AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT videocard review

AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT

Radeon HD 7870 XT videocard released by AMD; release date: 19 November 2012. At the time of release, the videocard cost $270. The videocard is designed for desktop-computers and based on GCN 1.0 microarchitecture codenamed Tahiti.

Core clock speed - 925 MHz. Boost clock speed - 975 MHz. Texture fill rate - 93.6 GTexel / s. Pipelines - 1536. Floating-point performance - 2,995 gflops. Manufacturing process technology - 28 nm. Transistors count - 4,313 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 185 Watt.

Memory type: GDDR5. Maximum RAM amount - 2 GB. Memory bus width - 256 Bit. Memory clock speed - 6000 MHz. Memory bandwidth - 192.0 GB / s.

Benchmarks

PassMark
G3D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
38717
4470
PassMark
G2D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
1306
661
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
939.363 mPixels/s
65.399 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
14101.507 Frames/s
1230.470 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
95.851 Frames/s
6.313 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
461.690 Frames/s
78.519 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
4429.590 mHash/s
345.793 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770 Frames
2810 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823 Frames
3264 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225 Frames
3354 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770.000 Fps
2810.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823.000 Fps
3264.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225.000 Fps
3354.000 Fps
3DMark Fire Strike
Graphics Score
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
36540
1745
Name Value
PassMark - G3D Mark 4470
PassMark - G2D Mark 661
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection 65.399 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation 1230.470 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex 6.313 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition 78.519 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining 345.793 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 2810 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 3264 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3354 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 2810.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 3264.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3354.000 Fps
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1745

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture GCN 1.0
Code name Tahiti
Launch date 19 November 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $270
Place in performance rating 535
Type Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 975 MHz
Core clock speed 925 MHz
Floating-point performance 2,995 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm
Pipelines 1536
Texture fill rate 93.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 185 Watt
Transistor count 4,313 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 267 mm
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 192.0 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz
Memory type GDDR5