GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile vs Radeon HD 7870 XT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7870 XT with GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

HD 7870 XT
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 185 Watt
11.60

RTX 3070 Mobile outperforms HD 7870 XT by a whopping 221% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking414127
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.61no data
Power efficiency4.3022.22
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameTahitiGA104
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date19 November 2012 (12 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$270 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores15365120
Core clock speed925 MHz1110 MHz
Boost clock speed975 MHz1560 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)185 Watt125 Watt
Texture fill rate93.60249.6
Floating-point processing power2.995 TFLOPS15.97 TFLOPS
ROPs3280
TMUs96160
Tensor Coresno data160
Ray Tracing Coresno data40

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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinno data

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.0 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
CUDA-8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

HD 7870 XT 11.60
RTX 3070 Mobile 37.28
+221%

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.

HD 7870 XT 4469
RTX 3070 Mobile 14364
+221%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

HD 7870 XT 6390
RTX 3070 Mobile 25478
+299%

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:

Full HD35−40
−231%
116
+231%
1440p21−24
−252%
74
+252%
4K14−16
−221%
45
+221%

Cost per frame, $

1080p7.71no data
1440p12.86no data
4K19.29no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 119
+0%
119
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 91
+0%
91
+0%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 107
+0%
107
+0%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Hitman 3 114
+0%
114
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 188
+0%
188
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 76
+0%
76
+0%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 88
+0%
88
+0%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Hitman 3 106
+0%
106
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Metro Exodus 143
+0%
143
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 81
+0%
81
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 183
+0%
183
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 181
+0%
181
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 68
+0%
68
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 74
+0%
74
+0%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 167
+0%
167
+0%
Hitman 3 98
+0%
98
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 132
+0%
132
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 168
+0%
168
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 94
+0%
94
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60
+0%
60
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 82
+0%
82
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 53
+0%
53
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 47
+0%
47
+0%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Hitman 3 68
+0%
68
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 112
+0%
112
+0%
Metro Exodus 91
+0%
91
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 125
+0%
125
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 159
+0%
159
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 73
+0%
73
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Hitman 3 38
+0%
38
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 119
+0%
119
+0%
Metro Exodus 71
+0%
71
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 64
+0%
64
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 33
+0%
33
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 22
+0%
22
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 93
+0%
93
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 71
+0%
71
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27
+0%
27
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 44
+0%
44
+0%

This is how HD 7870 XT and RTX 3070 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3070 Mobile is 231% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3070 Mobile is 252% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3070 Mobile is 221% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.60 37.28
Recency 19 November 2012 12 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 185 Watt 125 Watt

RTX 3070 Mobile has a 221.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 48% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7870 XT in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 7870 XT is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT
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