Radeon HD 7870 vs Arc Graphics 130T

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Arc Graphics 130T with Radeon HD 7870, including specs and performance data.

Arc Graphics 130T
2025
14.25
+36.9%

Graphics 130T outperforms HD 7870 by a substantial 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking381457
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.47
Power efficiencyno data4.79
ArchitectureXe+ (2025)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameno dataPitcairn
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date6 January 2025 (less than a year ago)5 March 2012 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

no data

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores71280
Core clock speedno data1000 MHz
Number of transistorsno data2,800 million
Manufacturing process technologyno data28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data175 Watt
Texture fill rateno data80.00
Floating-point processing powerno data2.56 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data80
L1 Cacheno data320 KB
L2 Cacheno data512 KB

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data241 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 6-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data2 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1200 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data153.6 GB/s
Shared memory+-
Resizable BAR+-

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectorsno data1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Eyefinity-+
HDMI-+

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectXno data12 (11_1)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-1.2.131

Synthetic benchmarks

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

Arc Graphics 130T 14.25
+36.9%
HD 7870 10.41

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Arc Graphics 130T 6301
+36.9%
Samples: 97
HD 7870 4601
Samples: 7830

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Arc Graphics 130T 9106
+47%
HD 7870 6194

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Arc Graphics 130T 30169
+41.3%
HD 7870 21348

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p110−120
+31%
84
−31%
Full HD30
−120%
66
+120%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data5.29

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 85−90
+41%
60−65
−41%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+39.1%
21−24
−39.1%
Hogwarts Legacy 27−30
+40%
20−22
−40%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 65−70
+34.7%
45−50
−34.7%
Counter-Strike 2 85−90
+41%
60−65
−41%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+39.1%
21−24
−39.1%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+38.9%
35−40
−38.9%
Fortnite 85−90
+30.3%
65−70
−30.3%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+31.3%
45−50
−31.3%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+41.2%
30−35
−41.2%
Hogwarts Legacy 27−30
+40%
20−22
−40%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+42.5%
40−45
−42.5%
Valorant 120−130
+22.5%
100−110
−22.5%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 65−70
+34.7%
45−50
−34.7%
Counter-Strike 2 85−90
+41%
60−65
−41%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 200−210
+23.9%
160−170
−23.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+39.1%
21−24
−39.1%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+38.9%
35−40
−38.9%
Fortnite 85−90
+30.3%
65−70
−30.3%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+31.3%
45−50
−31.3%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+41.2%
30−35
−41.2%
Grand Theft Auto V 17
−147%
40−45
+147%
Hogwarts Legacy 27−30
+40%
20−22
−40%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+39.1%
21−24
−39.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+42.5%
40−45
−42.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+13.9%
36
−13.9%
Valorant 120−130
+22.5%
100−110
−22.5%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 65−70
+34.7%
45−50
−34.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+39.1%
21−24
−39.1%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+38.9%
35−40
−38.9%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+31.3%
45−50
−31.3%
Hogwarts Legacy 27−30
+40%
20−22
−40%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+42.5%
40−45
−42.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+105%
20
−105%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 85−90
+30.3%
65−70
−30.3%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 30−33
+42.9%
21−24
−42.9%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 110−120
+32.9%
85−90
−32.9%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
+47.1%
16−18
−47.1%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+46.2%
12−14
−46.2%
Valorant 150−160
+27.3%
120−130
−27.3%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 40−45
+48.3%
27−30
−48.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+41.7%
24−27
−41.7%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+37%
27−30
−37%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 30−35
+41.7%
24−27
−41.7%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Grand Theft Auto V 27−30
+27.3%
21−24
−27.3%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%
Valorant 85−90
+44.1%
55−60
−44.1%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 21−24
+46.7%
14−16
−46.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+54.5%
10−12
−54.5%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+36.8%
18−20
−36.8%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+36.4%
10−12
−36.4%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 14−16
+36.4%
10−12
−36.4%

Full HD
High

Dota 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Dota 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Valorant 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

1440p
High

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

4K
Ultra

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Dota 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

This is how Arc Graphics 130T and HD 7870 compete in popular games:

  • Arc Graphics 130T is 31% faster in 900p
  • HD 7870 is 120% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc Graphics 130T is 105% faster.
  • in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the HD 7870 is 147% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Arc Graphics 130T performs better in 59 tests (89%)
  • HD 7870 performs better in 1 test (2%)
  • there's a draw in 6 tests (9%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.25 10.41
Recency 6 January 2025 5 March 2012

Arc Graphics 130T has a 36.9% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 12 years.

The Arc Graphics 130T is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7870 in performance tests.

Be aware that Arc Graphics 130T is a notebook graphics card while Radeon HD 7870 is a desktop one.

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