I wanted to pass along some testing i recently conducted on hd7870 crossfire. The hd 7870 cards only have one crossfire overthetop connection, so tri and quad card solutions are not available for this level of product from amd. Radeon hd 7870 sapphire ghz oc edition crossfire can run pc. Apr 07, 2015 have you noticed a big difference in fps with the omega drivers, would you say its worth doing. On diablo 3, i currently get an average of 180 fps on ultra settings at 1080p with the two cards in crossfire. Valhalla to see how that compared and predict that it will return a weak 7 fps at ultra 1080p. It kinda sucks that you could pair the all the 7000 series cards together but you cant pair all the r9 200 series cards together, i was hoping to get r9 290x way way down the line, an was hopeing it would pair.
Amd radeon hd 7870 crossfire vs radeon hd 7970 vs nvidia gtx 680 tek syndicate. The 7870 is a full pitcairn, clocked at mhz core and paired with 2gb of gddr5 running at 4. I used four different benchmark programs, as well as four different games, to illustrate the effectiveness of the hd7870 crossfire system, compared to a single hd7870 and a single gtx670, both at reference clocks. Comparative analysis of nvidia geforce mx250 and amd radeon hd 7950 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories. The range of scores 95th 5th percentile for the amd hd 7870 is just 5. Check the page of radeon hd 7870 xt to know more about its chip. On borderlands and dead space, im also getting ridiculous frame rates from 150200 fps. If you want to have a closer look at that i recommend that you check out our his hd 7870 iceq 2gb in crossfire article in which we expanded on the iturbo software on page two. Only company of heroes 2 and crysis 3 were falling below 30 fps in maximum detail. My single hd 6870 is doing fine with me for 1080psweetbackhair me too. As far as overclock in catalyst, thanx for your advice i will tweak my secondary hd 7870 card to match the performace of my stronger r9 270x card.
Released in march 2012, gigabyte radeon hd 7870 oc part number gvr787oc2gd desktop graphics processing unit is based on amd radeon hd 7870 ghz edition, and manufactured on 28 nm technological process. How to enable the amd radeon hd 7970, 7950, 7870, 7850, 7770. Apr 07, 2020 if you want to have a closer look at that i recommend that you check out our his hd 7870 iceq 2gb in crossfire article in which we expanded on the iturbo software on page two. Crossfiring a hd 7870 with a r9 270x guru3d forums. Apr 26, 2012 joined mar 2, 2012 messages 8 motherboard macpro i7 cpu intel i73820 graphics gigabyte amd radeon hd 7870 mac, classic mac. Monitors samsung md230x3 2 monitors on dvi and 1 on dp eyefinity all in 1st graphics card. Apple mac pro ati radeon hd 7870 2gb pcie video card 680 7950 mojave catalina. The 7870 is the same as a 270270x and the soon coming 370x. In 3dmark 11, the hd7870 scores 7349, the gtx670 scores 9187, and hd7870 crossfire scores 1. There are a few tricks required for enabling these cards, so were not recommending them officially yet. The radeon hd 7870 crossfire has 2560 shader processing units and the geforce gtx 550 ti palit edition has 192. Amd radeon hd 7870 crossfire vs radeon hd 7970 vs nvidia. Amd radeon hd 7870 2gb 256bit gddr5 mini displayport x2, dldvi x1 and hdmi x1 pci express 3.
As of march 24, 20, the amd radeon hd 7970, 7950, 7870, 7770, and 7750 have been confirmed to work without the need for additional drivers. Get the best deals on amd radeon hd 7870 2gb computer graphics cards and find everything youll need to improve your home office setup at. Aside from the lack of the bootscreen, it works perfectly in both os x and my windows 7 bootcamp drive. Based on 199,534 user benchmarks for the amd hd 7870 and the rx 480, we rank them both on effective speed and value for money against the best 636 gpus. Will i get more fps stable fps when using higher settings in csgo. I know ill get some more and maybe more stable fps, but since i only play cs and a little ow, i would like to get some intel, idk if it. Nfs payback radeon hd 7870 2gb oc edition i5 3570k 8gb ram duration. Nvidia geforce gtx 960 ti 2gb compare amd radeon hd 7870. This is an extremely narrow range which indicates that the amd hd 7870 performs superbly consistently under varying real world conditions. Apr 07, 2020 amd radeon hd 7870 2gb reference video cards in crossfire page 1 we pair the brand new amd radeon hd 7870 up with a second video card and see how crossfire performance is on the new model.
