Radeon HD 7870 vs Radeon RX 5500M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 7870 and Radeon RX 5500M, 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 HD 7870 stacks up against Radeon RX 5500M, check out specs charts below.
Radeon RX 5500M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon RX 5500M 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 Radeon RX 5500M here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 7870
Radeon RX 5500M
Power consumption (TDP)
175 Watt
85 Watt
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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Radeon HD 7870 has 105% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 5500M.
Radeon RX 5500M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7870.
Radeon HD 7870 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 5500M - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 7870 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon RX 5500M - with Navi / RDNA.
Core clock speed of Radeon RX 5500M is 327 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870.
Radeon HD 7870 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 5500M - by 7 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 5500M is 9200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870.
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
24−27
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
QHD / 1440p
9−10
7−8
4K / 2160p
6−7
5−6
low / 720p
45−50
40−45
medium / 1080p
30−33
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 15% more, than Radeon RX 5500M.
high / 1080p
35−40
30−35
ultra / 1080p
30−35
27−30
QHD / 1440p
16−18
12−14
4K / 2160p
10−11
8−9
low / 720p
75−80
70−75
medium / 1080p
40−45
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Battlefield 5 is 12% more, than Radeon RX 5500M.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon HD 7870 and Radeon RX 5500M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
240−250
230−240
medium / 768p
210−220
200−210
ultra / 1080p
130−140
120−130
QHD / 1440p
100−110
95−100
4K / 2160p
60−65
50−55
high / 768p
180−190
170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 6% more, than Radeon RX 5500M.
low / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
−
50−55
medium / 1080p
55−60
55−60
Radeon HD 7870 and Radeon RX 5500M have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
medium / 768p
110−120
100−110
ultra / 1080p
85−90
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Dota 2 is 4% more, than Radeon RX 5500M.
high / 1080p
30−33
24−27
ultra / 1080p
27−30
21−24
QHD / 1440p
21−24
20−22
4K / 2160p
9−10
8−9
low / 720p
60−65
50−55
medium / 1080p
30−35
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Far Cry 5 is 19% more, than Radeon RX 5500M.
high / 1080p
35−40
30−35
ultra / 1080p
30−33
24−27
QHD / 1440p
18−20
16−18
low / 720p
130−140
120−130
medium / 1080p
80−85
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Fortnite is 12% more, than Radeon RX 5500M.
high / 1080p
40−45
35−40
ultra / 1080p
30−33
27−30
QHD / 1440p
18−20
14−16
4K / 2160p
14−16
12−14
low / 720p
75−80
70−75
medium / 1080p
45−50
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 11% more, than Radeon RX 5500M.
low / 768p
110−120
100−110
medium / 768p
100−110
95−100
high / 1080p
45−50
40−45
ultra / 1080p
20−22
16−18
QHD / 1440p
10−11
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 11% more, than Radeon RX 5500M.
high / 1080p
14−16
12−14
ultra / 1080p
12−14
10−11
QHD / 1440p
10−12
10−11
4K / 2160p
4−5
3−4
low / 720p
45−50
40−45
medium / 1080p
21−24
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Metro Exodus is 12% more, than Radeon RX 5500M.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
medium / 1080p
110−120
110−120
Radeon HD 7870 and Radeon RX 5500M have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
75−80
70−75
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 5% more, than Radeon RX 5500M.
high / 1080p
16−18
16−18
ultra / 1080p
10−12
10−11
QHD / 1440p
4−5
2−3
4K / 2160p
2−3
1−2
low / 720p
45−50
40−45
medium / 1080p
24−27
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 12% more, than Radeon RX 5500M.
low / 768p
85−90
75−80
medium / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
30−33
24−27
ultra / 1080p
16−18
14−16
4K / 2160p
10−11
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 14% more, than Radeon RX 5500M.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
45−50
40−45
high / 768p
55−60
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in World of Tanks is 3% more, than Radeon RX 5500M.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 7870
Radeon RX 5500M
Architecture
GCN
Navi / RDNA
Code name
Pitcairn XT
Navi 14 / R19M-E85
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
5 March 2012
29 September 2019
Pipelines
1280
1408
Core clock speed
1000 MHz
1327 MHz
Boost Clock
1645 MHz
Transistor count
2800 Million
6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
7 nm
Texture fill rate
144.8
Memory bus width
256 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
4800 MHz
14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
224.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1
12 (12_1)
Shader Model
6.5
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.0
Vulkan
1.2.131
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)
0.39 kh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
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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