Radeon HD 7870 vs Radeon R9 380X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 7870 and Radeon R9 380X. 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 Radeon HD 7870 and Radeon R9 380X. 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.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 7870	Radeon R9 380X
Power consumption (TDP)	175 Watt	190 Watt
Interface		PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors		2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 380X has 8% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7870.
Radeon R9 380X has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7870.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 7870 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon R9 380X - with GCN 3.0.
Radeon HD 7870 and Radeon R9 380X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 is 3830 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 380X.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	24−27	35−40
ultra / 1080p	14−16	21−24
QHD / 1440p	9−10	16−18
4K / 2160p	6−7	10−11
low / 720p	45−50	60−65
medium / 1080p	30−33	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 45% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
high / 1080p	35−40	55−60
ultra / 1080p	30−35	45−50
QHD / 1440p	16−18	35−40
4K / 2160p	10−11	18−20
low / 720p	75−80	100−110
medium / 1080p	40−45	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Battlefield 5 is 50% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 7870 and Radeon R9 380X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	240−250	250−260
medium / 768p	210−220	220−230
ultra / 1080p	130−140	180−190
QHD / 1440p	100−110	110−120
4K / 2160p	60−65	70−75
high / 768p	180−190	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 12% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
Radeon HD 7870 and Radeon R9 380X have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	85−90	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Dota 2 is 5% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
high / 1080p	30−33	45−50
ultra / 1080p	27−30	40−45
QHD / 1440p	21−24	27−30
4K / 2160p	9−10	14−16
low / 720p	60−65	80−85
medium / 1080p	30−35	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Far Cry 5 is 38% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
high / 1080p	35−40	60−65
ultra / 1080p	30−33	45−50
QHD / 1440p	18−20	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	130−140	180−190
medium / 1080p	80−85	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Fortnite is 42% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
high / 1080p	40−45	60−65
ultra / 1080p	30−33	45−50
QHD / 1440p	18−20	30−35
4K / 2160p	14−16	24−27
low / 720p	75−80	100−110
medium / 1080p	45−50	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Forza Horizon 4 is 47% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
low / 768p	110−120	140−150
medium / 768p	100−110	120−130
high / 1080p	45−50	70−75
ultra / 1080p	20−22	30−35
QHD / 1440p	10−11	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Grand Theft Auto V is 33% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
high / 1080p	14−16	24−27
ultra / 1080p	12−14	20−22
QHD / 1440p	10−12	16−18
4K / 2160p	4−5	8−9
low / 720p	45−50	65−70
medium / 1080p	21−24	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Metro Exodus is 55% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
low / 768p	120−130	130−140
medium / 1080p	110−120	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Minecraft is 8% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	75−80	100−110
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 24% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
high / 1080p	16−18	24−27
ultra / 1080p	10−12	16−18
QHD / 1440p	4−5	10−11
4K / 2160p	2−3	7−8
low / 720p	45−50	65−70
medium / 1080p	24−27	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 50% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
low / 768p	85−90	130−140
medium / 768p	50−55	85−90
high / 1080p	30−33	45−50
ultra / 1080p	16−18	24−27
4K / 2160p	10−11	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 58% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	45−50	50−55
high / 768p	55−60	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in World of Tanks is 3% more, than Radeon HD 7870.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 7870	Radeon R9 380X
Architecture	GCN	GCN 3.0
Code name	Pitcairn XT	Antigua
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	5 March 2012	19 November 2015
Pipelines	1280	2048
Core clock speed	1000 MHz
Boost Clock		970 MHz
Transistor count	2800 Million	5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate		124.2
Floating-point performance		3,973 gflops
Length		221 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4800 MHz	970 MHz
Memory bandwidth		182.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-
DirectX	DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1
Shader Model		6.3
OpenGL		4.5
OpenCL		2.0
Vulkan		+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)	0.39 kh/s	0.58 kh/s
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Eyefinity	+	+
HD3D		+
PowerTune		+
TrueAudio		+
ZeroCore		+
Mantle		+
Design		reference
Bridgeless CrossFire		+
Number of Eyefinity displays		6
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire		+
VCE		+
DDMA audio		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)	0.63 Gh/s	0.89 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)	16.6 Mh/s	20.63 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)	145 Sol/s	175 Sol/s
Compute units		32
Form factor		full height / full length
High bandwidth memory (HBM)		-
LiquidVR		+
FRTC		+
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