Radeon HD 6870 [in 6 benchmarks]
Radeon HD 6870
Buy
- Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
- Core clock speed 0
- Max video memory 1024 MB
- Memory type GDDR5
- Memory clock speed 1050
- Maximum resolution
Summary
AMD started Radeon HD 6870 sales 22 October 2010 at a recommended price of $239. This is Terascale 2 architecture desktop card based on 40 nm manufacturing process and primarily aimed at gamers. 1 GB of GDDR5 memory clocked at 1.05 GHz are supplied, and together with 256 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 134.4 GB/s.
Compatibility-wise, this is dual-slot card attached via PCIe 2.0 x16 interface. Its manufacturer default version has a length of 220 mm. Two 6-pin power connectors are required, and power consumption is at 151 Watt.
It provides poor gaming and benchmark performance at
7.53%
of a leader’s which is NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti.
Radeon HD
6870
vs
GeForce RTX
3090 Ti
General info
Of Radeon HD 6870’s architecture, market segment and release date.
| Place in performance rating | 485 | |
| Value for money | 0.93 | |
| Architecture | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) | |
| GPU code name | RV940 Barts | |
| Market segment | Desktop | |
| Design | reference | |
| Release date | 22 October 2010 (11 years ago) | |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $239 | |
| Current price | $159 (0. 7x MSRP) |
of 49999 (A100 SXM4) |
Value for money
To get the index we compare the characteristics of video cards and their relative prices.
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Technical specs
Radeon HD 6870’s general performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of Radeon HD 6870’s performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1120 | of 18432 (AD102) |
| Boost clock speed | 900 MHz | of 2903 (Radeon Pro W6600) |
| Number of transistors | 1,700 million | of 14400 (GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile) |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | of 4 (GeForce RTX 4080 Ti) |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 151 Watt | of 900 (Tesla S2050) |
| Texture fill rate | 50. 40 |
of 939.8 (h200 SXM5) |
| Floating-point performance | 2,016.0 gflops | of 16384 (Radeon Pro Duo) |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Information on Radeon HD 6870’s compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it’s interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Bus support | PCIe 2.0 x16 | |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | |
| Length | 220 mm | |
| Width | 2-slot | |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Memory
Parameters of memory installed on Radeon HD 6870: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth.
Note that GPUs integrated into processors don’t have dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | of 128 (Radeon Instinct MI250X) |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | of 8192 (Radeon Instinct MI250X) |
| Memory clock speed | 1050 MHz | of 21000 (GeForce RTX 3090 Ti) |
| Memory bandwidth | 134.4 GB/s | of 14400 (Radeon R7 M260) |
| Shared memory | — |
Video outputs and ports
Types and number of video connectors present on Radeon HD 6870. As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference video cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | |
| Eyefinity | 1 | |
| HDMI | + | |
| DisplayPort support | — |
Technologies
Technological solutions and APIs supported by Radeon HD 6870.
You’ll probably need this information if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| AppAcceleration | — | |
| CrossFire | 1 | |
| Enduro | — | |
| HD3D | — | |
| PowerTune | — | |
| TrueAudio | — | |
| ZeroCore | — |
API support
APIs supported by Radeon HD 6870, sometimes including their particular versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 11 | |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | of 4.6 (GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile) |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | |
| Mantle | — |
Benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance of Radeon HD 6870.
Note that overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.
Overall score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
HD 6870
7.53
- Passmark
- 3DMark Vantage Performance
- 3DMark 11 Performance GPU
- 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
- 3DMark Fire Strike Score
- 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Passmark
This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Benchmark coverage: 26%
HD 6870
2214
3DMark Vantage Performance
3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280×1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
HD 6870
17773
3DMark 11 Performance GPU
3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280×720 resolution, are relatively taxing.
Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
HD 6870
4218
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280×720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
HD 6870
26437
3DMark Fire Strike Score
Benchmark coverage: 14%
HD 6870
3002
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature seemingly made of lava.
Using 1920×1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic enough graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
HD 6870
3141
Mining hashrates
Cryptocurrency mining performance of Radeon HD 6870. Usually measured in megahashes per second.
| Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) | 213 Mh/s |
Game benchmarks
Let’s see how good Radeon HD 6870 is for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in frames per second. Comparisons with game system requirements are included, but remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect reality inaccurately.
