Radeon HD 7870 VS GeForce RTX 3060

Explore the complete details of Radeon HD 7870 VS GeForce RTX 3060, including specs, performance benchmarks

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    The Radeon HD 7870 GPU by AMD. features a GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) architecture. with 1280 CUDA cores. It offers GDDR5 memory with 2 GB GB capacity and a 256 Bit-bit interface. delivering a bandwidth of 153.6 GB/s GB/s. With a power consumption (TDP) of 175W. it supports DirectX 12 (11_1), Vulkan 1.2.131 for enhanced performance.

    The Radeon HD 7870 GPU by AMD. features a GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) architecture. with 1280 CUDA cores. It offers GDDR5 memory with 2 GB GB capacity and a 256 Bit-bit interface. delivering a bandwidth of 153.6 GB/s GB/s. With a power consumption (TDP) of 175W. it supports DirectX 12 (11_1), Vulkan 1.2.131 for enhanced performance.

    Benchmark Performance

    Radeon HD 7870
    10.92

    GeForce RTX 3060
    40.87

    Content

    General Information

    Basic details about the Radeon HD 7870, including manufacturer, ranking, and release date.

    Radeon HD 7870 Radeon HD 7870 GeForce RTX 3060 GeForce RTX 3060
    Manufacturer AMD NVIDIA
    Ranking 436 104
    Popularity Rank not in top-100 5
    Architecture GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) Ampere (2020−2025)
    GPU code name Pitcairn GA106
    Market Segmente Desktop Desktop
    Length - Width 241 mm - 2-slot 242 mm - 2-slot
    Release Date 5 March 2012 12 January 2021

    Performance

    Details on clock speeds, cores, and floating-point processing power of Radeon HD 7870 VS GeForce RTX 3060.
    Core Clock Speed 1000 MHz 1320 MHz
    Boost Clock Speed N/A 1777 MHz
    Floating Point Processing Power 2.56 TFLOPS 12.74 TFLOPS
    No of Transistors 2,800 million 12,000 million
    CUDA Cores 1280 3584
    Ray Tracing Cores N/A 28
    Tensor Cores N/A 112
    Texture Fill Rate 80.00 199.0
    ROPs 32 48

    Performance Score Comparison

    Connectivity & API Support

    Available display connectors and API compatibility for enhanced performance.

    Radeon HD 7870 Radeon HD 7870 GeForce RTX 3060 GeForce RTX 3060
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
    Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
    HDMI 1 1
    DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 Ultimate (12_2)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.7
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 3.0
    Vulkan 1.2.131 1.3
    CUDA N/A 8.6
    DLSS N/A 1
    TMUs 80 112

    Memory & Bus

    Information on memory type, capacity, and bandwidth to evaluate data processing power.
    Memory Type GDDR5 GDDR6
    Maximum RAM 2 GB 12 GB
    Memory Bus Width 256 Bit 192 Bit
    Memory Clock Speed 1200 MHz 1875 MHz
    Memory Bandwidth 153.6 GB/s GB/s 360.0 GB/s GB/s
    Resizable BAR N/A 1

    Power & Efficiency

    Power consumption, efficiency, and additional power requirements.
    Power Consumption (TDP) 175 W 170 W
    Power Efficiency 4.65 18.33
    Manufacturing Process 28 nm 8 nm
    Supplementary Power Connectors 2x 6-pin 1x 12-pin

    Closest Competitors

    Here are some of the closest competitors to this GPU. Compare their power consumption, efficiency, and additional power requirements.


    GeForce RTX 3060
    40.87
    Radeon HD 7870
    10.92
    GeForce RTX 5050
    40.92
    Radeon RX 9060 XT 8 GB
    45.74
    Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB
    47.61
    GeForce RTX 5060
    49.06
    Radeon RX 9060 XT
    48.05
    Radeon RX 9070 GRE
    48.41
    GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB
    52.90
    GeForce RTX 5060 Ti
    53.51
    GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
    53.99