Arc A370M vs Radeon HD 7870

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7870 with Arc A370M, including specs and performance data.

HD 7870
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 175 Watt
10.31

Arc A370M outperforms HD 7870 by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking424401
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.57no data
Power efficiency4.6825.96
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code namePitcairnDG2-128
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date5 March 2012 (13 years ago)30 March 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$349 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores12801024
Core clock speed1000 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1550 MHz
Number of transistors2,800 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)175 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate80.0099.20
Floating-point processing power2.56 TFLOPS3.174 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs8064
Ray Tracing Coresno data8

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length241 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1200 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth153.6 GB/s112.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPortNo outputs
Eyefinity+-
HDMI+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3

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.

HD 7870 10.31
Arc A370M 11.45
+11.1%

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.

HD 7870 4606
Arc A370M 5115
+11.1%

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.

HD 7870 6194
Arc A370M 12090
+95.2%

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:

900p84
−7.1%
90−95
+7.1%
Full HD66
+69.2%
39
−69.2%
1440p18−20
−11.1%
20
+11.1%
4K30−35
−13.3%
34
+13.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.29no data
1440p19.39no data
4K11.63no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 60−65
−13.1%
65−70
+13.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−100%
46
+100%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
−105%
43
+105%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−10.2%
50−55
+10.2%
Counter-Strike 2 60−65
−13.1%
65−70
+13.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−60.9%
37
+60.9%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−28.9%
49
+28.9%
Fortnite 65−70
−9.1%
70−75
+9.1%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−10.4%
50−55
+10.4%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
−11.4%
35−40
+11.4%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
−42.9%
30
+42.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
−12.5%
45−50
+12.5%
Valorant 100−110
−6.9%
100−110
+6.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−10.2%
50−55
+10.2%
Counter-Strike 2 60−65
−13.1%
65−70
+13.1%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 160−170
−7.4%
170−180
+7.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−8.7%
25
+8.7%
Dota 2 75−80
+13.2%
68
−13.2%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−21.1%
46
+21.1%
Fortnite 65−70
−9.1%
70−75
+9.1%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−10.4%
50−55
+10.4%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
−11.4%
35−40
+11.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+48.3%
29
−48.3%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
+5%
20
−5%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−47.8%
34
+47.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
−12.5%
45−50
+12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 36
−47.2%
53
+47.2%
Valorant 100−110
−6.9%
100−110
+6.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−10.2%
50−55
+10.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+9.5%
21
−9.5%
Dota 2 75−80
+16.7%
66
−16.7%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−13.2%
43
+13.2%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−10.4%
50−55
+10.4%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
+61.5%
13
−61.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
−12.5%
45−50
+12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20
−30%
26
+30%
Valorant 100−110
−6.9%
100−110
+6.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 65−70
−9.1%
70−75
+9.1%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−9.5%
21−24
+9.5%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 85−90
−9.4%
90−95
+9.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+54.5%
11
−54.5%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−53.8%
20
+53.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
−38.4%
100−110
+38.4%
Valorant 120−130
−9%
130−140
+9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−17.2%
30−35
+17.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−20.8%
29
+20.8%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−11.1%
30−33
+11.1%
Hogwarts Legacy 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−11.1%
20−22
+11.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 24−27
−12.5%
27−30
+12.5%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
−9.1%
24−27
+9.1%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Metro Exodus 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Valorant 60−65
−11.7%
65−70
+11.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
−13.3%
16−18
+13.3%
Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Dota 2 40−45
+2.5%
40
−2.5%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−15.8%
21−24
+15.8%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%

This is how HD 7870 and Arc A370M compete in popular games:

  • Arc A370M is 7% faster in 900p
  • HD 7870 is 69% faster in 1080p
  • Arc A370M is 11% faster in 1440p
  • Arc A370M is 13% faster in 4K

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

  • in Hogwarts Legacy, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 7870 is 62% faster.
  • in Hogwarts Legacy, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the Arc A370M is 105% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD 7870 is ahead in 8 tests (12%)
  • Arc A370M is ahead in 57 tests (86%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.31 11.45
Recency 5 March 2012 30 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 175 Watt 35 Watt

Arc A370M has a 11.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

The Arc A370M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7870 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 7870 is a desktop card while Arc A370M is a notebook one.

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