Average FPS
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular modern games across different resolutions:
| 900p | 57 | |
| Full HD | 63 | |
| 1200p | 39 |
Popular games
- Full HD
Low Preset - Full HD
Medium Preset - Full HD
High Preset - Full HD
Ultra Preset - 1440p
High Preset - 1440p
Ultra Preset - 4K
High Preset - 4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9 |
| Assassin’s Creed Odyssey | 8−9 | |
| Assassin’s Creed Valhalla | 8−9 | |
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9 | |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9 | |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 8−9 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9 | |
| Hitman 3 | 8−9 | |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9 | |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9 | |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8−9 | |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 8−9 |
| Assassin’s Creed Odyssey | 8−9 | |
| Assassin’s Creed Valhalla | 8−9 | |
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9 | |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9 | |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 8−9 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9 | |
| Hitman 3 | 8−9 | |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9 | |
| Metro Exodus | 8−9 | |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9 | |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8−9 | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9 | |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 8−9 |
| Assassin’s Creed Odyssey | 8−9 | |
| Assassin’s Creed Valhalla | 8−9 | |
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9 | |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 8−9 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9 | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9 | |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 8−9 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9 | |
| Hitman 3 | 8−9 | |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9 | |
| Metro Exodus | 8−9 | |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9 | |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8−9 |
| Assassin’s Creed Odyssey | 8−9 | |
| Assassin’s Creed Valhalla | 8−9 | |
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9 | |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 8−9 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9 | |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 8−9 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9 | |
| Hitman 3 | 8−9 | |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9 | |
| Metro Exodus | 8−9 | |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9 | |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8−9 | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9 |
| Assassin’s Creed Odyssey | 8−9 | |
| Assassin’s Creed Valhalla | 8−9 | |
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9 | |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 8−9 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9 | |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 8−9 |
Relative perfomance
Overall Radeon HD 6870 performance compared to nearest competitors among desktop video cards.
AMD Radeon R7 250X
102.52
ATI Radeon HD 5870
102.39
ATI Radeon HD 5970
101.33
AMD Radeon HD 6870
100
AMD Radeon HD 7770
98.94
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11
96.02
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 SE
90.7
NVIDIA equivalent
The nearest Radeon HD 6870’s NVIDIA equivalent is GeForce GTX 460, which is faster by 3% and higher by 11 positions in our rating.
GeForce GTX
460
Compare
Here are some closest NVIDIA rivals to Radeon HD 6870:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960A
108.
9
NVIDIA P106-090
108.5
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
103.45
AMD Radeon HD 6870
100
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 SE
90.7
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2
89.91
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE
88.84
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Recommended processors
These processors are most commonly used with Radeon HD 6870 according to our statistics.
FX
6300
2.7%
Core i5
2400
2.2%
Phenom II
X4 955 (95W)
2.1%
Athlon II
X4 640
1.7%
Core i5
3470
1.7%
FX
4300
1.7%
Core i5
2500K
1.7%
Core 2
Quad Q6600
1.
7%
Core i5
2500
1.6%
Core i7
2600
1.4%
User rating
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GPU Compare | Graphics Card Comparison
The Radeon HD 6870 will run 76% of the top 10,000 PC games. It will also run 45% of these games at the recommended or best experience levels.
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AMD - Generation
- 12 generations old
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High Performance - Dedicated RAM
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0 GB - DirectX
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11 - Rank
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74th percentile of AMD GPUs - Rank in Power
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134th of AMD GPUs - Rank in Popularity
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325th of AMD GPUs
Can the Radeon HD 6870 run the Top PC games? You can see a GPU comparison by choosing another video card. How many games can your GPU run?
