The Radeon HD 7870 is a mid-range graphics card that hit the shelves in 2012. She is not able to surpass more expensive brothers, but she seriously overtakes previous models. The GeForce GTX 570 became an equal rival to AMD Radeon HD 7870. The accelerator was released a few months after the HD 7970, which surprised many fans of the company. The novelty was destined to get into the fresh line - Southern Islands. Here she became one of two representatives of the affordable models with good performance and a decent cooling system. In addition, AMD Radeon HD 7870, which cost $ 350, received an updated architecture.
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The video card is pretty quiet. In idle mode, you can hardly hear the sound of a cooler. However, under load, the noise level increases significantly, Radeon HD 7870 in this mode surpasses even more powerful models.