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AMD

AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition

Graphics processor

Video memory: 2 GB
Memory bus: 256 bit
Rated memory bandwidth: 153.60 GB/s

Graphics & compute benchmarks

Archived cohort medians

GFXBench, GLBenchmark and CompuBench results retain the tested system, API, operating system and resolution. Offscreen tests fix the render resolution; onscreen results also reflect the display workload. These historical submissions do not establish performance in current games.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreenLinux / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition

445.03^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition

Host configuration not reported.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreenOS X / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition

460.34^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition

Host configuration not reported.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreenOS X / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition

532.80^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition

Host configuration not reported.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition

528.30^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreenLinux / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition

67.99^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreenOS X / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition

35.75^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreenOS X / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition

205.31^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition

47.64^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan 3.1 OffscreenLinux / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition

117.44^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan 3.1 OffscreenOS X / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition

187.04^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan 3.1 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition

134.15^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenLinux / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition

120.43^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenOS X / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition

123.52^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenOS X / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition

260.38^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenWindows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition

271.76^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition

107.48^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition

Host configuration not reported.

Median results, not the best run. Sample counts and individual test dates are unreported. Different systems using the same GPU remain separate configurations.

Processing & platform

Architecture: GCN 1
Manufacturing process: 28 nm
Process node: 28 nm
GPU cores: 1,280^*
GPU base clock: 1,000 MHz^*
Reported GPU frequency: 1,000 MHz^*
Graphics interface: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
Reported chip die area: 212 mm²^*
Chip/package TDP: 175 W^*
Transistors: 2,800 million^*
GPU boost clock: 1,000 MHz
Stream processors: 1,280
Graphics processor: Pitcairn^*
Texture mapping units: 80^*
Raster output units: 32^*
Chip foundry: TSMC^*
Card or module format: Dual-slot^*
Declared GPU TDP: 175 W^*
Suggested system PSU: 450 W^*
External power connectors: 2x 6-pin^*
DirectX / feature level: 12 (11_1)^*
OpenGL: 4.6^*
OpenCL: 2.1 (1.2)^*
Vulkan: 1.2.170^*
Shader model: 6.5 (5.1)^*
GPU L2 cache: 512 KB^*

GPU configurations

2 GB / GDDR5 / 256-bit / Pitcairn XT
Capacity
2 GB
Rated memory bandwidth
153.60 GB/s
Chip variant
Pitcairn XT
Reference clock
1,000 MHz
Memory bus
256 bit
Technology
GDDR5

Memory & storage

Memory options: 2^*
Video memory: 2 GB
Video memory type: GDDR5
Memory bus: 256 bit
Rated memory bandwidth: 153.60 GB/s

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 175 W^*
Typical board power: 225 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 11 fields

Manufacturer: AMD Radeon^*
GFLOPS: 1,000^* GFLOPS
TDP: 175^*
Class: Desktop^*
Name: Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition^*
Year: 2012^*
Fab: 28^*
Transistors (mln): 2,800^*
Die size: 212^*
Memory size: 2,048^*
Memory speed: 153.6^*

Specifications 2 · 24 fields

Product Name: Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition^*
Product Name: Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition^*
Product Name: Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition^*
GPU Chip: Pitcairn^*
GPU Chip: Pitcairn^*
GPU Chip: Pitcairn^*
Released: Mar 5th, 2012^*
Released: Mar 5th, 2012^*
Released: Mar 5th, 2012^*
Bus: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
Bus: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
Bus: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
Memory: 2 GB, GDDR5, 256 bit^*
Memory: 2 GB, GDDR5, 256 bit^*
Memory: 2 GB, GDDR5, 256 bit^*
GPU clock: 1,000^* MHz
GPU clock: 1,000^* MHz
GPU clock: 1,000^* MHz
Memory clock: 1,200^* MHz
Memory clock: 1,200^* MHz
Memory clock: 1,200^* MHz
Shaders TMUs ROPs: 1280 / 80 / 32^*
Shaders TMUs ROPs: 1280 / 80 / 32^*
Shaders TMUs ROPs: 1280 / 80 / 32^*

Specifications 3 · 12 fields

Foundry: TSMC^*
Vendor: AMD^*
FP32 GFLOPS: 2,560^* GFLOPS
FP64 GFLOPS: 160^* GFLOPS
Product: AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition^*
Type: GPU^*
Release Date: 2012-03-05^*
Process Size (nm): 28^* nm
TDP (W): 175^* W
Die Size (mm^2): 212^* mm²
Transistors (million): 2,800^*
Freq (MHz): 1,000^* MHz

Specifications 4 · 24 fields

proc transistors: 2,800 million^*
proc die size: 212^* mm²
cores: 1,280^*
memory clock: 1,200^*
ram: 2^*
name: AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition^*
ram type: GDDR5^*
bus width: 256^*
bus interface: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
ram bandwidth: 153.6^* GB/s
fp32 performance: 2.56^*
fp64 performance: 0.16^*
tdp: 175^* W
suggested psu: 450^* W
slot width: Dual-slot^*
power connectors: 2x 6-pin^*
is retail board: No^*
gpi value: 2.15^*
vendor: amd^*
manufacturer: AMD^*
arch name: GCN 1.0^*
card release date: 2012-03-05^*
proc foundry: TSMC^*
proc process size: 28^* nm