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Cyberpunk 2077 |
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Grand Theft Auto V |
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FIFA 23 |
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VALORANT |
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Call of Duty: Warzone |
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Elden Ring |
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Need for Speed Heat |
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Red Dead Redemption 2 |
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Fortnite |
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Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered |
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Minecraft |
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God of War |
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II |
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FIFA 22 |
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League of Legends |
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Apex Legends |
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Genshin Impact |
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive |
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Forza Horizon 5 |
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ARK: Survival Evolved |
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The Sims 4 |
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Assassin’s Creed Valhalla |
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |
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PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS |
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Overwatch 2 |
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| 26 |
Phasmophobia |
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Far Cry 6 |
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| 28 |
Battlefield 2042 |
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| 29 |
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey |
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| 30 |
Assassin’s Creed: Origins |
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| 31 |
Grounded |
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| 32 |
Dying Light 2 Stay Human |
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Overwatch |
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Battlefield 1 |
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| 35 |
Rust |
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Grand Theft Auto IV |
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Forza Horizon 4 |
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| 38 |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare |
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Call of Duty: WW2 |
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World War 3 |
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Destiny 2 |
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Assassin’s Creed Unity |
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Call of Duty: Black Ops II |
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GTA 5 Thor Mod |
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| 45 |
Slime Rancher 2 |
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Hogwarts Legacy |
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Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege |
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| 48 |
Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag |
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Batman: Arkham Knight |
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| 50 |
Kena: Bridge of Spirits |
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| 51 |
Fallout 4 |
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Fortnite: Battle Royale |
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| 53 |
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim |
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Valheim |
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| 55 |
Rocket League |
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| 56 |
Far Cry 3 |
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| 57 |
Mortal Kombat 11 |
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| 58 |
Battlefield 5 |
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| 59 |
Battlefield 4 |
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| 60 |
Dota 2 |
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| 61 |
Escape from Tarkov |
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| 62 |
Sea of Thieves |
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| 63 |
WARZONE |
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| 64 |
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 |
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| 65 |
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout |
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| 66 |
Call of Duty: Black Ops III |
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| 67 |
Assassin’s Creed Syndicate |
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| 68 |
Middle-earth: Shadow of War |
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| 69 |
Euro Truck Simulator 2 |
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| 70 |
Assassin’s Creed II |
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| 71 |
Far Cry 5 |
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| 72 |
Dark Souls 3 |
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Far Cry 4 |
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| 74 |
World of Warcraft |
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| 75 |
GTA 5 Premium Online Edition |
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Hearts of Iron IV |
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| 77 |
PUBG Lite |
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| 78 |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 |
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| 79 |
eFootball 2022 |
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| 80 |
Batman: Arkham City |
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Dying Light |
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Monster Hunter: World |
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The Forest |
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| 84 |
FIFA 17 |
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| 85 |
Skyrim Special Edition |
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| 86 |
CS:GO — Operation Riptide |
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| 87 |
FIFA 19 |
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Assassin’s Creed III |
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| 89 |
Roblox |
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| 90 |
FIFA 18 |
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Lost Ark |
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SEKIRO: SHADOWS DIE TWICE |
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 |
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BONEWORKS |
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Watch Dogs 2 |
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Forza Horizon 3 |
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Assassin’s Creed Rogue |
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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas |
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FIFA 15 |
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| 100 |
Age of Empires 4 |
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AMD
NVIDIA
Intel
| Rank | GPU |
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AMD Radeon HD 6870 review
32points
AMD Radeon HD 6870
AMD Radeon HD 6870
Why is AMD Radeon HD 6870 better than the average?
- Thermal Design Power (TDP)?
151Wvs191.
49W - Power consumption while under peak load?
277Wvs323.6W - DVI outputs?
2vs0.79 - Width?
220mmvs256.02mm - Mini DisplayPort outputs?
2vs0.02 - Height?
96mmvs122.3mm
Which are the most popular comparisons?
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Performance
1.
GPU clock speed
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The graphics processing unit (GPU) has a higher clock speed.
2.GPU turbo
900MHz
When the GPU is running below its limitations, it can boost to a higher clock speed in order to give increased performance.
3.pixel rate
28.8 GPixel/s
The number of pixels that can be rendered to the screen every second.
4.floating-point performance
2.02 TFLOPS
Floating-point performance is a measurement of the raw processing power of the GPU.
5.texture rate
50.4 GTexels/s
The number of textured pixels that can be rendered to the screen every second.
6.GPU memory speed
1050MHz
The memory clock speed is one aspect that determines the memory bandwidth.
7.shading units
Shading units (or stream processors) are small processors within the graphics card that are responsible for processing different aspects of the image.
8.texture mapping units (TMUs)
TMUs take textures and map them to the geometry of a 3D scene. More TMUs will typically mean that texture information is processed faster.
9.render output units (ROPs)
The ROPs are responsible for some of the final steps of the rendering process, writing the final pixel data to memory and carrying out other tasks such as anti-aliasing to improve the look of graphics.
