Radeon HD 7870M vs GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER

Place in the ranking	204	695
Place by popularity	56	not in top-100
Power efficiency	18.24	6.02
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code name	TU116	Heathrow
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	22 November 2019 (4 years ago)	24 April 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1280	640
Core clock speed	1530 MHz	800 MHz
Boost clock speed	1725 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	6,600 million	1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	45 Watt
Texture fill rate	138.0	32.00
Floating-point processing power	4.416 TFLOPS	1.024 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	16
TMUs	80	40

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	229 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	no data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	12000 MHz	1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.0 GB/s	64 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready	+	no data
Multi Monitor	+	no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	6.5	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131
CUDA	7.5	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1650 SUPER 26.34
+574%

HD 7870M 3.91

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 1650 SUPER 10162
+574%

HD 7870M 1507

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 1650 SUPER 18225
+574%

HD 7870M 2702

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 1650 SUPER 64463
+393%

HD 7870M 13065

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	71 +610%	10−12 −610%
1440p	37 +640%	5−6 −640%
4K	22 +633%	3−4 −633%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

63
+800%

7−8

−800%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 +418%	10−12 −418%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	53 +1667%	3−4 −1667%
Battlefield 5	85−90 +856%	9−10 −856%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +500%	9−10 −500%
Cyberpunk 2077	50 +614%	7−8 −614%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +650%	8−9 −650%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +518%	10−12 −518%
Forza Horizon 4	150−160 +557%	21−24 −557%
Hitman 3	62 +589%	9−10 −589%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 +344%	27−30 −344%
Metro Exodus	69 +886%	7−8 −886%
Red Dead Redemption 2	84 +740%	10−11 −740%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	90−95 +500%	14−16 −500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	180 +329%	40−45 −329%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 +418%	10−12 −418%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	26 +767%	3−4 −767%
Battlefield 5	85−90 +856%	9−10 −856%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +500%	9−10 −500%
Cyberpunk 2077	40 +471%	7−8 −471%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +650%	8−9 −650%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +518%	10−12 −518%
Forza Horizon 4	150−160 +557%	21−24 −557%
Hitman 3	59 +556%	9−10 −556%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 +344%	27−30 −344%
Metro Exodus	82 +1071%	7−8 −1071%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +580%	10−11 −580%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	101 +573%	14−16 −573%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 +250%	16−18 −250%
Watch Dogs: Legion	180 +329%	40−45 −329%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 +418%	10−12 −418%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	15 +400%	3−4 −400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +500%	9−10 −500%
Cyberpunk 2077	34 +386%	7−8 −386%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +650%	8−9 −650%
Forza Horizon 4	150−160 +557%	21−24 −557%
Hitman 3	53 +489%	9−10 −489%
Horizon Zero Dawn	83 +207%	27−30 −207%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	83 +453%	14−16 −453%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50 +213%	16−18 −213%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21 −100%	40−45 +100%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

66
+560%

10−11

−560%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 +614%	7−8 −614%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +567%	6−7 −567%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +800%	3−4 −800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	13 +1200%	1−2 −1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 +900%	3−4 −900%
Cyberpunk 2077	20 +900%	2−3 −900%
Far Cry 5	30−33 +650%	4−5 −650%
Forza Horizon 4	150−160 +3675%	4−5 −3675%
Hitman 3	34 +325%	8−9 −325%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60 +567%	9−10 −567%
Metro Exodus	55 +588%	8−9 −588%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60 +650%	8−9 −650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +1000%	3−4 −1000%
Watch Dogs: Legion	164 +583%	24−27 −583%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

44
+450%

8−9

−450%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +1200%	2−3 −1200%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 +950%	2−3 −950%
Hitman 3	34	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	130−140 +644%	18−20 −644%
Metro Exodus	32	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	32 +700%	4−5 −700%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5 +150%	2−3 −150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +1400%	1−2 −1400%
Cyberpunk 2077	3	0−1
Far Cry 5	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +1700%	2−3 −1700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30 +650%	4−5 −650%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8 +700%	1−2 −700%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21
+320%

5−6

−320%

This is how GTX 1650 SUPER and HD 7870M compete in popular games:

GTX 1650 SUPER is 610% faster in 1080p
GTX 1650 SUPER is 640% faster in 1440p
GTX 1650 SUPER is 633% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 1650 SUPER is 3675% faster.
in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 7870M is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 1650 SUPER is ahead in 62 tests (98%)
HD 7870M is ahead in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	26.34	3.91
Recency	22 November 2019	24 April 2012
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	45 Watt

GTX 1650 SUPER has a 573.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

HD 7870M, on the other hand, has 122.2% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7870M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER is a desktop card while Radeon HD 7870M is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.