Benchmarks: The Elder Scrolls V, The Witcher 2
With the The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim high resolution texture pack install the game is a little more demanding, though the Radeon HD 7870 was still able to spit out 46fps. This was an incredible result as it meant that the Radeon HD 7870 was just 2% slower than the Radeon HD 7950 and 2% faster than the GeForce GTX 580. The Radeon HD 7850 also did well, beating the GeForce GTX 570 by an 8% margin.
The Radeon HD 7870 was also very impressive when testing with The Witcher 2 Assassins of Kings, as it rendered 40fps making it just 9% slower than the Radeon HD 7950, while it also matched the performance of the GeForce GTX 580. The Radeon HD 7850 was able to match the Radeon HD 6950, making it just 3% slower than the GeForce GTX 570 and 31% faster than the GTX 560 Ti.