every way
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3060
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Consumes up to 8% less energy – 170 vs 185 Watts
- Up to 500% more VRAM memory – 12 vs 2 GB
Radeon HD 7870 XT vs GeForce RTX 3060 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Nov 19th, 2012
Average FPS
51
52%
Min 1% FPS
23
42%
Price, $
Out of Stock
Value, $/FPS
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GeForce RTX 3060
Jan 12th, 2021
Average FPS
99
100%
Min 1% FPS
55
100%
Price, $
$327.49
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.3/FPS
100%
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$327.49
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$405.99
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$370.00
In Stock
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$479.99
In Stock
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$529.00
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Radeon HD 7870 XT vs GeForce RTX 3060 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon HD 7870 XT vs GeForce RTX 3060 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon HD 7870 XT vs GeForce RTX 3060 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Nov 19th, 2012
Memory
2 GB
17%
Memory Bandwidth
192 GB/s
53%
Pixel Fillrate
31.2 GPixel/s
37%
Texture Fillrate
93.6 GTexel/s
47%
FP32
2.995 TFLOPS
24%
GeForce RTX 3060
Jan 12th, 2021
Memory
12 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
360 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
12.74 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon HD 7870 XT | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Nov 19th, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
$270.00 | MSRP | $329.00 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 185 W | Power Consumption | 170 W |
| Memory | ||
| 2 GB | Memory Size | 12 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 192-bit |
| 192 GB/s | Bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 31.2 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 85.3 GPixel/s |
| 93.6 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 199 GTexel/s |
| 2.995 TFLOPS | FP32 | 12.74 TFLOPS |
