AMD Radeon Pro 560X vs AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon Pro 560X and AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Pro 560X

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • Around 9% higher core clock speed: 1004 MHz vs 925 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 2.5x lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 185 Watt
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 711 vs 661
  • Around 91% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 5367 vs 2810
  • Around 91% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 5367 vs 2810
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 16 July 2018 vs 19 November 2012
Core clock speed 1004 MHz vs 925 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt vs 185 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 711 vs 661
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 5367 vs 2810
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 5367 vs 2810

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT

  • Around 50% higher pipelines: 1536 vs 1024
  • Around 18% higher memory clock speed: 6000 MHz vs 5080 MHz
  • Around 22% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 4470 vs 3678
  • Around 35% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 65.399 vs 48.494
  • Around 81% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1230.47 vs 679.583
  • Around 61% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 6.371 vs 3.96
  • Around 26% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 78.519 vs 62.405
  • Around 40% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 345.793 vs 247.728
  • Around 31% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3264 vs 2495
  • Around 31% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3264 vs 2495
Specifications (specs)
Pipelines 1536 vs 1024
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz vs 5080 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 4470 vs 3678
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 65.399 vs 48.494
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1230.47 vs 679.583
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 6.371 vs 3.96
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 78.519 vs 62.405
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 345.793 vs 247.728
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3264 vs 2495
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3354 vs 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3264 vs 2495
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3354 vs 3351

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon Pro 560X
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
3678
4470
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
711
661
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
48.494
65.399
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
679.583
1230.47
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3.96
6.371
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
62.405
78.519
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
247.728
345.793
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
5367
2810
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2495
3264
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3351
3354
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
5367
2810
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2495
3264
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3351
3354
Name AMD Radeon Pro 560X AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT
PassMark - G3D Mark 3678 4470
PassMark - G2D Mark 711 661
Geekbench - OpenCL 17558
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 48.494 65.399
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 679.583 1230.47
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.96 6.371
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 62.405 78.519
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 247.728 345.793
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 5367 2810
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2495 3264
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3351 3354
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 5367 2810
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2495 3264
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3351 3354
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1745

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon Pro 560X AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT

Essentials

Architecture GCN 4.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Polaris 21 Tahiti
Launch date 16 July 2018 19 November 2012
Place in performance rating 551 548
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $270

Technical info

Core clock speed 1004 MHz 925 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 1024 1536
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt 185 Watt
Transistor count 3,000 million 4,313 million
Boost clock speed 975 MHz
Floating-point performance 2,995 gflops
Texture fill rate 93.6 GTexel / s

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pin
Length 267 mm

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_0) 12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL 4.5 4.5

Memory

Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5080 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 192.0 GB / s