Radeon E8860 vs Radeon HD 7870

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon E8860 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 Radeon E8860 stacks up against Radeon HD 7870, check out specs charts below.

Radeon E8860

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Main Specs

	Radeon E8860	Radeon HD 7870
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	175 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	4x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7870 has 372% more power consumption, than Radeon E8860.
Radeon E8860 and Radeon HD 7870 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon E8860 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 is 425 MHz higher, than Radeon E8860.
Radeon E8860 and Radeon HD 7870 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 is 300 MHz higher, than Radeon E8860.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	7−8	24−27
ultra / 1080p	4−5	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	9−10
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 720p	18−20	45−50
medium / 1080p	9−10	30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 190% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p	12−14	35−40
ultra / 1080p	10−12	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	24−27	75−80
medium / 1080p	12−14	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Battlefield 5 is 213% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p	140−150	240−250
medium / 768p	110−120	210−220
ultra / 1080p	55−60	130−140
QHD / 1440p	30−35	100−110
4K / 2160p	27−30	60−65
high / 768p	85−90	180−190
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 103% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	21−24	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p	80−85	120−130
medium / 768p	60−65	110−120
ultra / 1080p	35−40	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Dota 2 is 81% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p	9−10	30−33
ultra / 1080p	8−9	27−30
QHD / 1440p	−	21−24
4K / 2160p	4−5	9−10
low / 720p	20−22	60−65
medium / 1080p	9−10	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Far Cry 5 is 220% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p	14−16	35−40
ultra / 1080p	10−12	30−33
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
low / 720p	60−65	130−140
medium / 1080p	24−27	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Fortnite is 153% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p	12−14	40−45
ultra / 1080p	10−12	30−33
QHD / 1440p	1−2	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	14−16
low / 720p	27−30	75−80
medium / 1080p	14−16	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 230% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p	55−60	110−120
medium / 768p	45−50	100−110
high / 1080p	12−14	45−50
ultra / 1080p	7−8	20−22
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 132% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p	5−6	14−16
ultra / 1080p	3−4	12−14
QHD / 1440p	−	10−12
4K / 2160p	0−1	4−5
low / 720p	12−14	45−50
medium / 1080p	7−8	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Metro Exodus is 242% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p	95−100	120−130
high / 1080p	90−95	−
ultra / 1080p	80−85	−
medium / 1080p	90−95	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Minecraft is 26% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p	16−18	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	30−35	75−80
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 68% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	8−9	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	12−14	45−50
medium / 1080p	10−12	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 180% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p	27−30	85−90
medium / 768p	18−20	50−55
high / 1080p	10−11	30−33
ultra / 1080p	6−7	16−18
4K / 2160p	6−7	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 178% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p	85−90	90−95
medium / 768p	45−50	60−65
ultra / 1080p	20−22	45−50
high / 768p	35−40	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in World of Tanks is 35% more, than Radeon E8860.

Full Specs

	Radeon E8860	Radeon HD 7870
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN
Code name	Venus	Pitcairn XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	25 January 2014	5 March 2012
Pipelines	640	1280
Core clock speed	575 MHz	1000 MHz
Boost Clock	625 MHz
Transistor count	1,500 million	2800 Million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	25.00
Floating-point performance	800.0 gflops
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4500 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (11_1)	DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1
Shader Model	5.1
OpenGL	4.6
OpenCL	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.39 kh/s
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	48 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		0.63 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		16.6 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		145 Sol/s
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Radeon E8860 vs Radeon HD 7870

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