AMD · Radeon HD 7000 Series

AMD Radeon HD 7870

The AMD Radeon HD 7870 is a graphics card. It has 2 GB of video memory and a 175 W board power rating. It scores 4,559 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 11.2 and OpenGL 4.4.

3/10 key specs recorded · 14 facts

Depth: 27 recorded fields, 5 PassMark workloads

Specification data last verified July 25, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark. Coverage: 3 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.

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Shading units

n/a

Memory

2 GB

Boost clock

n/a

Board power

175 W

Performance

The AMD Radeon HD 7870 scores 4,559 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 78.9% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #583), measured across 7,926 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 587.

PassMark G3D Mark

4,559

Rank #583
Faster than 78.9% of 2,658 GPUs
7,926 samples

0relative to the fastest GPU on record (41,928)

PassMark workload tests

DirectX 9 81 fps

reference: fastest recorded 526 fps · faster than 71.3% of 1,675 GPUs

DirectX 10 19 fps

reference: fastest recorded 231 fps · faster than 61.1% of 1,602 GPUs

DirectX 11 28 fps

reference: fastest recorded 362 fps · faster than 57.8% of 1,430 GPUs

DirectX 12 23 fps

reference: fastest recorded 213 fps · faster than 57.4% of 1,274 GPUs

GPU Compute 2,008 ops/s

reference: fastest recorded 26,591 ops/s · faster than 64.3% of 1,447 GPUs

Averages of PassMark PerformanceTest submissions; frames/sec are PassMark test-scene rates, not game FPS. Tests PassMark does not report for this card are omitted. PassMark listing

In the PassMark workload tests the AMD Radeon HD 7870 averages DirectX 9 81 fps, DirectX 10 19 fps, DirectX 11 28 fps, DirectX 12 23 fps and GPU Compute 2,008 ops/s, across 7,926 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.

As stated by PassMark

Category Desktop

Bus interface PCIe 3.0 x16

Max memory 2 GB

Core clock 1000 MHz

Memory clock 1200 MHz

DirectX 11.2

OpenGL 4.4

Max TDP 175 W

First benchmarked 2012-06-05

Samples 7,926

PassMark listing (collected 2026-09-30)

PassMark's own listing for the AMD Radeon HD 7870 states the PCIe 3.0 x16 interface, up to 2 GB of memory, a core clock of 1000 MHz, DirectX 11.2 and OpenGL 4.4, first benchmarked on 2012-06-05. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.

Not to be confused with

This page covers the AMD Radeon HD 7870 specifically. It is a different product from AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT, AMD Radeon HD 7870M, AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition, which have their own specifications. Check the exact model name before comparing figures.

Memory

Size 2 GB

Type Not recorded

Bus width Not recorded

Bandwidth Not recorded

The AMD Radeon HD 7870 is equipped with 2 GB of memory.

Board and power

The AMD Radeon HD 7870 has a board power rating of 175 W and it connects over PCIe 3.0 x16.

Board power (TDP) 175 W

Total board power Not recorded

Suggested PSU Not recorded

Power connectors Not recorded

Slot width Not recorded

Length Not recorded

Width Not recorded

Height Not recorded

Cooler Not recorded

Max temperature Not recorded

Bus interface PCIe 3.0 x16

Market

Launched Not recorded

Launch price Not recorded

Status Not recorded

Form factor Not recorded

Segment Desktop

Series Radeon HD 7000 Series

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 4,559

PassMark G2D 587

Rank #583

Samples 7,926

Graphics and compute APIs

The AMD Radeon HD 7870 supports DirectX 11.2 and OpenGL 4.4.

DirectX 11.2

OpenGL 4.4

CUDA is an NVIDIA technology and does not apply to the AMD Radeon HD 7870. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the AMD Radeon HD 7870. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the AMD Radeon HD 7870.

Naming and aliases

The AMD Radeon HD 7870 is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as ASUS HD7870 Series, AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series, AMD Radeon HD 7770 and AMD Radeon HD 7870 (Tahiti LE).

Other names (PassMark) ASUS HD7870 Series; AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series; AMD Radeon HD 7770; AMD Radeon HD 7870 (Tahiti LE)

Frequently asked questions

How much VRAM does the AMD Radeon HD 7870 have?

The AMD Radeon HD 7870 has 2 GB of video memory.

How much power does the AMD Radeon HD 7870 use and what power supply does it need?

The AMD Radeon HD 7870 has a board power rating of 175 W.

How fast is the AMD Radeon HD 7870?

The AMD Radeon HD 7870 scores 4,559 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 78.9% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #583. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 23 fps.