10 Aug 2021 - Graphics card reviewed

The Radeon HD 7870 Sapphire GHz OC Edition CrossFire is a very low performing piece of gaming hardware and can probably only run indie system requirements.

All games with system requirements of DirectX 11 or lower are met by this card.

Here is a quick game performance synopsis for the AAA games played in 2023. In particular we focus on how well the Radeon HD 7870 Sapphire GHz OC Edition CrossFire runs at Ultra graphics settings and what frames per second it is getting at 1080p, 1440p and 4K monitor resolutions. When considering how well this graphics card can run the 1000 most demanding games available today it can best 263 of the games’ recommended graphics requirements.

Looking at some of the modern popular games people are playing today the Radeon HD 7870 Sapphire GHz OC Edition CrossFire is running Dying Light 2 and delivering weak performances on 1080p Ultra, getting 10 frames per second. Comparing this to Back 4 Blood which is getting playable results, where it averages 27 FPS. Another popular game we looked at is Grand Theft Auto VI, which is predicted to run at 0 frames per second.

As the PC gaming masses explore larger screen resolutions we decided to run some game checks at 1440p across a few popular games. We discovered the Radeon HD 7870 Sapphire GHz OC Edition CrossFire ran Dying Light 2 to a weak performance level. Results across the graphics settings looked like this, Low: 20 FPS, Medium: 16 FPS, High: 11 FPS and Ultra: 8 FPS. Another game tested was Back 4 Blood, L: 54FPS, M: 43FPS, H: 29FPS, U: 21FPS. And then we researched potential graphics card performance on Grand Theft Auto VI, wih estimates revealing L: 0FPS, M: 0FPS, H: 0FPS, U: 0FPS at 1440p. 1440p gaming on the Radeon HD 7870 Sapphire GHz OC Edition CrossFire is going to struggle at this higher gaming resolution.

How many years will the Radeon HD 7870 Sapphire GHz OC Edition CrossFire graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the Radeon HD 7870 Sapphire GHz OC Edition CrossFire in your PC? This Radeon HD 7870 Sapphire GHz OC Edition CrossFire card has 12 to 18 months of latest AAA game play left in it before upgrading should be considered

Whats a good PC graphics upgrade for the Radeon HD 7870 Sapphire GHz OC Edition CrossFire? A good choice when looking to upgrade the Radeon HD 7870 Sapphire GHz OC Edition CrossFire would be the RX 5000 Series Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB which meets 716 of the 1000 top game’s recommended system requirements and has 39% better performance. Alternatively a suitable upgrade choice for the Radeon HD 7870 Sapphire GHz OC Edition CrossFire is the R-500 Series Radeon RX Vega 64 8GB, which is 95% more powerful and can run 956 of the 1000 most demanding PC games beating their recommended requirements.