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.

AMD Radeon Pro 560X

AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT

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	17556
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