CMP 170HX vs Radeon HD 7870 XT
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 473 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.17 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 4.45 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Tahiti | GA100 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 19 November 2012 (13 years ago) | 1 September 2021 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $270 | $4,299 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
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 cores | 1536 | 4480 |
| Core clock speed | 925 MHz | 1140 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 975 MHz | 1410 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | 54,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 185 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 93.60 | 394.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.995 TFLOPS | 12.63 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 128 |
| TMUs | 96 | 280 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 280 |
| L1 Cache | 384 KB | 13.1 MB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 8 MB |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 2x 8-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 type | GDDR5 | HBM2e |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 4096 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 1458 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 192.0 GB/s | 1,493 GB/s |
| 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 Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | N/A |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | N/A |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | N/A |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 8.0 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 19 November 2012 | 1 September 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 185 Watt | 250 Watt |
HD 7870 XT has 35% lower power consumption.
CMP 170HX, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 7870 XT and CMP 170HX. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 7870 XT is a desktop graphics card while CMP 170HX is a workstation one.
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