Memory
1.effective memory speed
4200MHz
The effective memory clock speed is calculated from the size and data rate of the memory. Higher clock speeds can give increased performance in games and other apps.
2.maximum memory bandwidth
134GB/s
This is the maximum rate that data can be read from or stored into memory.
3.VRAM
VRAM (video RAM) is the dedicated memory of a graphics card.
More VRAM generally allows you to run games at higher settings, especially for things like texture resolution.
4.memory bus width
256bit
A wider bus width means that it can carry more data per cycle. It is an important factor of memory performance, and therefore the general performance of the graphics card.
5.version of GDDR memory
Newer versions of GDDR memory offer improvements such as higher transfer rates that give increased performance.
6.Supports ECC memory
✖AMD Radeon HD 6870
Error-correcting code memory can detect and correct data corruption. It is used when is it essential to avoid corruption, such as scientific computing or when running a server.
Features
1.DirectX version
DirectX is used in games, with newer versions supporting better graphics.
2.OpenGL version
OpenGL is used in games, with newer versions supporting better graphics.
3.OpenCL version
Some apps use OpenCL to apply the power of the graphics processing unit (GPU) for non-graphical computing. Newer versions introduce more functionality and better performance.
4.Supports multi-display technology
✔AMD Radeon HD 6870
The graphics card supports multi-display technology. This allows you to configure multiple monitors in order to create a more immersive gaming experience, such as having a wider field of view.
5.load GPU temperature
A lower load temperature means that the card produces less heat and its cooling system performs better.
6.supports ray tracing
✖AMD Radeon HD 6870
Ray tracing is an advanced light rendering technique that provides more realistic lighting, shadows, and reflections in games.
7.Supports 3D
✔AMD Radeon HD 6870
Allows you to view in 3D (if you have a 3D display and glasses).
8.supports DLSS
✖AMD Radeon HD 6870
DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) is an upscaling technology powered by AI. It allows the graphics card to render games at a lower resolution and upscale them to a higher resolution with near-native visual quality and increased performance. DLSS is only available on select games.
9.PassMark (G3D) result
This benchmark measures the graphics performance of a video card. Source: PassMark.
Ports
1.has an HDMI output
✔AMD Radeon HD 6870
Devices with a HDMI or mini HDMI port can transfer high definition video and audio to a display.
2.HDMI ports
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More HDMI ports mean that you can simultaneously connect numerous devices, such as video game consoles and set-top boxes.
3.HDMI version
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Newer versions of HDMI support higher bandwidth, which allows for higher resolutions and frame rates.
4.DisplayPort outputs
Allows you to connect to a display using DisplayPort.
5.DVI outputs
Allows you to connect to a display using DVI.
6.mini DisplayPort outputs
Allows you to connect to a display using mini-DisplayPort.
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AMD Radeon HD 6870 Graphics Card
AMD’s new Radeon HD 6870 is not a revolutionary game-changer, but with enhancements in efficiency and performance as well as extra display features, these video cards based on the new Barts core offer a lot of value in the competitive $250 bracket.
November 7, 2010 by Lawrence Lee
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AMD Radeon HD 6870 |
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Manufacturer |
AMD |
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Street Price |
~US$240 |
Cloudy skies, bare trees, scarf-clad pedestrians, and slight dustings of frost on front lawns in the early morning can only mean one of two things: the onset of winter or the release of a new line of ATI graphics cards.
Alas this year, there will be no new ATI card eating up your hard earned cash or miraculously appearing in a well-wrapped box underneath the Christmas tree. ATI is dead, done, no more. But relax, the new Radeons you’ve been waiting for are here and ready to keep you away from your loved ones during those long cold nights, they just now have a slightly different name. Noobs will continue to be fragged, characters will level up, and neglected spouses will hear the familiar placation “one more turn” (translation: see you in the morning).
This year ATI becomes AMD, a symbolic transition perhaps, but an end of an era nevertheless, and the start of a new one celebrated with a major press event for the 6800 series graphics card launch last month, as SPCR Editor Mike Chin documented. With the eagerly anticipated APU (accelerated processing unit, the fusion of the GPU and CPU on a single chip) on the horizon, ATI no longer simply compliments AMD with chipsets and integrated/discrete graphics.
