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GPU

Unspecified

Radeon HD 7870

Graphics processor

Memory bus: 256 bit^*

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.

TexturingOS X / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / onscreen · MTexels/s

Higher is better.

Radeon HD 7870

53,050^* MTexels/s

AMD Radeon HD 7870

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.

Benchmark results

G3D Mark · version unreported · g3d_mark4,565^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · G2Dmark587^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · G3Dmark4,661^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 2dmark661^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 3dmark4,375^*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

Architecture: GCN 1.0 Pitcairn XT^*
Reported graphics memory frequency: 1,200 MHz^*
Video memory: 2,048 MB^*

Memory & storage

Video memory type: GDDR5^*
Memory bus: 256 bit^*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 32 fields

Architecture: GCN 1.0 Pitcairn XT^*
Integrated: No^*
L2 Cache: 512KB^*
Manufacturer: AMD^*
Max Power: 175 Watts^*
Memory: 2,048^* MB
Memory Bandwidth: 153.6GB/sec^*
Memory Bus: 256 Bit^*
Memory Speed: 1,200^* MHz
Memory Type: GDDR5^*
Name: Radeon HD 7870^*
Best Resolution: 1920 x 1080^*
Notebook GPU: No^*
Open GL: 4.4^*
PSU: 500 Watt & 33 Amps^*
Pixel Rate: 32 GPixel/s^*
Power Connector: 2x 6-pin^*
Process: 28nm^*
ROPs: 32^*
Release Date: 05-Mar-2012^*
Release Price: $349.00^*
Resolution WxH: 4096x2160^*
SLI Crossfire: Yes^*
Shader: 5^*
TMUs: 80^*
Texture Rate: 80 GTexel/s^*
VGA Connection: 0^*
Core Speed: 1,000^* MHz
DVI Connection: 1^*
Dedicated: Yes^*
Direct X: DX 12.0^*
HDMI Connection: 1^*

Specifications 2 · 3 fields

G3D Mark

4,565^* points

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: G3D Mark^*

native_context

GPU model: Radeon HD 7870^*
Snapshot date: 2026-10-05^*

Model

Radeon HD 7870^*

Hardware class

Desktop^*

Specifications 3 · 9 fields

name: Radeon HD 7870^*
price: $299.00^*
3dmark: 4,375^*
value: 14.63^*
2dmark: 661^*
tdp: 175^*
powerperf: 25^*
test: Jun 2012^*
category: Desktop^*

Specifications 4 · 9 fields

gpuName

Radeon HD 7870^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

G3Dmark

4,661^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

G2Dmark

587^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

price

176^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

gpuValue

26.49^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

TDP

175^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

powerPerformance

26.64^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

testDate

2,012^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*