HD 7870M vs RX Vega 10

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Combined performance score

RX Vega 10
4.24
+9%

RX Vega 10 outperforms HD 7870M by 9% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking636658
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money2.380.60
ArchitectureVega (2017−2021)GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code nameVega Raven RidgeHeathrow XT
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date26 October 2017 (6 years old)24 April 2012 (11 years old)
Current price$449 $338
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX Vega 10 has 297% better value for money than HD 7870M.

Technical specs

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 cores640640
Core clock speedno data800 MHz
Boost clock speed1300 MHzno data
Number of transistors4,940 million1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate52.0032.00
Floating-point performanceno data1,024 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon RX Vega 10 and Radeon HD 7870M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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.

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfaceIGPPCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

Memory

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 typeSystem SharedGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared2 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared4000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data64 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_1)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

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.

RX Vega 10 4.24
+9%
HD 7870M 3.89

RX Vega 10 outperforms HD 7870M by 9% in our combined 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%

RX Vega 10 1642
+9%
HD 7870M 1507

RX Vega 10 outperforms HD 7870M by 9% in Passmark.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RX Vega 10 11391
HD 7870M 13065
+14.7%

HD 7870M outperforms RX Vega 10 by 15% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RX Vega 10 3389
+25.4%
HD 7870M 2702

RX Vega 10 outperforms HD 7870M by 25% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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 HD17
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9
+50%
6−7
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12
+500%
2−3
−500%
Battlefield 5 19
+90%
10−11
−90%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Far Cry 5 12
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 12
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Forza Horizon 4 17
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Hitman 3 16
+100%
8−9
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14
+75%
8−9
−75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10
−10%
10−12
+10%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14
+250%
4−5
−250%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8
+300%
2−3
−300%
Battlefield 5 16
+60%
10−11
−60%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
−40%
7−8
+40%
Far Cry 5 11
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 11
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Forza Horizon 4 14
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Hitman 3 7
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Metro Exodus 6
+20%
5−6
−20%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5
−120%
10−12
+120%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12
+200%
4−5
−200%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Battlefield 5 17
+70%
10−11
−70%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry 5 10
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Hitman 3 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

This is how RX Vega 10 and HD 7870M compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • RX Vega 10 is 21.4% faster than HD 7870M

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX Vega 10 is 500% faster than the HD 7870M.
  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the HD 7870M is 120% faster than the RX Vega 10.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega 10 is ahead in 39 tests (65%)
  • HD 7870M is ahead in 5 tests (8%)
  • there's a draw in 16 tests (27%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.24 3.89
Recency 26 October 2017 24 April 2012
Maximum RAM amount System Shared 2 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 45 Watt

We couldn't decide between Radeon RX Vega 10 and Radeon HD 7870M. The differences in performance seem too small.


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

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