GeForce GTX 970 vs Radeon HD 7870
Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 970 and Radeon HD 7870. 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 970 and Radeon HD 7870. 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 970
Radeon HD 7870
Power consumption (TDP)
148 Watt
175 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pins
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU)
500 Watt
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Radeon HD 7870 has 18% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 970.
GeForce GTX 970 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7870.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 970 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 - with GCN.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 970 is 50 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870.
GeForce GTX 970 and Radeon HD 7870 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 is 4793 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 970.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
50−55
24−27
ultra / 1080p
30−35
14−16
QHD / 1440p
27−30
9−10
4K / 2160p
14−16
6−7
low / 720p
75−80
45−50
medium / 1080p
60−65
30−33
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
high / 1080p
75−80
35−40
ultra / 1080p
70−75
30−35
QHD / 1440p
50−55
16−18
4K / 2160p
27−30
10−11
low / 720p
130−140
75−80
medium / 1080p
85−90
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in Battlefield 5 is 108% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
QHD / 1440p
45−50
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 970.
low / 768p
250−260
240−250
medium / 768p
230−240
210−220
ultra / 1080p
−
130−140
QHD / 1440p
150−160
100−110
4K / 2160p
100−110
60−65
high / 768p
220−230
180−190
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 20% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
low / 768p
70−75
60−65
medium / 1080p
50−55
55−60
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 3% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
medium / 768p
110−120
110−120
ultra / 1080p
110−120
85−90
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in Dota 2 is 8% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
high / 1080p
60−65
30−33
ultra / 1080p
60−65
27−30
QHD / 1440p
40−45
21−24
4K / 2160p
21−24
9−10
low / 720p
100−110
60−65
medium / 1080p
65−70
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in Far Cry 5 is 93% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
high / 1080p
90−95
35−40
ultra / 1080p
70−75
30−33
QHD / 1440p
45−50
18−20
4K / 2160p
21−24
−
low / 720p
220−230
130−140
medium / 1080p
140−150
80−85
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in Fortnite is 90% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
high / 1080p
85−90
40−45
ultra / 1080p
65−70
30−33
QHD / 1440p
45−50
18−20
4K / 2160p
30−35
14−16
low / 720p
130−140
75−80
medium / 1080p
90−95
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 102% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
low / 768p
160−170
110−120
medium / 768p
150−160
100−110
high / 1080p
95−100
45−50
ultra / 1080p
45−50
20−22
QHD / 1440p
40−45
10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 71% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
high / 1080p
35−40
14−16
ultra / 1080p
30−35
12−14
QHD / 1440p
24−27
10−12
4K / 2160p
14−16
4−5
low / 720p
95−100
45−50
medium / 1080p
50−55
21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in Metro Exodus is 138% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
medium / 1080p
−
110−120
GeForce GTX 970 and Radeon HD 7870 have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p
75−80
−
ultra / 1080p
55−60
14−16
4K / 2160p
18−20
−
low / 720p
120−130
75−80
medium / 1080p
85−90
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 143% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
high / 1080p
35−40
16−18
ultra / 1080p
24−27
10−12
QHD / 1440p
16−18
4−5
4K / 2160p
10−12
2−3
low / 720p
90−95
45−50
medium / 1080p
55−60
24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 122% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
low / 768p
180−190
85−90
medium / 768p
120−130
50−55
high / 1080p
70−75
30−33
ultra / 1080p
40−45
16−18
4K / 2160p
24−27
10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 130% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
low / 768p
120−130
90−95
medium / 768p
−
60−65
ultra / 1080p
65−70
45−50
high / 768p
−
55−60
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in World of Tanks is 37% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 970
Radeon HD 7870
Architecture
Maxwell
GCN
Code name
GM204
Pitcairn XT
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
19 September 2014
5 March 2012
Pipelines
1664
1280
Core clock speed
1050 MHz
1000 MHz
Boost Clock
1178 MHz
Transistor count
5,200 million
2800 Million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
109 billion/sec
Floating-point performance
3,920 gflops
Length
10.5" (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
7.0 GB/s
4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
G-SYNC support
+
DirectX
12 (12_1)
DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1
Shader Model
6.4
OpenGL
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
CUDA
+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)
0.48 kh/s
0.39 kh/s
CUDA cores
1664
Bus support
PCI Express 3.0
Height
4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options
+
Multi monitor support
4 displays
HDCP
+
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI
Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
478 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
Decred / DCR (Decred)
1.51 Gh/s
0.63 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
22.21 Mh/s
16.6 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)
291.61 Sol/s
145 Sol/s
GameStream
+
GeForce ShadowPlay
+
GPU Boost
2.0
GameWorks
+
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