Getting one of these Radeon HD 7870 Sapphire GHz 2GB 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 Sapphire GHz 2GB Edition graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the Radeon HD 7870 Sapphire GHz 2GB Edition in your PC? Its upgrade time for the Radeon HD 7870 Sapphire GHz 2GB Edition, assuming you are a modern day gamer.

FPS System Benchmark

60 FPS

High

Game

Grand Theft Auto V

The Radeon HD 7870 Sapphire GHz 2GB Edition is released on the 05 Mar 2012

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GPU

Architecture

GCN 1.0 Pitcairn XT

Process

28nm

TMUs

Texture Rate

80 GTexel/s

ROPs

Pixel Rate

32 GPixel/s

Shader
Processing Units

1280

Driver Support

Release Price

Compatibility

Direct X

DX 12.0

Shader

5.0

Open GL

4.4

Resolution (WxH)

4096x2160

Notebook GPU

SLI/Crossfire

Yes the Radeon HD 7870 Sapphire GHz 2GB Edition graphics card can run in parallel to other GPUs using Nvidia SLI or AMD Crossfire technology

Dedicated

Integrated

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

DVI Connection

HDMI Connection

DisplayPort Connection

Clock Speeds

Core Speed

1000 MHz

Power

Max Power

175 Watts

PSU

500 Watt & 37 Amps

Power Connector

2x 6-pin

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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Resolution Performance
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Radeon HD 7870 Sapphire GHz 2GB Edition Game Requirement Analysis

Overview
Radeon HD 7870 Sapphire GHz 2GB Edition is a special edition of AMD's Performance Radeon HD 7870, created by Sapphire.

Overclock: Central Unit
The Central Unit runs at the same speed.

Overclock: Memory Clock
The Operating Memory Clock and the Frame Buffer remain the same.

Cooling Solution
The Cooling System has been replaced by Sapphire's Dual-X Cooling Solution, a highly efficient multi-heatpipe cooler with dual fans providing quiet and very cool operation during normal operating conditions, and superb cooling performance even under extreme load.

Performance
Without Overclocking Out of The Box, Radeon HD 7870 Sapphire GHz 2GB Edition is as fast as the reference Radeon HD 7870.

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Radeon HD 7870 Sapphire GHz 2GB Edition vs Avg. AAA Game System Requirements

Avg. AAA Recommended Requirements

CPU

Core i3-9350KF 4-Core 4.0GHz

Graphics Card

Radeon R9 290

77%

RAM

11GB

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DonGameleone

DonGameleone's Rig
Saved at: May-06-2017

Compared to your Rig

CPU

FX-4170

GFX

Radeon HD 7870 Sapphire GHz 2GB Edition

RAM

8GB DDR3 1866MHz

DonGameleone's Game Library

10:46 May-06-2017

I play witcher 3 on high settings, hairworks off on my pc which is fx-4170 and hd 7870 2gb- and i get like 45 fps on 1080p. Gonna buy a second soon, and cf them

Edin9898

Edin9898's Rig
Saved at: Sep-07-2018

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Xeon Processor X5650

GFX

GeForce GTX 1050 Gigabyte OC 2GB oc: 5%

RAM

8GB DDR3 1066MHz

RES

3840 x 1080
width x height

Edin9898's Game Library

00:42 Aug-29-2016

Can it run on 525w power supply ?

Gogsley

Gogsley's Rig
Saved at: Feb-28-2019

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-4570 3.2GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 1070 EVGA SC GAMING ACX 3.0 8GB Edition oc: 5%

RAM

16GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Phone

Samsung Galaxy A5 2016

Gogsley's Game Library

00:36 Aug-22-2017

Yes it can

emincmg

emincmg's Rig
Saved at: Sep-05-2018

Compared to your Rig

CPU

FX-8350

GFX

Radeon RX 570 4GB oc: 20%

RAM

16GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Phone

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge 32GB

emincmg's Game Library

03:23 Jan-13-2016

134

Still using it.Still rocks!

stefanosgr17

stefanosgr17's Rig
Saved at: Jun-01-2018

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Ryzen R5 1600 oc: 5%

GFX

GeForce GTX 970 Gigabyte G1 Gaming 4GB Edition oc: 5%

RAM

8GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

3200 x 1080
width x height

stefanosgr17's Game Library

14:26 Aug-10-2015

Old but gold!

GD Rating

5

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