GeForce GTX 760 vs Radeon HD 7870

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 760 and Radeon HD 7870, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 760 stacks up against Radeon HD 7870, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 760	Radeon HD 7870
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	175 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	Two 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7870 has 2% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 760.
GeForce GTX 760 and Radeon HD 7870 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 760 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 is 20 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 760.
GeForce GTX 760 and Radeon HD 7870 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 is 1800 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 760.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	24−27	24−27
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
QHD / 1440p	9−10	9−10
4K / 2160p	6−7	6−7
low / 720p	45−50	45−50
medium / 1080p	30−35	30−33
GeForce GTX 760 and Radeon HD 7870 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p	35−40	35−40
ultra / 1080p	30−35	30−35
QHD / 1440p	18−20	16−18
4K / 2160p	10−11	10−11
low / 720p	75−80	75−80
medium / 1080p	40−45	40−45
GeForce GTX 760 and Radeon HD 7870 have the same average FPS in Battlefield 5.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce GTX 760 and Radeon HD 7870 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	240−250	240−250
medium / 768p	210−220	210−220
ultra / 1080p	130−140	130−140
QHD / 1440p	100−110	100−110
4K / 2160p	60−65	60−65
high / 768p	180−190	180−190
GeForce GTX 760 and Radeon HD 7870 have the same average FPS in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
GeForce GTX 760 and Radeon HD 7870 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	85−90	85−90
GeForce GTX 760 and Radeon HD 7870 have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p	30−35	30−33
ultra / 1080p	27−30	27−30
QHD / 1440p	21−24	21−24
4K / 2160p	9−10	9−10
low / 720p	60−65	60−65
medium / 1080p	30−35	30−35
GeForce GTX 760 and Radeon HD 7870 have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
high / 1080p	35−40	35−40
ultra / 1080p	30−35	30−33
QHD / 1440p	18−20	18−20
low / 720p	140−150	130−140
medium / 1080p	85−90	80−85
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 760 in Fortnite is 4% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
high / 1080p	40−45	40−45
ultra / 1080p	30−35	30−33
QHD / 1440p	18−20	18−20
4K / 2160p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	80−85	75−80
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 760 in Forza Horizon 4 is 5% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
low / 768p	110−120	110−120
medium / 768p	100−110	100−110
high / 1080p	45−50	45−50
ultra / 1080p	20−22	20−22
QHD / 1440p	10−12	10−11
GeForce GTX 760 and Radeon HD 7870 have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p	16−18	14−16
ultra / 1080p	12−14	12−14
QHD / 1440p	12−14	10−12
4K / 2160p	4−5	4−5
low / 720p	45−50	45−50
medium / 1080p	21−24	21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 760 in Metro Exodus is 5% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 1080p	110−120	110−120
GeForce GTX 760 and Radeon HD 7870 have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	80−85	75−80
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 760 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 2% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
high / 1080p	18−20	16−18
ultra / 1080p	12−14	10−12
QHD / 1440p	4−5	4−5
4K / 2160p	3−4	2−3
low / 720p	45−50	45−50
medium / 1080p	24−27	24−27
GeForce GTX 760 and Radeon HD 7870 have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p	90−95	85−90
medium / 768p	55−60	50−55
high / 1080p	30−35	30−33
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
4K / 2160p	10−11	10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 760 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 7% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	45−50	45−50
high / 768p	55−60	55−60
GeForce GTX 760 and Radeon HD 7870 have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 760	Radeon HD 7870
Architecture	Kepler	GCN
Code name	GK104	Pitcairn XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	25 June 2013	5 March 2012
Pipelines	1152	1280
Core clock speed	980 MHz	1000 MHz
Boost Clock	1033 MHz
Transistor count	3,540 million	2800 Million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	94.1 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	2,378 gflops
Length	9.5" (24.1 cm)
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	3000 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.2 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
DirectX	12 (11_0)	DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1
Shader Model	5.1
OpenGL	4.3
OpenCL	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126
CUDA	+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.39 kh/s
CUDA cores	1152
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options	+
Multi monitor support	4 displays
HDMI	+
HDCP	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	Internal
3D Gaming	+
3D Vision	+
3D Vision Live	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	83 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		0.63 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)	3.5 Mh/s	16.6 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		145 Sol/s
Blu Ray 3D	+
Minimum recommended system power	500 Watt
PhysX	+
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GeForce GTX 760 vs Radeon HD 7870

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