RTX A4500 vs Radeon HD 7870 XT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7870 XT with RTX A4500, including specs and performance data.

HD 7870 XT
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 185 Watt
10.66

RTX A4500 outperforms HD 7870 XT by a whopping 375% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking45463
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.12no data
Power efficiency4.3919.29
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code nameTahitiGA102
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date19 November 2012 (12 years ago)23 November 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$270 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores15367168
Core clock speed925 MHz1050 MHz
Boost clock speed975 MHz1650 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)185 Watt200 Watt
Texture fill rate93.60369.6
Floating-point processing power2.995 TFLOPS23.65 TFLOPS
ROPs3296
TMUs96224
Tensor Coresno data224
Ray Tracing Coresno data56

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB20 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit320 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.0 GB/s640.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort4x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA-8.6
DLSS-+

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.

HD 7870 XT 10.66
RTX A4500 50.65
+375%

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 A4500 21223
+375%

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.66 50.65
Recency 19 November 2012 23 November 2021
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 20 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 185 Watt 200 Watt

HD 7870 XT has 8.1% lower power consumption.

RTX A4500, on the other hand, has a 375.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 900% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A4500 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 graphics card while RTX A4500 is a workstation one.

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