GeForce GT 710 vs Radeon HD 7870
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 7870 and GeForce GT 710, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
HD 7870 outperforms GT 710 by a whopping 636% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 424 | 972 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 63 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.57 | 0.04 |
| Power efficiency | 4.68 | 5.85 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) | Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015) |
| GPU code name | Pitcairn | GK208 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 5 March 2012 (13 years ago) | 27 March 2014 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $349 | $34.99 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
HD 7870 has 6325% better value for money than GT 710.
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 | 192 |
| Core clock speed | 1000 MHz | 954 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,800 million | 915 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 175 Watt | 19 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | no data | 95 °C |
| Texture fill rate | 80.00 | 15.26 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.56 TFLOPS | 0.3663 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 8 |
| TMUs | 80 | 16 |
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).
| Bus support | no data | PCI Express 2.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x8 |
| Length | 241 mm | 145 mm |
| Height | no data | 2.713" (6.9 cm) |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | None |
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 | GDDR5 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1200 MHz | 1.8 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 153.6 GB/s | 14.4 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, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Dual Link DVI-DHDMIVGA |
| Multi monitor support | no data | 3 displays |
| Eyefinity | + | - |
| HDMI | + | + |
| HDCP | - | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
| Audio input for HDMI | no data | Internal |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| 3D Vision | - | + |
| PureVideo | - | + |
| PhysX | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | - | + |
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.
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.
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:
| 900p | 84
+740%
| 10−12
−740%
|
| Full HD | 66
+725%
| 8
−725%
|
| 1440p | 21−24
+600%
| 3
−600%
|
| 4K | 50−55
+614%
| 7
−614%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 5.29
−20.9%
| 4.37
+20.9%
|
| 1440p | 16.62
−42.5%
| 11.66
+42.5%
|
| 4K | 6.98
−39.6%
| 5.00
+39.6%
|
- GT 710 has 21% lower cost per frame in 1080p
- GT 710 has 42% lower cost per frame in 1440p
- GT 710 has 40% lower cost per frame in 4K
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 60−65
+663%
|
8−9
−663%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+667%
|
3−4
−667%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 21−24
+950%
|
2−3
−950%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+1533%
|
3−4
−1533%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 60−65
+663%
|
8−9
−663%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+667%
|
3−4
−667%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
+660%
|
5
−660%
|
| Fortnite | 65−70
+1220%
|
5−6
−1220%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+500%
|
8−9
−500%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 35−40 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 21−24
+950%
|
2−3
−950%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40−45
+300%
|
10−11
−300%
|
| Valorant | 100−110
+181%
|
35−40
−181%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+1533%
|
3−4
−1533%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 60−65
+663%
|
8−9
−663%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 160−170
+394%
|
30−35
−394%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+667%
|
3−4
−667%
|
| Dota 2 | 75−80
+285%
|
20
−285%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
+850%
|
4
−850%
|
| Fortnite | 65−70
+1220%
|
5−6
−1220%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+500%
|
8−9
−500%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 35−40 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 40−45
+378%
|
9
−378%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 21−24
+950%
|
2−3
−950%
|
| Metro Exodus | 21−24
+667%
|
3
−667%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40−45
+300%
|
10−11
−300%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 36
+620%
|
5
−620%
|
| Valorant | 100−110
+181%
|
35−40
−181%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+1533%
|
3−4
−1533%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+667%
|
3−4
−667%
|
| Dota 2 | 75−80
+328%
|
18
−328%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
+850%
|
4
−850%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+500%
|
8−9
−500%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 21−24
+950%
|
2−3
−950%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40−45
+300%
|
10−11
−300%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 20
+567%
|
3
−567%
|
| Valorant | 100−110
+181%
|
35−40
−181%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 65−70
+1220%
|
5−6
−1220%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+2000%
|
1−2
−2000%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 85−90
+750%
|
10−11
−750%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+750%
|
2−3
−750%
|
| Metro Exodus | 12−14
+1200%
|
1−2
−1200%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 70−75
+421%
|
14−16
−421%
|
| Valorant | 120−130
+1425%
|
8−9
−1425%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+867%
|
3−4
−867%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 24−27
+2300%
|
1−2
−2300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
+575%
|
4−5
−575%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
+800%
|
2−3
−800%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 24−27
+700%
|
3−4
−700%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 21−24
+46.7%
|
14−16
−46.7%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
+1300%
|
1−2
−1300%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
+650%
|
8−9
−650%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
+650%
|
2−3
−650%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 40−45
+486%
|
7
−486%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
+500%
|
2−3
−500%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
+850%
|
2−3
−850%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
+267%
|
3−4
−267%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 10−12
+267%
|
3−4
−267%
|
This is how HD 7870 and GT 710 compete in popular games:
- HD 7870 is 740% faster in 900p
- HD 7870 is 725% faster in 1080p
- HD 7870 is 600% faster in 1440p
- HD 7870 is 614% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Far Cry 5, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 7870 is 2300% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, HD 7870 surpassed GT 710 in all 48 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 10.31 | 1.40 |
| Recency | 5 March 2012 | 27 March 2014 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 175 Watt | 19 Watt |
HD 7870 has a 636.4% higher aggregate performance score.
GT 710, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 821.1% lower power consumption.
The Radeon HD 7870 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 710 in performance tests.
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