Radeon RX 5700 vs HD 7870 XT

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7870 XT and Radeon RX 5700, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 7870 XT
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 185 Watt
10.00

RX 5700 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 ranking431140
Place by popularitynot in top-10034
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.1339.34
Power efficiency4.2914.17
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameTahitiNavi 10
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date19 November 2012 (12 years ago)7 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$270 $349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

RX 5700 has 1157% better value for money than HD 7870 XT.

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 cores15362304
Core clock speed925 MHz1465 MHz
Boost clock speed975 MHz1725 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 million10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)185 Watt180 Watt
Texture fill rate93.60248.4
Floating-point processing power2.995 TFLOPS7.949 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs96144

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 mm268 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 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 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.0 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Resizable BAR-+

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-DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI++

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

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 10.00
RX 5700 32.13
+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
RX 5700 14358
+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
RX 5700 23746
+272%

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
−226%
114
+226%
1440p21−24
−229%
69
+229%
4K12−14
−258%
43
+258%

Cost per frame, $

1080p7.71
−152%
3.06
+152%
1440p12.86
−154%
5.06
+154%
4K22.50
−177%
8.12
+177%
  • RX 5700 has 152% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RX 5700 has 154% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RX 5700 has 177% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 344
+0%
344
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 84
+0%
84
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 115
+0%
115
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 115
+0%
115
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 307
+0%
307
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75
+0%
75
+0%
Far Cry 5 156
+0%
156
+0%
Fortnite 166
+0%
166
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 132
+0%
132
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 150
+0%
150
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 86
+0%
86
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 151
+0%
151
+0%
Valorant 294
+0%
294
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 105
+0%
105
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 154
+0%
154
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 67
+0%
67
+0%
Dota 2 156
+0%
156
+0%
Far Cry 5 144
+0%
144
+0%
Fortnite 140
+0%
140
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130
+0%
130
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 132
+0%
132
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 137
+0%
137
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 68
+0%
68
+0%
Metro Exodus 87
+0%
87
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 144
+0%
144
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 147
+0%
147
+0%
Valorant 291
+0%
291
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 97
+0%
97
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 58
+0%
58
+0%
Dota 2 146
+0%
146
+0%
Far Cry 5 135
+0%
135
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 118
+0%
118
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 50
+0%
50
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 139
+0%
139
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 91
+0%
91
+0%
Valorant 160
+0%
160
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 118
+0%
118
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 87
+0%
87
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 72
+0%
72
+0%
Metro Exodus 51
+0%
51
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 277
+0%
277
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 81
+0%
81
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 36
+0%
36
+0%
Far Cry 5 93
+0%
93
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 103
+0%
103
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 38
+0%
38
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 77
+0%
77
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 25
+0%
25
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 72
+0%
72
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Metro Exodus 31
+0%
31
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 48
+0%
48
+0%
Valorant 231
+0%
231
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 54
+0%
54
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 15
+0%
15
+0%
Dota 2 100
+0%
100
+0%
Far Cry 5 47
+0%
47
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70
+0%
70
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 21
+0%
21
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 59
+0%
59
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 39
+0%
39
+0%

This is how HD 7870 XT and RX 5700 compete in popular games:

  • RX 5700 is 226% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5700 is 229% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5700 is 258% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.00 32.13
Recency 19 November 2012 7 July 2019
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 185 Watt 180 Watt

RX 5700 has a 221.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 2.8% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 5700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7870 XT in performance tests.

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