Radeon HD 7870 XT vs Radeon R7 M270DX

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 7870 XT and Radeon R7 M270DX, 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 R7 M270DX, check out specs charts below.

Radeon HD 7870 XT

Radeon R7 M270DX

Main Specs

	Radeon HD 7870 XT	Radeon R7 M270DX
Power consumption (TDP)	185 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	No outputs

Radeon HD 7870 XT is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon R7 M270DX uses IGP interface.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 7870 XT is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon R7 M270DX - with GCN 3.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 XT is 25 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M270DX.
Radeon HD 7870 XT and Radeon R7 M270DX are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	35−40	2−3
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 R7 M270DX.
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 R7 M270DX.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	−	40−45
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 7870 XT and Radeon R7 M270DX have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	250−260	120−130
medium / 768p	220−230	90−95
ultra / 1080p	180−190	35−40
QHD / 1440p	110−120	21−24
4K / 2160p	70−75	16−18
high / 768p	210−220	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 200% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX.
low / 768p	60−65	65−70
ultra / 1080p	−	18−20
medium / 1080p	55−60	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Cyberpunk 2077 is 5% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX.
low / 768p	120−130	75−80
medium / 768p	110−120	45−50
ultra / 1080p	100−110	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Dota 2 is 139% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX.
high / 1080p	45−50	2−3
ultra / 1080p	40−45	2−3
QHD / 1440p	27−30	−
4K / 2160p	14−16	2−3
low / 720p	80−85	10−11
medium / 1080p	45−50	3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Far Cry 5 is 1075% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX.
high / 1080p	60−65	−
ultra / 1080p	45−50	5−6
QHD / 1440p	27−30	3−4
4K / 2160p	27−30	−
low / 720p	180−190	50−55
medium / 1080p	110−120	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Fortnite is 422% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX.
high / 1080p	60−65	5−6
ultra / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	30−35	3−4
4K / 2160p	24−27	2−3
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 728% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX.
low / 768p	140−150	40−45
medium / 768p	120−130	−
high / 1080p	70−75	3−4
ultra / 1080p	30−35	2−3
QHD / 1440p	21−24	0−1
medium / 720p	−	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Grand Theft Auto V is 418% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX.
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	4−5
medium / 1080p	30−35	3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Metro Exodus is 1266% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX.
low / 768p	130−140	90−95
high / 1080p	−	80−85
ultra / 1080p	−	70−75
medium / 1080p	120−130	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Minecraft is 44% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	12−14
low / 720p	100−110	27−30
medium / 1080p	18−20	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 155% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX.
high / 1080p	24−27	−
ultra / 1080p	16−18	−
QHD / 1440p	10−11	−
4K / 2160p	7−8	−
low / 720p	65−70	6−7
medium / 1080p	35−40	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 1016% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX.
low / 768p	130−140	9−10
medium / 768p	85−90	7−8
high / 1080p	45−50	4−5
ultra / 1080p	24−27	3−4
4K / 2160p	16−18	1−2
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 1140% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX.
low / 768p	90−95	70−75
medium / 768p	60−65	35−40
ultra / 1080p	50−55	12−14
high / 768p	60−65	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in World of Tanks is 76% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 7870 XT	Radeon R7 M270DX
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN 3.0
Code name	Tahiti	Topaz
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	19 November 2012	11 June 2014
Pipelines	1536	384
Core clock speed	925 MHz	900 MHz
Boost Clock	975 MHz	940 MHz
Transistor count	4,313 million	1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	93.60	22.56
Floating-point performance	2,995 gflops
Length	267 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.0 GB/s
DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	5.1	6.3
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

Radeon HD 7870 XT vs Radeon R7 M270DX

Main Specs

Game benchmarks

Full Specs

Similar compares