Radeon HD 7870 XT vs Radeon Pro 580X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 7870 XT and Radeon Pro 580X. 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 XT and Radeon Pro 580X. 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.
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Radeon Pro 580X

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 7870 XT Radeon Pro 580X
Power consumption (TDP) 185 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
 
  • Radeon HD 7870 XT has 23% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro 580X.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon Pro 580X has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon HD 7870 XT is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon Pro 580X - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Pro 580X is 175 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
  • Radeon HD 7870 XT is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 580X - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 580X is 780 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870 XT.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24 24−27
QHD / 1440p 16−18 18−20
4K / 2160p 10−11 10−12
low / 720p 60−65 60−65
medium / 1080p 40−45 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3% more, than Radeon HD 7870 XT.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 7870 XT Radeon Pro 580X
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 4.0
Code name Tahiti Polaris 20
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 19 November 2012 18 March 2019
Pipelines 1536 2304
Core clock speed 925 MHz 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 975 MHz 1200 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 93.60 172.8
Floating-point performance 2,995 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 6780 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.0 GB/s 217.0 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 346 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 14.5 Mh/s