GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER vs Radeon HD 7870M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7870M with GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER, including specs and performance data.

HD 7870M
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 45 Watt
3.91

RTX 4070 SUPER outperforms HD 7870M by a whopping 1901% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6959
Place by popularitynot in top-10014
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data67.31
Power efficiency6.2725.66
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameHeathrowAD104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date24 April 2012 (12 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores6407168
Core clock speed800 MHz1980 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2475 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt220 Watt
Texture fill rate32.00554.4
Floating-point processing power1.024 TFLOPS35.48 TFLOPS
ROPs1680
TMUs40224
Tensor Coresno data224
Ray Tracing Coresno data56

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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 16-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount2 GB12 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth64 GB/s504.2 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA-8.9

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 3.91
RTX 4070 SUPER 78.23
+1901%

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 4070 SUPER 30188
+1903%

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 4070 SUPER 68373
+2430%

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 HD10−12
−2130%
223
+2130%
1440p7−8
−1986%
146
+1986%
4K4−5
−2000%
84
+2000%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−1900%
140−150
+1900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−1345%
150−160
+1345%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−4633%
140−150
+4633%
Battlefield 5 9−10
−2611%
240−250
+2611%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−1233%
120−130
+1233%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−1900%
140−150
+1900%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−1375%
110−120
+1375%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
−1664%
190−200
+1664%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−978%
240−250
+978%
Hitman 3 9−10
−1333%
120−130
+1333%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−930%
270−280
+930%
Metro Exodus 7−8
−2114%
150−160
+2114%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−1140%
120−130
+1140%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−2147%
300−350
+2147%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−267%
150−160
+267%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−1345%
150−160
+1345%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−4633%
140−150
+4633%
Battlefield 5 9−10
−2611%
240−250
+2611%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−1233%
120−130
+1233%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−1900%
140−150
+1900%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−1375%
110−120
+1375%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
−1664%
190−200
+1664%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−978%
240−250
+978%
Hitman 3 9−10
−1333%
120−130
+1333%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−930%
270−280
+930%
Metro Exodus 7−8
−2114%
150−160
+2114%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−1140%
120−130
+1140%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−2753%
428
+2753%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−969%
170−180
+969%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−267%
150−160
+267%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−1345%
150−160
+1345%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−4633%
140−150
+4633%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−1233%
120−130
+1233%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−1900%
140−150
+1900%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−1375%
110−120
+1375%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−978%
240−250
+978%
Hitman 3 9−10
−1333%
120−130
+1333%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−930%
270−280
+930%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−2440%
381
+2440%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−1156%
201
+1156%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−231%
139
+231%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−1140%
120−130
+1140%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
−2271%
160−170
+2271%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−1767%
110−120
+1767%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−3000%
90−95
+3000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−2633%
80−85
+2633%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1900%
40−45
+1900%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−2000%
80−85
+2000%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−6675%
270−280
+6675%
Hitman 3 8−9
−1325%
110−120
+1325%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
−2189%
200−210
+2189%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−5033%
154
+5033%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
−900%
240−250
+900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−1438%
120−130
+1438%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−4300%
85−90
+4300%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−3350%
65−70
+3350%
Hitman 3 0−1 70−75
Metro Exodus 0−1 130−140

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−2133%
65−70
+2133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−3100%
60−65
+3100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−5100%
50−55
+5100%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
−2400%
50−55
+2400%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−7300%
140−150
+7300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−6100%
62
+6100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−1700%
90−95
+1700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 265
+0%
265
+0%

4K
High Preset

Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 133
+0%
133
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 132
+0%
132
+0%

This is how HD 7870M and RTX 4070 SUPER compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4070 SUPER is 2130% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4070 SUPER is 1986% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4070 SUPER is 2000% faster in 4K

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4070 SUPER is 7300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 4070 SUPER is ahead in 58 tests (91%)
  • there's a draw in 6 tests (9%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.91 78.23
Recency 24 April 2012 8 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 220 Watt

HD 7870M has 388.9% lower power consumption.

RTX 4070 SUPER, on the other hand, has a 1900.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7870M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 7870M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is a desktop one.


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

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