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AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition
- Graphics Processor
- Pitcairn
- Cores
- 1280
- TMUs
- 80
- ROPs
- 32
- Memory Size
- 2 GB
- Memory Type
- GDDR5
- Bus Width
- 256 bit
GPU
I/O
PCB Front
PCB Back
Recommended Gaming Resolutions:
- 1366x768
- 1600x900
- 1920x1080
The Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition was a performance-segment graphics card by AMD, launched on March 5th, 2012. Built on the 28 nm process, and based on the Pitcairn graphics processor, in its Pitcairn XT variant, the card supports DirectX 12. Even though it supports DirectX 12, the feature level is only 11_1, which can be problematic with newer DirectX 12 titles. The Pitcairn graphics processor is an average sized chip with a die area of 212 mm² and 2,800 million transistors. It features 1280 shading units, 80 texture mapping units, and 32 ROPs. AMD has paired 2,048 MB GDDR5 memory with the Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition, which are connected using a 256-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 1000 MHz, memory is running at 1200 MHz (4.8 Gbps effective).
Being a dual-slot card, the AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition draws power from 2x 6-pin power connectors, with power draw rated at 175 W maximum. Display outputs include: 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2. Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 3.0 x16 interface. The card measures 241 mm in length, and features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 349 US Dollars.
Being a dual-slot card, the AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition draws power from 2x 6-pin power connectors, with power draw rated at 175 W maximum. Display outputs include: 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2. Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 3.0 x16 interface. The card measures 241 mm in length, and features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 349 US Dollars.
Graphics Processor
Graphics Card
- Release Date
- Mar 5th, 2012
- Generation
-
Southern Islands
(HD 7800)
- Predecessor
- Northern Islands
- Successor
- Sea Islands
- Production
- End-of-life
- Launch Price
- 349 USD
- Bus Interface
- PCIe 3.0 x16
- Reviews
- 95 in our database
Relative Performance
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080, 4K for RTX 3080 and faster.
Clock Speeds
- GPU Clock
- 1000 MHz
- Memory Clock
-
1200 MHz
4.8 Gbps effective
Memory
- Memory Size
- 2 GB
- Memory Type
- GDDR5
- Memory Bus
- 256 bit
- Bandwidth
- 153.6 GB/s
Render Config
- Shading Units
- 1280
- TMUs
- 80
- ROPs
- 32
- Compute Units
- 20
- L1 Cache
- 16 KB (per CU)
- L2 Cache
- 512 KB
Theoretical Performance
- Pixel Rate
- 32.00 GPixel/s
- Texture Rate
- 80.00 GTexel/s
- FP32 (float)
- 2.560 TFLOPS
- FP64 (double)
- 160.0 GFLOPS (1:16)
Board Design
- Slot Width
- Dual-slot
- Length
- 241 mm
9.5 inches
- TDP
- 175 W
- Suggested PSU
- 450 W
- Outputs
- 1x DVI
1x HDMI 1.4a
2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2
- Power Connectors
- 2x 6-pin
- Board Number
- 109-C40147-00,
109-C40147-00B
Graphics Features
- DirectX
- 12 (11_1)
- OpenGL
- 4.6
- OpenCL
- 2.1 (1.2)
- Vulkan
- 1.2.170
- Shader Model
- 6.5 (5.1)
Pitcairn GPU Notes
| Generation: Southern Islands Desktop Variant: Curacao / Trinidad Mobile Variant: Wimbledon / Neptune Graphics/Compute: GFX6 (gfx601) Display Core Engine: 6.0 Unified Video Decoder: 4.0 Video Compression Engine: 1.0 CLRX: GCN 1.0 Latest Drivers: Windows XP / 8: Catalyst Software Suite 14.4 Windows Vista : Catalyst Software Suite 13.12 Windows 7: 32-bit: Radeon Software: Adrenalin Edition 18.9.3 64-bit: AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.6.1 Windows 8.1: 32-bit: Radeon Software: Crimson ReLive Edition 16.12.2 / 17.1.2 64-bit: Radeon Software: Crimson ReLive Edition 17.4.4 / 17.7.1 Windows 10: 32-bit: Radeon Software: Adrenalin Edition 18.9.3 64-bit: AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.6.1 |
Retail boards based on this design (47)
| Name | GPU Clock | Memory Clock | Other Changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1010 MHz | 1210 MHz | 264 mm/10.4 inches | |
| 1100 MHz | 1250 MHz | 264 mm/10.4 inches | |
| 1100 MHz | 1250 MHz | 266 mm/10.5 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1000 MHz | 1200 MHz | 266 mm/10.5 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1000 MHz | 1200 MHz | ||
| 1000 MHz | 1200 MHz | 211 mm/8.3 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 1000 MHz | 1200 MHz | 211 mm/8.3 inches, 6x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 1000 MHz | 1200 MHz | 211 mm/8.3 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1100 MHz | 1200 MHz | 268 mm/10.6 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 1050 MHz | 1200 MHz | 211 mm/8.3 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1000 MHz | 1200 MHz | 211 mm/8.3 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1050 MHz | 1250 MHz | 267 mm/10.5 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1000 MHz | 1200 MHz | 249 mm/9.8 inches | |
| 1050 MHz | 1250 MHz | 249 mm/9.8 inches | |
| 1000 MHz | 1200 MHz | 208 mm/8.2 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1000 MHz | 1200 MHz | 280 mm/11 inches | |
| 1100 MHz | 1200 MHz | 280 mm/11 inches | |
| 1000 MHz | 1200 MHz | 256 mm/10.1 inches | |
| 1000 MHz | 1200 MHz | 297 mm/11.7 inches | |
| 1100 MHz | 1200 MHz | 297 mm/11.7 inches | |
| 1000 MHz | 1200 MHz | 255 mm/10 inches | |
| 1100 MHz | 1200 MHz | 255 mm/10 inches | |
| 1100 MHz | 1250 MHz | 255 mm/10 inches | |
| 1100 MHz | 1200 MHz | 277 mm/10.9 inches | |
| 1050 MHz | 1200 MHz | ||
| 1020 MHz | 1200 MHz | 265 mm/10.4 inches | |
| 1050 MHz | 1200 MHz | 270 mm/10.6 inches | |
| 1100 MHz | 1250 MHz | 275 mm/10.8 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 1000 MHz | 1200 MHz | ||
| 1000 MHz | 1200 MHz | 230 mm/9.1 inches, 6x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 1030 MHz | 1200 MHz | 225 mm/8.9 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 1000 MHz | 1200 MHz | 225 mm/8.9 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 1100 MHz | 1225 MHz | 2x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 1150 MHz | 1250 MHz | 285 mm/11.2 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 1050 MHz | 1200 MHz | 225 mm/8.9 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1050 MHz | 1250 MHz | 260 mm/10.2 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1050 MHz | 1250 MHz | 260 mm/10.2 inches | |
| 1100 MHz | 1200 MHz | 274 mm/10.8 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1000 MHz | 1200 MHz | 230 mm/9.1 inches, 6x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 1000 MHz | 1200 MHz | ||
| 1000 MHz | 1200 MHz | 230 mm/9.1 inches, 6x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 1100 MHz | 1225 MHz | 2x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 1000 MHz | 1200 MHz | 2x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 1050 MHz | 1250 MHz | 2x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 1000 MHz | 1200 MHz | 2x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 1050 MHz | 1250 MHz | 2x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 1000 MHz | 1200 MHz | 255 mm/10 inches |
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