Radeon HD 7870 XT vs Radeon R5 430 OEM

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 7870 XT and Radeon R5 430 OEM, 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 XT stacks up against Radeon R5 430 OEM, check out specs charts below.

Radeon HD 7870 XT

Radeon R5 430 OEM

Main Specs

	Radeon HD 7870 XT	Radeon R5 430 OEM
Power consumption (TDP)	185 Watt	50 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	None
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort

Radeon HD 7870 XT has 270% more power consumption, than Radeon R5 430 OEM.
Radeon HD 7870 XT is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon R5 430 OEM uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon HD 7870 XT and Radeon R5 430 OEM have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 7870 XT and Radeon R5 430 OEM are build with GCN 1.0 architecture.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 XT is 195 MHz higher, than Radeon R5 430 OEM.
Radeon HD 7870 XT and Radeon R5 430 OEM are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 XT is 1400 MHz higher, than Radeon R5 430 OEM.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	35−40	1−2
ultra / 1080p	21−24	0−1
QHD / 1440p	16−18	0−1
4K / 2160p	10−11	−
low / 720p	60−65	12−14
medium / 1080p	40−45	3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 683% more, than Radeon R5 430 OEM.
high / 1080p	55−60	−
ultra / 1080p	45−50	4−5
QHD / 1440p	35−40	0−1
4K / 2160p	18−20	−
low / 720p	100−110	14−16
medium / 1080p	60−65	5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Battlefield 5 is 787% more, than Radeon R5 430 OEM.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	−	40−45
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 1080p	−	50−55
Radeon HD 7870 XT and Radeon R5 430 OEM have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	250−260	100−110
medium / 768p	220−230	80−85
ultra / 1080p	180−190	40−45
QHD / 1440p	110−120	21−24
4K / 2160p	70−75	18−20
high / 768p	210−220	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 221% more, than Radeon R5 430 OEM.
low / 768p	60−65	70−75
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
medium / 1080p	55−60	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R5 430 OEM in Cyberpunk 2077 is 3% more, than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
low / 768p	120−130	70−75
medium / 768p	110−120	45−50
ultra / 1080p	100−110	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Dota 2 is 144% more, than Radeon R5 430 OEM.
high / 1080p	45−50	2−3
ultra / 1080p	40−45	2−3
QHD / 1440p	27−30	−
4K / 2160p	14−16	0−1
low / 720p	80−85	10−12
medium / 1080p	45−50	3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Far Cry 5 is 1275% more, than Radeon R5 430 OEM.
high / 1080p	60−65	10−11
ultra / 1080p	45−50	5−6
QHD / 1440p	27−30	3−4
4K / 2160p	27−30	−
low / 720p	180−190	45−50
medium / 1080p	110−120	10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Fortnite is 480% more, than Radeon R5 430 OEM.
high / 1080p	60−65	5−6
ultra / 1080p	45−50	5−6
QHD / 1440p	30−35	0−1
4K / 2160p	24−27	−
low / 720p	100−110	16−18
medium / 1080p	65−70	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Forza Horizon 4 is 775% more, than Radeon R5 430 OEM.
low / 768p	140−150	40−45
medium / 768p	120−130	35−40
high / 1080p	70−75	5−6
ultra / 1080p	30−35	3−4
QHD / 1440p	21−24	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Grand Theft Auto V is 322% more, than Radeon R5 430 OEM.
high / 1080p	24−27	1−2
ultra / 1080p	20−22	0−1
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
4K / 2160p	8−9	0−1
low / 720p	65−70	5−6
medium / 1080p	30−35	3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Metro Exodus is 1266% more, than Radeon R5 430 OEM.
low / 768p	130−140	80−85
high / 1080p	−	80−85
ultra / 1080p	−	65−70
medium / 1080p	120−130	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Minecraft is 64% more, than Radeon R5 430 OEM.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	14−16	12−14
low / 720p	100−110	24−27
medium / 1080p	18−20	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 170% more, than Radeon R5 430 OEM.
high / 1080p	24−27	−
ultra / 1080p	16−18	4−5
QHD / 1440p	10−11	0−1
4K / 2160p	7−8	−
low / 720p	65−70	5−6
medium / 1080p	35−40	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 740% more, than Radeon R5 430 OEM.
low / 768p	130−140	12−14
medium / 768p	85−90	9−10
high / 1080p	45−50	5−6
ultra / 1080p	24−27	3−4
4K / 2160p	16−18	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 942% more, than Radeon R5 430 OEM.
low / 768p	90−95	85−90
medium / 768p	60−65	35−40
ultra / 1080p	50−55	12−14
high / 768p	60−65	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in World of Tanks is 63% more, than Radeon R5 430 OEM.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 7870 XT	Radeon R5 430 OEM
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Tahiti	Oland
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	19 November 2012	30 June 2016
Pipelines	1536	384
Core clock speed	925 MHz	730 MHz
Boost Clock	975 MHz	780 MHz
Transistor count	4,313 million	950 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	93.60	18.72
Floating-point performance	2,995 gflops	599.0 gflops
Length	267 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz	4600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.0 GB/s	36.8 GB/s
DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	346 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)	14.5 Mh/s

Radeon HD 7870 XT vs Radeon R5 430 OEM

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