Radeon HD 8870M vs Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 8870M and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri, 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 8870M stacks up against Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri, check out specs charts below.

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Radeon HD 8870M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 8870M 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 HD 8870M here:

Radeon HD 8870M Laptops

Main Specs

	Radeon HD 8870M	Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type	GDDR5, DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs
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Radeon HD 8870M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri - in Desktops.
Radeon HD 8870M and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri are build with GCN architecture.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 8870M is 5 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
Radeon HD 8870M and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	7−8	7−8
ultra / 1080p	4−5	4−5
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	18−20	18−20
medium / 1080p	9−10	9−10
Radeon HD 8870M and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p	12−14	12−14
ultra / 1080p	10−12	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	27−30	27−30
medium / 1080p	14−16	14−16
Radeon HD 8870M and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri have the same average FPS in Battlefield 5.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 8870M and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	140−150	140−150
medium / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	55−60	55−60
QHD / 1440p	30−35	30−35
4K / 2160p	27−30	27−30
high / 768p	85−90	85−90
Radeon HD 8870M and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri have the same average FPS in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	21−24	21−24
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
Radeon HD 8870M and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	85−90	85−90
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	35−40
Radeon HD 8870M and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p	9−10	9−10
ultra / 1080p	8−9	8−9
4K / 2160p	4−5	4−5
low / 720p	21−24	21−24
medium / 1080p	10−11	10−11
Radeon HD 8870M and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
high / 1080p	16−18	16−18
ultra / 1080p	10−12	10−12
low / 720p	65−70	65−70
medium / 1080p	24−27	24−27
Radeon HD 8870M and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri have the same average FPS in Fortnite.
high / 1080p	12−14	14−16
ultra / 1080p	12−14	12−14
QHD / 1440p	2−3	2−3
low / 720p	27−30	27−30
medium / 1080p	14−16	14−16
Radeon HD 8870M and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri have the same average FPS in Forza Horizon 4.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
medium / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	14−16	14−16
ultra / 1080p	7−8	7−8
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Grand Theft Auto V is 6% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
high / 1080p	5−6	5−6
ultra / 1080p	3−4	3−4
4K / 2160p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	14−16	14−16
medium / 1080p	7−8	7−8
Radeon HD 8870M and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p	95−100	95−100
high / 1080p	90−95	90−95
ultra / 1080p	80−85	80−85
medium / 1080p	95−100	95−100
Radeon HD 8870M and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p	16−18	16−18
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	35−40	35−40
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
Radeon HD 8870M and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
ultra / 1080p	8−9	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	14−16	14−16
medium / 1080p	10−12	10−12
Radeon HD 8870M and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p	27−30	27−30
medium / 768p	18−20	18−20
high / 1080p	10−11	10−11
ultra / 1080p	7−8	7−8
4K / 2160p	6−7	6−7
Radeon HD 8870M and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
low / 768p	85−90	85−90
medium / 768p	45−50	45−50
ultra / 1080p	21−24	21−24
high / 768p	35−40	35−40
Radeon HD 8870M and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 8870M	Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri
Architecture	GCN	GCN
Code name	Venus	Kaveri Spectre
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	18 December 2012	14 January 2014
Pipelines	640	512
Core clock speed	725 MHz	720 MHz
Boost Clock	775 MHz
Transistor count	1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	31.00
Floating-point performance	992.0 gflops
Memory bus width	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s
Shared memory	-	+
DirectX	12 (11_1)	DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.2
Shader Model	5.1
OpenGL	4.6
OpenCL	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	107 Mh/s
Laptop size	large
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Radeon HD 8870M vs Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri

Radeon HD 8870M is a Laptop Graphics Card

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