They are really one and the same now; it only makes sense for the company to have a single brand. However, they will have to live with the short-term pain of confused lay folk unsure about the compatibility of AMD graphics cards with their Intel-based systems.
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The Barts core of the HD 6000 series doesn’t boast any revolutionary performance leaps over the HD 5000 line’s Cypress core, at least not with the first wave of cards. Shortly after AMD’s HD 5000 series supply fiasco, Nvidia came back from their long desktop graphics hiatus with GPUs with the new GF100 core. Of the cards nVidia released, the one that really hit it out of the park was the GTX 460, a US$200 card that easily offered the best value in that price range. With street prices of about US$180 and US$250 respectively, the new HD 6850 and 6870 cards are AMD’s weapons to reclaim the midrange market.
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Despite what the name suggests, the HD 6870 is not meant to be an upgrade for the HD 5870, but rather the HD 5850, with both cards currently retailing close to US$240. While we don’t approve of misleading naming schemes, Nvidia has done much worse in the past, rebranding old GPUs with new, higher model numbers several times. Without getting technical, the main difference between Cypress and Barts is that the architecture has been rearranged to make it more efficient. So while the hardware specifications seem to be in the HD 5850’s favor, under the hood the HD 6870 is doing more work with what it’s got. Barts has a smaller die size, making it more energy efficient, and cheaper to produce, which means AMD can deliver better performance without sacrificing price or power consumption… or margins.
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Performance aside, there are a few things Barts can do that Cypress cannot. It has an updated version of UVD (universal video decoder) that supports MVC encoding, allowing the dual video streams required for stereoscopic 3D output. This coupled with an HDMI 1.4a connector gives the HD 6850/6870 the ability to play both games and Blu-ray movies in 3D. Almost as an afterthought, they’ve thrown in hardware acceleration for the DIVX/XVID codecs which is odd given it has been around for about 10 years and can be decoded via software without issue even on relatively slow machines.
In addition, AMD’s Eyefinity multi-display technology has become even stronger. The 6850 and 6870 ship with a pair of Mini DisplayPort 1.2 connectors that can drive up to three monitors each, giving users the option of running six independent displays with a single card. Soon, there will be monitors with DisplayPort input and output, meaning you can daisy-chain them together.
Inn the meantime a separate hub is required as a go-between for the extra displays. Unfortunately like the previous generation of cards, you cannot run three monitors through HDMI/DVI alone; at least one must be connected via a DisplayPort, so most users will still need adapters.
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| Interface | PCI-E 2.1 16x |
| Fabrication Process | 40 nm |
| Transistor Count | 1700 million |
| Die Size | 255 mm2 |
| Core Clock Speed | 900 MHz |
| Memory Clock Speed | 1050 MHz |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| Memory Size | 1024 MB |
| Memory Bandwidth | 134. 4 Gbps |
| SIMD Engines | 14 |
| Stream Processors | 1120 |
| Texture Units | 56 |
| Color ROP Units | 32 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 134.4 Gbps |
| Idle TDP | 19W |
| Max TDP | 151W |
| Additional Features | DirectX 11, DirectCompute 11, OpenCL, Eyefinity, Shader Model 5.0, Open GL 3.2, UVD 3, Mini DisplayPort 1. 2, HDMI 1.4a |
PHYSICAL DETAILS
The Radeon HD 6870 is a dual slot graphics card with a length of 24.8 cm (9.8″), making it slightly longer than the width of a standard ATX motherboard. Like the reference HD 5850/5870, the 6870’s reference design includes a box style heatsink with a blower fan pushing air over the heatsink and out the back.
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TEST METHODOLOGY
Our test procedure is an in-system test, designed to:
1. Determine whether the cooler is adequate for use in a low-noise system.
By adequately cooled, we mean cooled well enough that no misbehavior
related to thermal overload is exhibited. Thermal misbehavior in a graphics
card can show up in a variety of ways, including:
- Sudden system shutdown, reboot without warning, or loss of display signal
- Jaggies and other visual artifacts on the screen.
- Motion slowing and/or screen freezing.
Any of these misbehaviors are annoying at best and dangerous at worst —
dangerous to the health and lifespan of the graphics card, and sometimes to
the system OS.
2. Estimate the card’s power consumption. This is a good indicator of how efficient
the card is and will have an effect on how hot the stock cooler becomes due
to power lost in the form of heat.