Buy sapphire radeon hd 7870 ghz edition 2gb 256bit gddr5. Crossfire hd5770 vs hd7870 gaming benchmarks youtube. Weve previously tested hd 7870 crossfire, which you can read about. Radeon hd 7870 crossfire can run pc game system requirements. Desktoppc hd 7870, 2400, 8192 mb, 1200 mhz, 2048mb gddr5 catalyst 12. The amd radeon hd 7850 only works with specially edited kext files. Mar 05, 2012 amds pitcairn cards will be the radeon hd 7870 ghz edition and the radeon hd 7850. It is based on amds tahiti architecture with its 256bit memory interface, and 1536 stream processors and 96 texture units, unlike the remainder of the hd 7800 series that uses the pitcairn architecture. Amd has officially ended its brand crossfire for multigpu configurations. It also has 1280 stream processors, 80 texture units, together with 32 color rops. Now it will be called multigpu or mgpu and just like nvidia, newer graphics cards from amd will only support a 2way multigpu.
The levels of performance that can be reached with this graphics card are in fact far and beyond the acceptable ranges when running the latest applications and games. Overview radeon hd 7870m is a performance mobile graphics card based on the first revision of the. Amd radeon hd 7870 crossfire best compatible radeon hd 7870. My other specs include amd fx 8350 16gb ddr3 ram 1tb hd. Finally, we come to battlefield 3, the epic firstperson shooter released in october 2011. Nvidia geforce gtx 1080 compare amd radeon hd 7870. The gtx 1050 ti 4gb is nvidias latest pascal based gpu. Get the best deals on amd radeon hd 7870 amd computer graphics cards and find everything youll need to improve your home office setup at. We pair the brand new amd radeon hd 7870 up with a second video card and see how crossfire performance is on the new model.
Ive never used multigpus before, because ive read about microstuttering and whatnot, so ive always preferred a powerful single gpu. The 1050 ti has a tdp of 75 watts and is based on a new 14nm gp107 processing core which has approximately 66% of the key resources cuda cores, texture units, memory bandwidth and transistor count etc. Make offer xfx radeon hd 7870 pcie graphics video card 2gb gddr5 dvi dp hdmi works no fans sapphire apple amd radeon hd7870 xt 2gb graphics card mac. Im getting fps in mid 50s, no stuttering on 16801050. Check the page of radeon hd 7870 to know more about its chip. Im either considering adding another hd 6870 and do crossfire or sell and get an hd 7870. This chip has a reference speed of 1 ghz, but with the hawk it is increased to a full 1100 mhz. Jun 25, 2016 i have xfire radeon 7870 s 2gb, using latest crimson drivers 16. Metro 2033 is an actionoriented video game with a combination of survival horror and firstperson shooter elements.
Predator is a science fiction firstperson shooter video game, developed by rebellion developments, the team behind the 1999 original pc game. Sapphire unveiled the radeon hd 7950 mac edition graphics card for apple mac pro workstations. Is it possible to crossfire my radeon hd 7870 with an radeon r9. Amd radeon hd 7870 2gb computer graphics cards for sale ebay. Amd radeon hd 7870 amd computer graphics cards for sale. It was generally a headache, and there was no overclocking headroom on these cards.
For performance contrast we can see that grand theft auto vi is predicted to return a weak 0 fps at ultra 1080p. Performance at the amd radeon hd 7870 s stock speeds isnt particularly spectacular. Sapphire amd radeon hd 7870 ghz oc crossfirex benchmarks duration. The radeon hd 7870 crossfire has 2560 shader processing units and the geforce gtx 550 ti evga 2gb edition has 192. Jan 24, 20 since you only have the 7870, theres no need to go crazy on cpu power unless you plan to upgrade in the future. Amd radeon hd 7870 2gb reference video cards in crossfire. A 7970 will crossfire with a 280x, so id imagine a 270x would crossfire fine with a 7870. Overall, the amd radeon hd 7870 crossfire has exceptional performance. Mar 05, 2012 samus monday, march 5, 2012 link ea really screwed amd over with battlefield 3. The nvidia gtx 970 is a game changer in terms of performance per watt and value for money. Nvidia gtx 660 or amd radeon hd 7870 equivalent dx11 gpu. Based on 849,464 user benchmarks for the amd hd 7870 and the nvidia gtx 1070, we rank them both on effective speed and value for money against the best 636 gpus. Based on 206,107 user benchmarks for the amd hd 7970 and the nvidia gtx 750ti, we rank them both on effective speed and value for money against the best 636 gpus. Nvidia geforce gt 750m mac edition compare amd radeon hd.
