Radeon HD 7870M vs Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 7870M and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge, 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 7870M stacks up against Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 7870M and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon HD 7870M and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 HD 7870M or Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 7870M
Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge
Power consumption (TDP)
45 Watt
12-45 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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Radeon HD 7870M has 275% more power consumption, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Radeon HD 7870M is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge - with GCN 1.2/2.0.
Radeon HD 7870M and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
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
6−7
3−4
ultra / 1080p
4−5
1−2
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
14−16
medium / 1080p
8−9
5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
high / 1080p
12−14
7−8
ultra / 1080p
10−11
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
18−20
medium / 1080p
12−14
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Battlefield 5 is 50% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 4% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
low / 768p
130−140
120−130
medium / 768p
110−120
95−100
ultra / 1080p
50−55
45−50
QHD / 1440p
30−33
24−27
4K / 2160p
27−30
−
high / 768p
80−85
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 13% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
low / 768p
55−60
70−75
ultra / 1080p
18−20
20−22
medium / 1080p
45−50
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge in Cyberpunk 2077 is 9% more, than Radeon HD 7870M.
low / 768p
80−85
75−80
medium / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
30−35
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Dota 2 is 9% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
high / 1080p
8−9
4−5
ultra / 1080p
8−9
3−4
4K / 2160p
3−4
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
14−16
medium / 1080p
9−10
5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Far Cry 5 is 57% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
high / 1080p
14−16
12−14
ultra / 1080p
10−11
7−8
QHD / 1440p
−
4−5
low / 720p
60−65
55−60
medium / 1080p
21−24
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Fortnite is 17% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
high / 1080p
12−14
6−7
ultra / 1080p
10−12
6−7
QHD / 1440p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
21−24
medium / 1080p
14−16
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Forza Horizon 4 is 45% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
medium / 768p
45−50
−
high / 1080p
12−14
8−9
ultra / 1080p
6−7
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
−
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Grand Theft Auto V is 26% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
high / 1080p
5−6
2−3
ultra / 1080p
3−4
0−1
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
7−8
medium / 1080p
6−7
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Metro Exodus is 100% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
low / 768p
95−100
85−90
high / 1080p
90−95
65−70
ultra / 1080p
80−85
−
medium / 1080p
90−95
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Minecraft is 23% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
high / 1080p
16−18
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
low / 720p
30−35
27−30
medium / 1080p
18−20
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 22% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
high / 1080p
−
6−7
ultra / 1080p
7−8
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
7−8
medium / 1080p
10−12
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 66% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
low / 768p
24−27
16−18
medium / 768p
16−18
12−14
high / 1080p
9−10
6−7
ultra / 1080p
6−7
4−5
4K / 2160p
6−7
1−2
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 62% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
low / 768p
85−90
70−75
medium / 768p
45−50
35−40
ultra / 1080p
20−22
16−18
high / 768p
35−40
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in World of Tanks is 23% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 7870M
Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge
Architecture
GCN
GCN 1.2/2.0
Code name
Heathrow XT
Bristol Ridge
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
24 April 2012
1 June 2016
Pipelines
640
384
Core clock speed
800 MHz
Boost Clock
800 MHz
Transistor count
1,500 million
3100 Million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
32.00
Floating-point performance
1,024 gflops
Memory bus width
128 Bit
64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed
4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
64 GB/s
Shared memory
-
+
DirectX
12 (11_1)
DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model
5.1
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
1.2.131
Laptop size
large
medium sized
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