Specifications 5 · 35 fields

DirectX / feature level

12 (11_1)^*

OpenCL

2.1 (1.2)^*

OpenGL

4.6^*

Shader model

6.5 (5.1)^*

Vulkan

1.2.170^*

Architecture

GCN 1.0^*

Graphics interface

PCIe 3.0 x16^*

Memory bus

256^* bit

Reported shader processors

1,280^*

Reported theoretical FP32 peak

2.56^* TFLOPS

Scope and conditions

Arithmetic density: Not stated^*

Reported theoretical FP64 peak

0.16^* TFLOPS

Scope and conditions

Arithmetic density: Not stated^*

Declared L1 cache configuration

16 KB (per CU)^*

Declared GPU L2 cache

512 KB^*

Reported display outputs

1x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2^*

Theoretical pixel fill rate

32.00 GPixel/s^*

External power connectors

2x 6-pin^*

Reported chip die area

212 mm²^*

Chip foundry

TSMC^*

Process node declaration

28 nm^*

Transistors

2,800 million^*

Graphics processor

Pitcairn^*

Reported video memory

2^* GB

Rated memory bandwidth

153.6 GB/s^*

Video memory type

GDDR5^*

Raster output units

32^*

Reported shading units

1,280^*

Card or module format

Dual-slot^*

Suggested system PSU

450 W^*

2:4 tensor sparsity

No^*

Declared GPU TDP

175 W^*

Theoretical texture fill rate

80.00 GTexel/s^*

Texture mapping units

80^*

GPU cores

1,280^*

Video memory

2^* GB

Video memory type

GDDR5^*

Specifications 6 · 11 fields

Manufacturer: AMD Radeon^*
GFLOPS: 1,000^* GFLOPS
TDP: 175^*
Class: Desktop^*
Name: Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition^*
Year: 2012^*
Fab: 28^*
Transistors (mln): 2,800^*
Die size: 212^*
Memory size: 2,048^*
Memory speed: 153.6^*

Specifications 7 · 56 fields

Brand: AMD^*
Top BUS WIDTH: 256^* bit
Graphics Processor GPU Name: Pitcairn^*
Graphics Processor Architecture: GCN 1.0^*
Graphics Processor Process Size: 28^* nm
Graphics Processor Transistors: 2,800 million^*
Graphics Processor Die Size: 212^* mm²
Graphics Card Release Date: Mar 5th, 2012^*
Graphics Card Generation: Southern Islands (HD 7800)^*
Graphics Card Successor: Sea Islands^*
Graphics Card Production: End-of-life^*
Name: Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition^*
Graphics Card Bus Interface: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
Clock Speeds GPU Clock: 1,000^* MHz
Clock Speeds Memory Clock: 1200 MHz 4.8 Gbps effective^*
Memory Memory Size: 2^* GB
Memory Memory Type: GDDR5^*
Memory Memory Bus: 256^* bit
Memory Bandwidth: 153.6^* GB/s
Render Config TMUs: 80^*
Top GRAPHICS PROCESSOR: Pitcairn^*
Render Config ROPs: 32^*
Theoretical Performance Pixel Rate: 32.00 GPixel/s
Theoretical Performance Texture Rate: 80.00 GTexel/s
Board Design Slot Width: Dual-slot^*
Board Design TDP: 175^* W
Board Design Suggested PSU: 450^* W
Board Design Outputs: 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1.4a 2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2^*
Board Design Board Number: 109-C40147-00, 109-C40147-00B^*
Graphics Features DirectX: 12 (11_1)^*
Graphics Features OpenGL: 4.6^*
Graphics Features OpenCL: 2.1 (1.2)^*
Graphics Features Vulkan: 1.2.170^*
source file: amd2012.json^*
Graphics Processor Foundry: TSMC^*
Graphics Card Predecessor: Northern Islands^*
Recommended Resolutions: Good:1366x768 | Low FPS:1600x900 | Unplayable:1920x1080^*
Graphics Card Launch Price: 349 USD^*
Board Design Length: 241 mm 9.5 inches^*
Graphics Processor GPU Variant: Pitcairn XT (215-0828047)^*
Board Design Power Connectors: 2x 6-pin^*
Graphics Processor Density: 13.2M / mm²^*
Graphics Card Reviews: 95 in our database^*
Top TMUS: 80^*
Graphics Processor Chip Package: FCBGA-1737^*
Top ROPS: 32^*
Graphics Features Shader Model: 6.5 (5.1)^*
Top CORES: 1,280^*
Render Config Shading Units: 1,280^*
Render Config Compute Units: 20^*
Render Config L2 Cache: 512^* KB
Top MEMORY SIZE: 2^* GB
Theoretical Performance FP32 (float): 2.56^* TFLOPS
Theoretical Performance FP64 (double): 160.0 GFLOPS (1:16)
Render Config L1 Cache: 16 KB (per CU)^*
Top MEMORY TYPE: GDDR5^*

Specifications 8 · 27 fields

manufacturer: AMD^*
manufacturer: AMD^*
rop: 32^*
rop: 16^*
igp: No^*
igp: No^*
bus: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
bus: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
memType: GDDR5^*
memType: GDDR5^*
gpuChip: Cypress^*
gpuChip: Pitcairn^*
productName: Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition^*
productName: Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition^*
releaseYear: 2,012^*
releaseYear: 2,012^*
memSize: 2^*
memSize: 2^*
memBusWidth: 256^*
gpuClock: 800^*
gpuClock: 1,000^*
memClock: 1,200^*
memClock: 1,000^*
unifiedShader: 1,280^*
unifiedShader: 1,120^*
tmu: 56^*
tmu: 80^*

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