Can a AMD Radeon HD 7870 run Street Fighter V?

No — below minimum

The AMD Radeon HD 7870 falls below the minimum requirement for Street Fighter V. Expect it to run poorly or refuse to launch.

60FPS @ 1080p
37FPS @ 1440p
22FPS @ 4K

High preset, upscaling off, paired with a AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D-class processor.

How the AMD Radeon HD 7870 measures up

RequirementAMD Radeon HD 7870MinimumRecommendedResult
GPU performance score 7 9 7 Recommended
Video memory 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB Recommended
Ray tracing — Not supported Game has no RT N/A
Upscaling FSR Not supported N/A

Recommended settings

For 60 FPS at 1080p

Use the high preset. You already clear 60 FPS on high, so this leaves headroom for dips in busy scenes.

At 1440p

Around 37 FPS on high — this card is happier at 1080p for this title.

At 4K

Around 22 FPS — not a realistic target for this pairing.

How other cards handle Street Fighter V

Graphics cardTier1080p FPSvs AMD Radeon HD 7870
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 F 60 ▼ 0 FPS Compare
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti F 60 ▼ 0 FPS Compare
AMD Radeon RX 560 F 60 ▼ 0 FPS Compare
AMD Radeon R7 370 F 60 ▼ 0 FPS Compare
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 F 51 ▼ 9 FPS Compare
AMD Radeon RX 460 F 51 ▼ 9 FPS Compare

Frequently asked questions

Can the AMD Radeon HD 7870 run Street Fighter V?

The AMD Radeon HD 7870 falls below the minimum requirement for Street Fighter V. Expect it to run poorly or refuse to launch.

What FPS will I get?

On high settings with upscaling off: roughly 60 FPS at 1080p, 37 FPS at 1440p and 22 FPS at 4K. These are modelled estimates — see our methodology.

What settings should I use?

Start at the high preset at 1080p.

Will my processor hold this back?

These figures assume a processor fast enough not to limit the card. If yours is older, run the bottleneck calculator — this title leans on the GPU, so a modest CPU deficit costs less.