The reason id pick up the r9 270 or the x would be because itd be easier to drop in a second card later and get crossfire performance. Compared with the hd 6970 there isnt a lot of extra performance in the newer silicon. A 7870 will run bf4 on ultra with fxaa and some af at 1080p in the mid 40s. Given the larger memory buffer, almost as many stream processors as two 7870 s. Radeon hd 7870 crossfire is a solution of two radeon hd 7870 put together using amds crossfire technology. His radeon hd 7850 iceq x turbox 2gb in crossfire video. Overall, the amd radeon hd 7870 xt crossfire has exceptional performance. Specifications and benchmarks of the amd radeon hd 7870 graphics card for desktops.
Essentials, technical info, video outputs and ports, compatibility, dimensions and requirements, api support, memory, technologies. Currently, most desktop graphics cards in the 7000 series are supported. Managing crossfire support for my games was a hassle, the fans were crazy loud. Theres basically no reason to consider a radeon card if you plan on heavily playing bf3, especially since most. Based on 607,553 user benchmarks for the amd hd 7870 and the nvidia gtx 970, we rank them both on effective speed and value for money against the best 639 gpus. Apples added drivers for some amd radeon hd 7xxx graphics cards to os x. On the amd website there is a beta driver for gta 5 and it says it has a crossfire profile.
R7 370 is also basically the same card as the r9 270. Featuring lateralflow cooling assembly akin to amds reference design, and a glossy, curvy white cooler shroud, the card features a custom design, pitchblack pcb with the firmware required to get the card running on a mac pro. Ill upgrade to a 7870 or 7950 later, but the single 6870 is fine. However, the actual shader performance of the rx 560 is 6 and the. I wouldnt call that a premium price considering what the gtx 680 goes for. Im ptobably going to go with the i53470 and the asrock z75 pro3. Amd radeon rx 560 4gb compare amd radeon hd 7950 gigabyte. Amd crossfire articles amd radeon hd 7870 2gb reference video cards in crossfire page shawn baker mar 5, 2012 at 10.
Apr 02, 20 i wanted to pass along some testing i recently conducted on hd7870 crossfire. Im thinking of getting more gpu power on my system. A 2gb hd 7870 ghz edition is roughly on par or will box with a nvidia 580660 ti. Ati radeon hd 7870 2gb i also made the decision not to update my drivers unless i ran into problems so im on an older version. Amd radeon hd 7870 crossfire compare nvidia geforce gtx. The radeon rx 560 4gb has 1024 shader processing units and the radeon hd 7950 gigabyte windforce edition crossfire has 3584. Today, the company introduces radeon hd 7850 and 7870 to. Radeon hd 7870 xt crossfire is a solution of two radeon hd 7870 xt put together using amds crossfire technology. However, the actual shader performance of the hd 7870. Hd 7870 ghz edition good for hardcore 1080p gaming. How to enable the amd radeon hd 7970, 7950, 7870, 7850. I know its cpu intensive, but i feel its time to upgrade now.
With two cards, that jumps up to between 100200 fps for most games at 1080p with maxed graphics settings. The crossfire performance of the 270x is very very good. Based on 68,839 user benchmarks for the amd hd 7850 and the hd 7870, we rank them both on effective speed and value for money against the best 636 gpus. In fire strike, the hd7870 scores 5394, the gtx670 6419, and hd7870 crossfire 8938. Im probably going to keep the 7870 for a while since i bought it not too long ago, i might crossfire 2 7870s if i have the cash. Heck, i could crossfire my 7970 with the 7870le that i had for a short amount of time, and those have completely different memory bandwidths and amounts. Xfx amd radeon hd 7870 ghz edition 2way crossfire fps. The sapphire hd 7870 xt with boost delivers a new price.
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