FirePro V7900 vs Radeon HD 8870M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro V7900 and Radeon HD 8870M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro V7900 and Radeon HD 8870M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Radeon HD 8870M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 8870M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon HD 8870M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro V7900 Radeon HD 8870M
Power consumption (TDP) 151 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5, DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro V7900 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 8870M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro V7900 and Radeon HD 8870M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro V7900 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8870M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro V7900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Radeon HD 8870M - with GCN.
  • Both graphics cards have the same core clock speed.
  • FirePro V7900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8870M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro V7900 is 500 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8870M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 7−8
ultra / 1080p 6−7 4−5
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 18−20
medium / 1080p 14−16 9−10
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 40% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.

Full Specs

  FirePro V7900 Radeon HD 8870M
Architecture TeraScale 3 GCN
Code name Cayman Venus
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 24 May 2011 18 December 2012
Pipelines 1280 640
Core clock speed 725 MHz 725 MHz
Boost Clock 775 MHz
Transistor count 2,640 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 58.00 31.00
Floating-point performance 1,856.0 gflops 992.0 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 72 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
Bus support PCIe 2.1 x16
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 171 Mh/s 107 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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