AMD Radeon HD 8870M videocard review

Radeon HD 8870M videocard released by AMD; release date: 1 April 2013. The videocard is designed for desktop-computers and based on GCN 1.0 microarchitecture codenamed Venus.

Core clock speed - 725 MHz. Boost clock speed - 725 MHz. Texture fill rate - 31 GTexel / s. Pipelines - 640. Floating-point performance - 992.0 gflops. Manufacturing process technology - 28 nm. Transistors count - 1,500 million.

Memory type: GDDR5. Maximum RAM amount - 2 GB. Memory bus width - 128 Bit. Memory clock speed - 4500 MHz. Memory bandwidth - 72 GB / s. Shared memory - 0.

Benchmarks

PassMark
G3D Mark

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

38711

1638

PassMark
G2D Mark

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

1305

629

Geekbench
OpenCL

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

352097

9907

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

939.363 mPixels/s

24.097 mPixels/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

14101.507 Frames/s

465.496 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

95.851 Frames/s

2.211 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

461.690 Frames/s

38.126 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

4429.590 mHash/s

106.848 mHash/s

GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

27823 Frames

3702 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

69225 Frames

3357 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

27823.000 Fps

3702.000 Fps

GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

69225.000 Fps

3357.000 Fps

Name	Value
PassMark - G3D Mark	1638
PassMark - G2D Mark	629
Geekbench - OpenCL	9907
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection	24.097 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation	465.496 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex	2.211 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition	38.126 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining	106.848 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan	3702 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex	3357 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan	3702.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex	3357.000 Fps

Games performance

1. Counter-Strike: GO (2012)
2. Battlefield 4 (2013)
3. Total War: Rome II (2013)
4. Company of Heroes 2 (2013)
5. Metro: Last Light (2013)
6. BioShock Infinite (2013)
7. StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)
8. SimCity (2013)
9. Tomb Raider (2013)
10. Crysis 3 (2013)
11. Hitman: Absolution (2012)

12. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (2012)
13. Borderlands 2 (2012)
14. Dirt Showdown (2012)
15. Diablo III (2012)
16. Mass Effect 3 (2012)
17. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)
18. Battlefield 3 (2011)
19. Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)
20. Metro 2033 (2010)
21. Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007)
22. World in Conflict - Benchmark (2007)
23. World of Warcraft (2005)

Counter-Strike: GO (2012)

Low, 1024x768	183.20
Medium, 1366x768	138.40
High, 1366x768	116.30

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Low, 1024x768	46.70
Medium, 1366x768	39.10
High, 1366x768	35.30
Ultra, 1920x1080	15.10

Total War: Rome II (2013)

Low, 1024x768	96.50
Medium, 1366x768	78.20

Company of Heroes 2 (2013)

Low, 1024x768	37.40
Medium, 1366x768	33.60
High, 1366x768	23.14

Metro: Last Light (2013)

Low, 1024x768	53.40
Medium, 1366x768	47.40
High, 1366x768	30.10

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x720	70.30
Medium, 1366x768	55.70
High, 1366x768	51.40
Ultra, 1920x1080	19.30

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)

Low, 1024x768	194.00
Medium, 1366x768	88.85
High, 1366x768	71.80
Ultra, 1920x1080	26.05

SimCity (2013)

Low, 1024x768	83.30
Medium, 1366x768	47.80
High, 1366x768	37.50
Ultra, 1920x1080	20.30

Tomb Raider (2013)

Low, 1024x768	117.05
Medium, 1366x768	80.40
High, 1366x768	55.30
Ultra, 1920x1080	25.50

Crysis 3 (2013)

Low, 1024x768	56.20
Medium, 1366x768	35.90
High, 1366x768	24.45
Ultra, 1920x1080	10.10

Hitman: Absolution (2012)

Low, 1024x768	31.10
Medium, 1366x768	27.40
High, 1366x768	22.70
Ultra, 1920x1080	13.00

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (2012)

Low, 1024x768	99.50
Medium, 1366x768	86.90
High, 1366x768	53.90
Ultra, 1920x1080	36.40

Borderlands 2 (2012)

Low, 1024x768	72.30
Medium, 1366x768	61.10
High, 1366x768	48.40
Ultra, 1920x1080	31.50

Dirt Showdown (2012)

Low, 1024x768	72.90
Medium, 1366x768	47.20
High, 1366x768	37.40
Ultra, 1920x1080	24.50

Diablo III (2012)

Low, 1024x768	132.90
Medium, 1366x768	96.20
High, 1366x768	85.40
Ultra, 1920x1080	54.20

Mass Effect 3 (2012)

Low, 1280x720	59.85
High, 1366x768	59.85
Ultra, 1920x1080	48.60

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

Low, 1280x720	74.90
Medium, 1366x768	66.00
High, 1366x768	52.10
Ultra, 1920x1080	31.70

Battlefield 3 (2011)

Low, 1024x768	50.70
Medium, 1366x768	40.70
High, 1366x768	38.50
Ultra, 1920x1080	19.35

Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)

High, 1366x768	94.50
Ultra, 1920x1080	40.10

Metro 2033 (2010)

Medium, 1360x768	70.50
High, 1600x900	41.80
Ultra, 1920x1080	14.90

Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007)

High, 1024x768	42.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	19.21

World in Conflict - Benchmark (2007)

Low, 800x600	134.00
Medium, 1024x768	58.00
High, 1024x768	48.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	32.00

World of Warcraft (2005)

High, 1280x1024	59.20
Ultra, 1920x1080	34.90

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0
Code name	Venus
Design	AMD Radeon HD 8000M Series
Launch date	1 April 2013
Place in performance rating	726
Type	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	725 MHz
Compute units	10
Core clock speed	725 MHz
Floating-point performance	992.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm
Pipelines	640
Texture fill rate	31 GTexel / s
Transistor count	1,500 million

Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size	large
API support
DirectX	11
OpenGL	4.4
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	72 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	4500 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5
Shared memory	0

AMD Radeon HD 8870M videocard review

Benchmarks

Games performance

Counter-Strike: GO (2012)

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Total War: Rome II (2013)

Company of Heroes 2 (2013)

Metro: Last Light (2013)

BioShock Infinite (2013)

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)

SimCity (2013)

Tomb Raider (2013)

Crysis 3 (2013)

Hitman: Absolution (2012)

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (2012)

Borderlands 2 (2012)

Dirt Showdown (2012)

Diablo III (2012)

Mass Effect 3 (2012)

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

Battlefield 3 (2011)

Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)

Metro 2033 (2010)

Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007)

World in Conflict - Benchmark (2007)

World of Warcraft (2005)

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Technical info

Video outputs and ports

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

API support

Memory

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