The lower the better.
Test Platform
- AMD Athlon II X3 435 Rana core processor. Official TDP of 95W.
- Gigabyte GA-MA785GPMT-UD2H motherboard – 785G chipset with integrated HD 4200 graphics.
- Scythe Ninja 3
heatsink with a Scythe
Slip Stream 500RPM 120mm fan. - Corsair
XMS3 memory 2x1GB, DDR3-1333 - WD SiliconEdge Blue
64 GB solid state drive - Seasonic S12-600
ATX12V v2.0 power supply, modified with a Scythe
Slip Stream 800RPM 120mm fan @ 5V. - Antec P180B case,
modified.
- Nexus 120mm
fan connected to a variable fan speed controller. - Microsoft
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit operating system - ATI
Catalyst 10.10 graphics driver
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Measurement and Analysis Tools
- CPUBurn
processor stress software. - FurMark
stability test to stress the GPU. - GPU-Z to
monitor GPU temperatures and fan speeds. - Cyberlink
PowerDVD to play H.264/VC-1 video. - Media Player
Classic – Home Cinema (with CoreAVC
if necessary) to play x264/MKV video - Seasonic
Power Angel AC power meter, used to measure the power consumption
of the system - A custom-built variable fan speed controller to power the system
fan - PC-based spectrum analyzer
— SpectraPlus with ACO Pacific mic and M-Audio digital
audio interfaces. - Anechoic chamber
with ambient level of 11 dBA or lower
Estimating DC Power
The following power efficiency figures were obtained for the
Seasonic S12-600
used in our test system:
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DC Output (W) |
65. |
89.7 |
148.7 |
198.5 |
249.5 |
300.2 |
400 |
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AC Input (W) |
87.0 |
115.0 |
183.1 |
242.1 |
305.0 |
370.2 |
500 |
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Efficiency |
75.1% |
78.0% |
81.2% |
82.0% |
81.8% |
81.1% |
80% |
3This data is enough to give us a very good estimate of DC demand in our
test system. We extrapolate the DC power output from the measured AC power
input based on this data. We won’t go through the math; it’s easy enough
to figure out for yourself if you really want to.
H.264/VC-1 Test Clips
H.
264 and VC-1 are codecs commonly used in high definition movie videos
on the web (like Quicktime movie trailers and the like) and also in Blu-ray
discs. To play these clips, we use Cyberlink PowerDVD.
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1080p | 24fps | ~10mbps |
1080p H.264: |
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1080p | 24fps | ~8mbps |
WMV-HD: |
x264/MKV Video Test Clip
MKV (Matroska) is a very popular online multimedia container
used for high definition content, usually using x264 (a free, open source
H.
264 encoder) for video. The clip was taken from a full length movie;
the most demanding one minute portion was used. We use Media Player Classic
Home – Cinema to play it as its default settings allow it to use DXVA
(DirectX Video Acceleration) by default.
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Testing Procedures
Our first test involves recording the system power consumption using a Seasonic
Power Angel as well as CPU and GPU temperatures using SpeedFan and GPU-Z during
different states: Idle, under load with CPUBurn running to stress the processor,
and CPUBurn plus FurMark running to stress both the CPU and GPU simultaneously.
This last state is an extremely stressful, worst case scenario test which generates
more heat and higher power consumption than can be produced by a modern video
game. If it can survive this torture in our low airflow system, it should be
able to function nominally in the majority of PCs.
If the heatsink has a fan, the load state tests are repeated at various fan
speeds (if applicable) while the system case fan is left at its lowest setting
of 7V. If the card utilizes a passive cooler, the system fan is varied instead
to study the effect of system airflow on the heatsink’s performance. System
noise measurements are made at each fan speed.
Our second test procedure is to run the system through a video test suite featuring
a variety of high definition clips. During playback, a CPU usage graph is created
by the Windows Task Manger for analysis to determine the average CPU usage.
High CPU usage is indicative of poor video decoding ability.
If the video (and/or
audio) skips or freezes, we conclude the GPU (in conjunction with the processor)
is inadequate to decompress the clip properly. Power consumption during playback
of high definition video is also recorded.
