GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile vs Radeon HD 7870M

Place in the ranking	704	212
Place by popularity	not in top-100	66
Power efficiency	6.00	24.19
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Heathrow	GA106
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	24 April 2012 (12 years ago)	11 May 2021 (3 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	640	2560
Core clock speed	800 MHz	735 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1035 MHz
Number of transistors	1,500 million	13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	32.00	82.80
Floating-point processing power	1.024 TFLOPS	5.299 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	48
TMUs	40	80
Tensor Cores	no data	80
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	20

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	large	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	64 GB/s	192.0 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

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2
CUDA	-	8.6

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.

HD 7870M 3.92

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 26.35
+572%

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 7870M 1507

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 10128
+572%

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 7870M 2702

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 18057
+568%

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	10−12 −640%	74 +640%
1440p	6−7 −600%	42 +600%
4K	4−5 −600%	28 +600%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −345%	45−50 +345%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −675%	62 +675%
Elden Ring	9−10 −789%	80 +789%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 −627%	80−85 +627%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −345%	45−50 +345%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −525%	50 +525%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −653%	128 +653%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −950%	84 +950%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −654%	98 +654%
Valorant	6−7 −1917%	121 +1917%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 −627%	80−85 +627%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −345%	45−50 +345%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −400%	40 +400%
Dota 2	12−14 −750%	102 +750%
Elden Ring	9−10 −1056%	104 +1056%
Far Cry 5	20−22 −275%	75 +275%
Fortnite	21−24 −465%	130−140 +465%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −518%	105 +518%
Grand Theft Auto V	12−14 −683%	94 +683%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −675%	62 +675%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 −376%	160−170 +376%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −200%	39 +200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −562%	85−90 +562%
Valorant	6−7 −1217%	79 +1217%
World of Tanks	65−70 −293%	260−270 +293%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 −627%	80−85 +627%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −345%	45−50 +345%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −338%	35 +338%
Dota 2	12−14 −842%	113 +842%
Far Cry 5	20−22 −295%	75−80 +295%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −429%	90 +429%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 −376%	160−170 +376%
Valorant	6−7 −1767%	112 +1767%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	2−3 −1950%	41 +1950%
Elden Ring	4−5 −800%	36 +800%
Grand Theft Auto V	3−4 −1267%	41 +1267%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 −548%	170−180 +548%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −700%	24−27 +700%
World of Tanks	27−30 −518%	170−180 +518%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −960%	50−55 +960%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −156%	21−24 +156%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −600%	21 +600%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −767%	75−80 +767%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −1425%	61 +1425%
Metro Exodus	0−1	60
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −680%	35−40 +680%
Valorant	12−14 −575%	81 +575%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −175%	44 +175%
Elden Ring	2−3 −850%	19 +850%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −175%	44 +175%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−12 −636%	80−85 +636%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −750%	16−18 +750%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −175%	44 +175%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −833%	27−30 +833%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −900%	10 +900%
Dota 2	16−18 −238%	54 +238%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −775%	35−40 +775%
Fortnite	3−4 −1000%	30−35 +1000%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −1600%	34 +1600%
Valorant	4−5 −775%	35−40 +775%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Metro Exodus	21 +0%	21 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2

24−27

+0%

24−27

+0%

This is how HD 7870M and RTX 3050 Ti Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 640% faster in 1080p
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 600% faster in 1440p
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 600% faster in 4K

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

in Dota 2, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 1950% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is ahead in 59 tests (95%)
there's a draw in 3 tests (5%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.92	26.35
Recency	24 April 2012	11 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	75 Watt

HD 7870M has 66.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile, on the other hand, has a 572.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7870M in performance tests.

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