AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT
GCN 1.0 (Tahiti LE)
Architecture
Midrange
Product Tier
1536
Shader Cores
32
ROPs
96
TMUs
No RT
Ray Tracing
2 GB
Memory
GDDR5
Memory Type
192 GB/s
Bandwidth
185 W
TDP
| GPU Snapshot | |||
| Release date: | Nov 19, 2012 | Price at Launch: | $270 |
| Type: | Desktop | Architecture: | GCN 1.0 (Tahiti LE) |
| Generation: | Radeon HD 7000 series | Product Tier: | Midrange |
| VRAM Capacity: | 2 GB | Total Board Power: | 185 W |
| Core Configuration | |||
| Shader Cores: | 1536 | TMUs: | 96 |
| ROPs: | 32 | L2 Cache: | 512 KB |
| Memory | |||
| VRAM Capacity: | 2 GB | Memory Type: | GDDR5 |
| Memory Speed: | 6.0 Gbps | Memory Bus: | 256-bit |
| Bandwidth: | 192 GB/s | ||
| Graphics Processing | |||
| Base Clock: | 0.925 GHz | Boost Clock: | 0.975 GHz |
| FP32 Throughput: | 3.00 TFLOPs | Ray Tracing: | No |
| Process Size: | 28nm | Process Name: | TSMC 28nm |
| Die Size: | 352 mm² | ||
| Power & Connectivity | |||
| Total Board Power: | 185 W | Power Connectors: | 2x 6-pin |
| Bus Interface: | PCIe 3.0 x16 | HDMI Support: | HDMI 1.4a |
| DisplayPort Support: | DP 1.2 | DSC: | No |
| Max Displays: | 4 | ||
| Media & Software Support | |||
| DirectX Support: | 12 | Shader Model: | 6.5 |
| Vulkan Version: | 1.2 | OpenGL Version: | 4.6 |
AMD is looking to bolster its already impressive sub-£200 range with a half-and-half card. Created using the best of both the first and second tiers of its latest Southern Islands range, the HD 7870 XT is using the top-end Tahiti GPU, albeit a cut-down...
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