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AMD Radeon HD 7870 Double D Edition

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Getting one of these Radeon HD 7870 Double D Edition graphics cards allows the gamer to run indie system requirements and some less demanding AAA titles. In today’s PC hardware terms these are considered middle range for gaming performance.

This card meets game requirements up to DirectX 11.

This low performing GPU is unable to play any of the most demanding games available today.

How many years will the Radeon HD 7870 Double D Edition graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the Radeon HD 7870 Double D Edition in your PC? You should definitely consider replacing this Radeon HD 7870 Double D Edition graphics card, if it is still in your gaming PC.

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62 FPS
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The Radeon HD 7870 Double D Edition is released on the 01 Aug 2012
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Architecture
GCN 1.0 Pitcairn XT
Process
28nm
TMUs
80
Texture Rate
80 GTexel/s
ROPs
32
Pixel Rate
32 GPixel/s
Shader
Processing Units
1280
Driver Support
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Release Price
Compatibility
Direct X
DX 12.0
Shader
5.0
Open GL
4.4
Resolution (WxH)
4096x2160
Notebook GPU
SLI/Crossfire
Dedicated
Integrated
Memory
Memory
2048 MB
Memory Speed
1200 MHz
Memory Bus
256 Bit
Memory Type
GDDR5
Memory Bandwidth
153.6GB/sec
L2 Cache
512KB
Display Connectors
VGA Connection
0
DVI Connection
2
HDMI Connection
1
DisplayPort Connection
Clock Speeds
Core Speed
1000 MHz
Power
Max Power
None
PSU
500 Watt
Power Connector
None
Recommended Hardware
Best CPU Match
Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz
Best RAM Match
8 GB
Best Resolution
1920 x 1080
GPU Upgrade
Radeon R9 290X
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GD Value
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Radeon HD 7870 Double D Edition Game Requirement Analysis

Radeon HD 7870 Double D Edition of the high-end Radeon HD 7870.
This edition features a dual fan design allows air to cool everything including the thermal, GPU, heatsinks, components and the PCB board and no overclocking out of the box and so its performance is on level with the reference card.


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Is XFX brand good?

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So far I have had no issues with my card, my card came with two fans which makes for easy overclocking :)

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Just got the card about a few days ago put it into my PC and im loving this card it was well worth the money

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can anyone help me overclock this?

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Download something called MSI Afterburner Try that out its pretty self explanatory

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I was comparing this and the GTX 660 superclocked edition. Which one is better?

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660 superclocked, it's probably too late to tell you this xD

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