GeForce GTX 750 vs Radeon HD 7870 XT

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 750 and Radeon HD 7870 XT. 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 GeForce GTX 750 and Radeon HD 7870 XT. 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.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 750 Radeon HD 7870 XT
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 185 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7870 XT has 236% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 750.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon HD 7870 XT has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 750.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 750 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 XT - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 750 is 95 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
  • GeForce GTX 750 and Radeon HD 7870 XT are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 7870 XT is 262 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 750.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 XT is 5995 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 750.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 35−40
ultra / 1080p 10−11 21−24
QHD / 1440p 4−5 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 35−40 60−65
medium / 1080p 21−24 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 750.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 750 Radeon HD 7870 XT
Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.0
Code name GM107 Tahiti
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 18 February 2014 19 November 2012
Pipelines 512 1536
Core clock speed 1020 MHz 925 MHz
Boost Clock 1085 MHz 975 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 34.72 93.60
Floating-point performance 1,111 gflops 2,995 gflops
Length 5.7" (14.5 cm) 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5.0 GB/s 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 192.0 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
CUDA cores 512
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
Multi monitor support 3 displays
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
3D Gaming +
3D Vision +
3D Vision Live +
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Blu Ray 3D +
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