GeForce GTX 1050 Ti mobile vs Radeon HD 7870

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 1050 Ti mobile 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 mobile will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 7870 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 1050 Ti mobile is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 1050 Ti mobile here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 Ti mobile Radeon HD 7870
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 175 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Radeon HD 7870 has 133% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1050 Ti mobile.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti mobile has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7870.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti mobile is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7870 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 Ti mobile is 493 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti mobile is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7870 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 is 4793 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 1050 Ti mobile.

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 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 45% more, than Radeon HD 7870.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 Ti mobile Radeon HD 7870
Architecture Pascal GCN
Code name GP107 Pitcairn XT
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 3 January 2017 5 March 2012
Pipelines 768 1280
Core clock speed 1493 MHz 1000 MHz
Boost Clock 1620 MHz
Transistor count 3,300 million 2800 Million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 77.76
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 7 GB/s 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
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) 0.39 kh/s
CUDA cores 768
Laptop size large
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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