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AMD Radeon HD 7870 PowerColor OC Edition

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Getting one of these Radeon HD 7870 PowerColor OC 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.

DirectX 11 gaming system requirements will be met by this gpu.

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

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

FPS System Benchmark
61 FPS
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The Radeon HD 7870 PowerColor OC Edition is released on the 01 Jun 2012
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GPU
Architecture
GCN 1.0 Pitcairn XT
Process
28nm
TMUs
80
Texture Rate
82 GTexel/s
ROPs
32
Pixel Rate
33 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
1030 MHz
Power
Max Power
None
PSU
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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Radeon HD 7870 PowerColor OC Edition Game Requirement Analysis

Radeon HD 7870 PowerColor OC Edition is a special edition of the powerful Radeon HD 7870. See the standard version for more information about it.
The new features include a small increase in the core-clock that went from 1000MHz to 1030MHz.
Benchmarks indicate a 1% performance boost when compared to the standard Radeon HD 7870.


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