UHD Graphics 750 vs Radeon HD 7870

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Aggregate performance score

HD 7870
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 175 Watt
11.99
+168%

Radeon HD 7870 outperforms UHD Graphics 750 by a whopping 168% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking376624
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.782.10
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)Generation 12.1 (2020−2021)
GPU code namePitcairn XTRocket Lake GT1
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date5 March 2012 (12 years ago)30 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$412.83 no data
Current price$200 (0.5x MSRP)$1454

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 7870 has 32% better value for money than UHD Graphics 750.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores1280256
Core clock speed1000 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data1300 MHz
Number of transistors2800 Millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm+++
Power consumption (TDP)175 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate80.0020.80

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon HD 7870 and UHD Graphics 750 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16Ring Bus
Length241 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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount2 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed4800 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth153.6 GB/sno data
Shared memory-no data

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
Eyefinity+no data
HDMI+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 11.99
+168%
UHD Graphics 750 4.48

Radeon HD 7870 outperforms UHD Graphics 750 by 168% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

HD 7870 4634
+167%
UHD Graphics 750 1733

Radeon HD 7870 outperforms UHD Graphics 750 by 167% in Passmark.

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:

900p84
+180%
30−35
−180%
Full HD68
+183%
24−27
−183%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+171%
7−8
−171%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+213%
8−9
−213%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+533%
3−4
−533%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+245%
10−12
−245%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+160%
10−11
−160%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+171%
7−8
−171%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+127%
14−16
−127%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+230%
10−11
−230%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+156%
16−18
−156%
Hitman 3 27−30
+170%
10−11
−170%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+105%
18−20
−105%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+300%
9−10
−300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+183%
12−14
−183%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+120%
14−16
−120%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+250%
6−7
−250%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+213%
8−9
−213%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+533%
3−4
−533%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+245%
10−12
−245%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+160%
10−11
−160%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+171%
7−8
−171%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+127%
14−16
−127%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+230%
10−11
−230%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+156%
16−18
−156%
Hitman 3 27−30
+170%
10−11
−170%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+105%
18−20
−105%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+300%
9−10
−300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+183%
12−14
−183%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+120%
14−16
−120%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 36
+260%
10−11
−260%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+250%
6−7
−250%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+213%
8−9
−213%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+533%
3−4
−533%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+160%
10−11
−160%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+171%
7−8
−171%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+127%
14−16
−127%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+156%
16−18
−156%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+105%
18−20
−105%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+300%
9−10
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20
+100%
10−11
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+250%
6−7
−250%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+183%
12−14
−183%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+188%
8−9
−188%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+250%
6−7
−250%
Hitman 3 16−18
+467%
3−4
−467%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+171%
7−8
−171%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+214%
7−8
−214%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+140%
10−11
−140%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+171%
7−8
−171%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 27−30
+108%
12−14
−108%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Hitman 3 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Battlefield 5 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%

This is how HD 7870 and UHD Graphics 750 compete in popular games:

  • HD 7870 is 180% faster in 900p
  • HD 7870 is 183% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 7870 is 1800% faster than the UHD Graphics 750.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, HD 7870 surpassed UHD Graphics 750 in all 62 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.99 4.48
Recency 5 March 2012 30 March 2021
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB System Shared
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 175 Watt 15 Watt

The Radeon HD 7870 is our recommended choice as it beats the UHD Graphics 750 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 7870 is a desktop card while UHD Graphics 750 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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