Radeon HD 7870 PowerColor PCS+ 2GB Edition Can Run PC Game System Requirements

FPS System Benchmark

54 FPS

High

Game

Grand Theft Auto V

AMD PC game performance check Radeon HD 7870 PowerColor PCS+ 2GB Edition

GPU

Architecture

GCN 1.0 Pitcairn XT

Process

28nm

TMUs

Texture Rate

88 GTexel/s

ROPs

Pixel Rate

35 GPixel/s

Shader
Processing Units

1024

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 PowerColor PCS+ 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

1225 MHz

Memory Bus

256 Bit

Memory Type

GDDR5

Memory Bandwidth

156.8GB/sec

L2 Cache

512KB

Display Connectors

VGA Connection

DVI Connection

HDMI Connection

DisplayPort Connection

Clock Speeds

Core Speed

1100 MHz

Power

Max Power

175 Watts

PSU

500 Watt & 33 Amps

Power Connector

1x 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
1366x768	1600x900	1920x1080	2560x1440	3840x2160
10	9.5	7.4	5.5	3.9

Radeon HD 7870 PowerColor PCS+ 2GB Edition Game Requirement Analysis

Overview
Radeon HD 7870 PowerColor PCS+ 2GB Edition is a Special Edition of AMD's Performance Radeon HD 7870, created by PowerColor.

Overclock: Central Unit
The Central Unit is now of 1100MHz, instead of 1000MHz.

Overclock: Memory Clock
The Operating Memory Clock has been increased from 1200MHz to 1225MHz.

Frame Buffer
Untouched.

Cooling Solution
PowerColor PCS+.

Performance
Benchmarks Indicate a 6% Performance Boost over the Reference Radeon HD 7870.

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JFischer00

JFischer00's Rig
Saved at: Apr-02-2018

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-4590 3.3GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 950 EVGA SSC ACX 2.0 2GB Edition

RAM

16GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

JFischer00's Game Library

20:24 Nov-23-2015

Worth an upgrade for me at $45?

Pip

Pip's Rig
Saved at: Aug-03-2016

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i7-3770 4-Core 3.4GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 660 Ti WindForce 2X OC Edition

RAM

8GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Phone

Apple iPhone SE 64GB

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Release period
05-Mar-2012

Avg. User Score GD Rating

0.0

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Radeon HD 7870 PowerColor PCS+ 2GB Edition Performance

Radeon HD 7870 PowerColor PCS+ 2GB Edition vs Avg. AAA Game System Requirements

Avg. AAA Recommended Requirements

CPU

Core i7-980X 6-Core 3.33GHz

Graphics Card

Radeon RX 470 4GB

61%

RAM

11GB

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Radeon HD 7870 PowerColor PCS+ 2GB Edition Extras

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