Radeon HD 7870 XT vs Radeon RX 560 mobile

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 7870 XT and Radeon RX 560 mobile. 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 XT and Radeon RX 560 mobile. 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.

Radeon RX 560 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX 560 mobile 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 RX 560 mobile here:

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 7870 XT Radeon RX 560 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 185 Watt 55 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Radeon HD 7870 XT has 236% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 560 mobile.
  • Radeon HD 7870 XT is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 560 mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Radeon RX 560 mobile has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
  • Radeon HD 7870 XT is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 560 mobile - in Laptops.
  • Radeon HD 7870 XT is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon RX 560 mobile - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 560 mobile is 250 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
  • Radeon HD 7870 XT is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 560 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 XT and Radeon RX 560 mobile is 6000 MHz.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 18−20
ultra / 1080p 21−24 10−11
QHD / 1440p 16−18 4−5
4K / 2160p 10−11 4−5
low / 720p 60−65 35−40
medium / 1080p 40−45 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon RX 560 mobile.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 7870 XT Radeon RX 560 mobile
Architecture GCN 1.0 Polaris
Code name Tahiti Polaris 11
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 19 November 2012 5 January 2017
Pipelines 1536 1024
Core clock speed 925 MHz 1175 MHz
Boost Clock 975 MHz 1275 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 93.60 58.97
Floating-point performance 2,995 gflops 2,462 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.0 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 346 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 14.5 Mh/s
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