GeForce GTX 1050 Ti vs Radeon HD 7870

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 1050 Ti and Radeon HD 7870 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 1050 Ti will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 7870 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Radeon HD 7870
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 175 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7870 has 133% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1050 Ti.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7870.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is 291 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7870 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is 2208 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 24−27
ultra / 1080p 21−24 14−16
QHD / 1440p 16−18 9−10
4K / 2160p 10−11 6−7
low / 720p 60−65 45−50
medium / 1080p 40−45 30−33
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 Ti in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 45% more, than Radeon HD 7870.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Radeon HD 7870
Architecture Pascal GCN
Code name N17P-G1 Pitcairn XT
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 25 October 2016 5 March 2012
Pipelines 768 1280
Core clock speed 1291 MHz 1000 MHz
Boost Clock 1392 MHz
Transistor count 3,300 million 2800 Million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 66.82
Floating-point performance 2,138 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 7008 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1) DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.3 kh/s 0.39 kh/s
CUDA cores 768
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 326 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.01 Gh/s 0.63 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 12.62 Mh/s 16.6 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 156.48 Sol/s 145 Sol/s
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