AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz vs AMD Radeon R7 260X

AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz $350
AMD Radeon R7 260X $139
1280 Shaders
2GB GDDR5
1000MHz
896 Shaders
1GB GDDR5
1100MHz
Peak AI Performance
2.56 TFLOPS
FP32
Peak AI Performance
1.97 TFLOPS
FP32
FP32
2.56 TFLOPS
FP32
1.97 TFLOPS
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
TDP
175W
TDP
115W
Power Connectors
2x 6-Pin
Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin

Peak AI Performance

  • 30% faster vs Radeon R7 260X
  • 23% slower vs Radeon HD 7870 GHz
Radeon HD 7870 GHz - 2.56 TFLOPS FP32
x1.3
Radeon R7 260X - 1.97 TFLOPS FP32
x1

FP32

  • 30% faster vs Radeon R7 260X
  • 23% slower vs Radeon HD 7870 GHz
Radeon HD 7870 GHz - 2.56 TFLOPS FP32
x1.3
Radeon R7 260X - 1.97 TFLOPS FP32
x1
  • 48% faster vs Radeon R7 260X
  • 32% slower vs Radeon HD 7870 GHz
Radeon HD 7870 GHz - 153.6GB/s
x1.48
Radeon R7 260X - 104GB/s
x1
  • 52% higher vs Radeon R7 260X
  • 34% lower vs Radeon HD 7870 GHz
Radeon HD 7870 GHz - 175W
x1.52
Radeon R7 260X - 115W
x1
Manufacturer
AMD
Manufacturer
AMD
Chip Designer
AMD
Chip Designer
AMD
Architecture
GCN 1
Architecture
GCN 2
Family
Radeon HD 7000
Family
Radeon R 200
Codename
Pitcairn
Variant
Pitcairn XT
Codename
Bonaire
Variant
Bonaire XTX
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
3/5/2012
Release Date
8/8/2013
Foundry
TSMC
Foundry
TSMC
Fabrication Node
28nm
Fabrication Node
28nm
Die Size
212 mm²
Die Size
160 mm²
Transistor Count
2.8 Billion
Transistor Count
2.1 Billion
Transistor Density
13.21M/mm²
Transistor Density
13.00M/mm²
Form
PCIe Card
Form
PCIe Card
Shading Units
1280 Shaders
Shading Units
896 Shaders
Texture Mapping Units
80 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
56 TMUs
Render Output Units
32 ROPs
Render Output Units
16 ROPs
Compute Units
20 CUs
Compute Units
14 CUs
1000MHz
1100MHz
Peak AI Performance
2.56 TFLOPS
FP32
Peak AI Performance
1.97 TFLOPS
FP32
FP32
2.56 TFLOPS
FP32
1.97 TFLOPS
FP64
160 GFLOPS
FP64
120 GFLOPS
Pixel Fillrate
32 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
17.6 GPixel/s
Texture Fillrate
80 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
61.6 GTexel/s
L1
16KB/CU
L1
16KB/CU
L2
512KB Shared
L2
256KB Shared
2GB
GDDR5
1GB
GDDR5
Bus Width
256Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
1200MHz
Transfer Rate
4.8GT/s
Bandwidth
153.6GB/s
Clock
1625MHz
Transfer Rate
6.5GT/s
Bandwidth
104GB/s
TDP
175W
TDP
115W
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1x DVI-I Dual-Link
2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2
1x HDMI 1.4
1x VGA
1x DVI-I Dual-Link
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1x HDMI 1.4
Max Resolution
4096x2160
Max Resolution
4096x2160
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
-
Variable Refresh Rate
FreeSync
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Multi Monitor Support
3
Multi Monitor Support
3
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Content Protection
HDCP 1.4
Model
VCE 1.0
Model
VCE 2.0
Codec
AVC (H.264)
Codec
AVC (H.264)
Model
UVD 4.0
Model
UVD 4.2
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
VC-1
AVC (H.264)
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
VC-1
AVC (H.264)
Direct X
12
Direct 3D
11_1
Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_0
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.1
Vulkan
1.2
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.1
Vulkan
1.2
Shader Model
6.5
GFX
6
Shader Model
6.5
GFX
7
1x Fan
1x Fan
Power Connectors
2x 6-Pin
Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
2-way CrossFireX
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
2-way CrossFireX
Height
111 mm (4.37 in)
Width
241 mm (9.49 in)
Depth
37 mm (1.46 in)
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