AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition videocard review

Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition videocard released by AMD; release date: 5 March 2012. At the time of release, the videocard cost $349. The videocard is designed for desktop-computers and based on GCN 1.0 microarchitecture codenamed Pitcairn.

Boost clock speed - 1000 MHz. Texture fill rate - 80 GTexel / s. Pipelines - 1280. Floating-point performance - 2,560 gflops. Manufacturing process technology - 28 nm. Transistors count - 2,800 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 225 Watt.

Memory type: GDDR5. Maximum RAM amount - 2 GB. Memory bus width - 256 Bit. Memory clock speed - 1200 MHz. Memory bandwidth - 153.6 GB/s.

Benchmarks

PassMark
G3D Mark

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

38287

4604

PassMark
G2D Mark

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

1401

586

Geekbench
OpenCL

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

346719

77430

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

939.363 mPixels/s

55.446 mPixels/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

14101.507 Frames/s

952.668 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

98.472 Frames/s

4.680 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

530.303 Frames/s

64.456 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

3080.809 mHash/s

294.215 mHash/s

GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

34770 Frames

6821 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

27823 Frames

3716 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

69225 Frames

3358 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

34770.000 Fps

6821.000 Fps

GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

27823.000 Fps

3716.000 Fps

GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

69225.000 Fps

3358.000 Fps

3DMark Fire Strike
Graphics Score

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

21090

1651

Name	Value
PassMark - G3D Mark	4604
PassMark - G2D Mark	586
Geekbench - OpenCL	77430
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection	55.446 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation	952.668 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex	4.680 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition	64.456 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining	294.215 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen	6821 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan	3716 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex	3358 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen	6821.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan	3716.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex	3358.000 Fps
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1651

Games performance

1. Battlefield 1 (2016)
2. Fallout 4 (2015)
3. The Witcher 3 (2015)
4. Battlefield 4 (2013)
5. Company of Heroes 2 (2013)
6. Crysis 3 (2013)
7. Dirt Showdown (2012)

8. Diablo III (2012)
9. Mass Effect 3 (2012)
10. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)
11. Battlefield 3 (2011)
12. Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)
13. StarCraft 2 (2010)
14. Metro 2033 (2010)

Battlefield 1 (2016)

High, 1920x1080	52.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	44.70

Fallout 4 (2015)

Medium, 1366x768	77.40
High, 1920x1080	44.50
Ultra, 1920x1080	35.70

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Medium, 1366x768	63.50
High, 1920x1080	36.30
Ultra, 1920x1080	20.30

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Low, 1024x768	91.60
Medium, 1366x768	76.50
High, 1366x768	68.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	43.00

Company of Heroes 2 (2013)

Low, 1024x768	37.80
Medium, 1366x768	35.80
High, 1366x768	35.30
Ultra, 1920x1080	23.80

Crysis 3 (2013)

Low, 1024x768	90.90
Medium, 1366x768	79.80
High, 1366x768	57.70
Ultra, 1920x1080	25.80

Dirt Showdown (2012)

Low, 1024x768	87.30
Medium, 1366x768	71.20
High, 1366x768	68.80
Ultra, 1920x1080	53.90

Diablo III (2012)

Low, 1024x768	277.60
Medium, 1366x768	228.90
High, 1366x768	226.20
Ultra, 1920x1080	163.40

Mass Effect 3 (2012)

Low, 1280x720	60.00
High, 1366x768	59.70
Ultra, 1920x1080	59.70

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

Medium, 1366x768	90.40
High, 1366x768	80.40
Ultra, 1920x1080	55.70

Battlefield 3 (2011)

Low, 1024x768	124.20
Medium, 1366x768	98.10
High, 1366x768	78.80
Ultra, 1920x1080	38.60

Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)

Low, 1024x768	256.70
High, 1366x768	198.60
Ultra, 1920x1080	94.10

StarCraft 2 (2010)

Low, 1024x768	325.30
Medium, 1360x768	120.20
High, 1360x768	119.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	105.50

Metro 2033 (2010)

Low, 800x600	134.10
Medium, 1360x768	123.50
High, 1600x900	83.50
Ultra, 1920x1080	32.50

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0
Code name	Pitcairn
Design	AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series
Launch date	5 March 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$349
Place in performance rating	463
Type	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz
Floating-point performance	2,560 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm
Pipelines	1280
Stream Processors	1024
Texture fill rate	80 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	225 Watt
Transistor count	2,800 million

Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 2.1 x16
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	241 mm
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	11
OpenGL	4.5
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	153.6 GB/s
Memory bus width	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1200 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
CrossFire
FreeSync

AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition videocard review

Benchmarks

Games performance

Battlefield 1 (2016)

Fallout 4 (2015)

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Company of Heroes 2 (2013)

Crysis 3 (2013)

Dirt Showdown (2012)

Diablo III (2012)

Mass Effect 3 (2012)

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

Battlefield 3 (2011)

Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)

StarCraft 2 (2010)

Metro 2033 (2010)

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Technical info

Video outputs and ports

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

API support

Memory

Technologies

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