Radeon HD 7870 vs Radeon R9 FURY X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 7870 and Radeon R9 FURY X. 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 and Radeon R9 FURY X. 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.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 7870	Radeon R9 FURY X
Power consumption (TDP)	175 Watt	275 Watt
Interface		PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		2x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	High Bandwidth Memory (HBM)
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors		1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 FURY X has 57% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7870.
Radeon R9 FURY X has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7870.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 7870 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon R9 FURY X - with GCN 3.0.
Radeon HD 7870 and Radeon R9 FURY X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 is 3750 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 FURY X.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	24−27	50−55
ultra / 1080p	14−16	30−35
QHD / 1440p	9−10	27−30
4K / 2160p	6−7	14−16
low / 720p	45−50	75−80
medium / 1080p	30−33	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
high / 1080p	35−40	80−85
ultra / 1080p	30−35	70−75
QHD / 1440p	16−18	55−60
4K / 2160p	10−11	27−30
low / 720p	75−80	130−140
medium / 1080p	40−45	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Battlefield 5 is 116% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R9 FURY X.
low / 768p	240−250	250−260
medium / 768p	210−220	230−240
ultra / 1080p	130−140	−
QHD / 1440p	100−110	150−160
4K / 2160p	60−65	100−110
high / 768p	180−190	220−230
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 20% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
low / 768p	60−65	70−75
medium / 1080p	55−60	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 3% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	85−90	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Dota 2 is 8% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
high / 1080p	30−33	65−70
ultra / 1080p	27−30	60−65
QHD / 1440p	21−24	40−45
4K / 2160p	9−10	21−24
low / 720p	60−65	100−110
medium / 1080p	30−35	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Far Cry 5 is 96% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
high / 1080p	35−40	90−95
ultra / 1080p	30−33	70−75
QHD / 1440p	18−20	45−50
4K / 2160p	−	21−24
low / 720p	130−140	220−230
medium / 1080p	80−85	140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Fortnite is 90% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
high / 1080p	40−45	85−90
ultra / 1080p	30−33	65−70
QHD / 1440p	18−20	50−55
4K / 2160p	14−16	30−35
low / 720p	75−80	130−140
medium / 1080p	45−50	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Forza Horizon 4 is 102% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
low / 768p	110−120	160−170
medium / 768p	100−110	150−160
high / 1080p	45−50	95−100
ultra / 1080p	20−22	45−50
QHD / 1440p	10−11	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Grand Theft Auto V is 71% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
high / 1080p	14−16	35−40
ultra / 1080p	12−14	30−35
QHD / 1440p	10−12	24−27
4K / 2160p	4−5	14−16
low / 720p	45−50	95−100
medium / 1080p	21−24	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Metro Exodus is 138% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 1080p	110−120	−
Radeon HD 7870 and Radeon R9 FURY X have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p	−	75−80
ultra / 1080p	14−16	55−60
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	75−80	120−130
medium / 1080p	18−20	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 143% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
high / 1080p	16−18	35−40
ultra / 1080p	10−12	24−27
QHD / 1440p	4−5	16−18
4K / 2160p	2−3	10−12
low / 720p	45−50	95−100
medium / 1080p	24−27	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 127% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
low / 768p	85−90	190−200
medium / 768p	50−55	120−130
high / 1080p	30−33	70−75
ultra / 1080p	16−18	40−45
4K / 2160p	10−11	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 135% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
low / 768p	90−95	120−130
medium / 768p	60−65	−
ultra / 1080p	45−50	65−70
high / 768p	55−60	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in World of Tanks is 37% more, than Radeon HD 7870.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 7870	Radeon R9 FURY X
Architecture	GCN	GCN 3.0
Code name	Pitcairn XT	Fiji
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	5 March 2012	24 June 2015
Pipelines	1280	4096
Core clock speed	1000 MHz
Boost Clock		1050 MHz
Transistor count	2800 Million	8,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate		268.8
Floating-point performance		8,602 gflops
Length		191 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	4096 Bit
Memory clock speed	4800 MHz	1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth		512 GB/s
Shared memory	-
DirectX	DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1
Shader Model		6.3
OpenGL		4.5
OpenCL		2.0
Vulkan		+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)	0.39 kh/s
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		858 Mh/s
Eyefinity	+	+
HD3D		+
PowerTune		+
TrueAudio		+
Mantle		+
Design		reference
Bridgeless CrossFire		+
Number of Eyefinity displays		6
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire		+
VCE		+
DDMA audio		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)	0.63 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)	16.6 Mh/s	33.4 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)	145 Sol/s
Compute units		64
AppAcceleration		+
High bandwidth memory (HBM)		+
LiquidVR		+
TressFX		+
UVD		+
FRTC		+
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Radeon HD 7870 vs Radeon R9 FURY X

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