TEST RESULTS
Our test system has been upgraded since our last video card review, now featuring an Athlon II X3 processor and a Scythe Ninja 3 heatsink. Our previous Pentium D based system seemed out of date and the CPU temperature sensor was never very accurate (it would go insane after being placed on load for an extended period of time). The 785G board we chose also gives us southbridge temperature readings. These changes give us a more realistic testing environment and allows us to more accurately monitor the effect a graphics card/cooler has on CPU/system temperatures.
BASELINE, with Integrated Graphics: First, here are the results of
our baseline results of the system with just its integrated graphics, without
a discrete video card.
We’ll also need the power consumption reading during
CPUBurn to estimate the actual power draw of discrete card later.
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Idle |
CPUBurn |
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33°C |
51°C |
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33°C |
41°C |
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13 dBA |
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System Power (AC) |
52W |
140W |
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111W |
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Idle |
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CPUBurn + FurMark |
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32°C |
54°C |
60°C |
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37°C |
43°C |
49°C |
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GPU Core Temp |
44°C |
46°C |
90°C |
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GPU VRM Temp |
40°C |
45°C |
81°C |
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1060 RPM |
1210 RPM |
2950 RPM |
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15 dBA |
15~16 dBA |
34 dBA |
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71W |
161W |
336W |
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unknown |
129W |
274W |
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)At idle, the reference HD 6870 is impressive. Our test system measured only 15 dBA@1m (2 dB higher than the same machine running on integrated graphics) and sounded quite smooth with no hint of whine, though we could hear a slight rattle at close proximity with the side panel removed. Temperatures were fairly low all around, and the power draw at the wall was just 71W. With CPUBurn stressing all the CPU cores, the southbridge temperature was 2°C hotter than when it was running on integrated graphics, and GPU temperatures increased only slightly compared to idle.
When FurMark was added the equation, GPU temperatures skyrocketed and the GPU fan speed followed suit, eventually settling at just under 3000 RPM resulting in a measured noise level of 34 dBA@1m.
This is quite loud by out standards. On the positive side, the character of the noise was generally broadband, sounding similar to white noise or static. The VRM temperature on the card measured 81°C which is very low compared to previous cards we’ve tested, and the GPU core stabilized at 90°C — acceptable, but a bit on the high side. The extra heat generated by the card also put more thermal stress on the rest of the system, heating up both the southbridge and CPU by an additional 6°C.
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ATI HD 4870 |
13 dBA |
66°C |
22 dBA |
87°C |
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HIS HD 4890 Turbo |
16 dBA |
61°C |
30~31 dBA |
83°C |
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HIS HD 5870 Turbo |
18 dBA |
40°C |
34 dBA |
88°C |
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15 dBA |
45°C |
34 dBA |
90°C |
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The 6870’s reference cooler was noticeably quieter compared to previous cards we’ve tested.
On load however, the fan had to work like a dog, bringing the overall noise level well past 30 dBA@1m whilst keeping the GPU temperature at a balmy 90°C. Like the HIS 4890 and 5870, the 6870 is a prime candidate for improved cooling with an aftermarket hetainsk/fan.
BIOS Fan Settings
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BIOS level fan control keeps the fan at the minimum allowed speed (22%) until the GPU core temperature hits 55°C at which point the fan speed increases linearly topping out at 102°C. For more customized control, we found that MSI’s Afterburner utility works well with the 6870, though we don’t think running the fan any slower at load is advisable.
POWER
The power consumption of an add-on video card can be estimated by comparing
the total system power draw with and without the card installed.
Our results
were derived thus:
1. Power consumption of the graphics card at idle – When CPUBurn is
run on a system, the video card is not stressed at all and stays idle.
This is true whether the video card is integrated or an add-on PCIe 16X device.
Hence, when the power consumption of the base system under CPUBurn is subtracted
from the power consumption of the same test with the graphics card installed,
we obtain the increase in idle power of the add-on card over the
integrated graphics chip.2. Power consumption of the graphics card under load – The power draw
of the system is measured with the add-on video card, with CPUBurn and FurMark
running simultaneously. Then the power of the baseline system (with integrated
graphics) running just CPUBurn is subtracted. The difference is the load power
of the add-on card. Any load on the CPU from FurMark
should not skew the results, since the CPU was running at full load in both
systems.
Both results are scaled by the efficiency of the power supply (tested
here) to obtain a final estimate of the DC power consumption.
Note: the actual power
of the add-on card cannot be derived using this method because the integrated graphics may draw
some power even when not in use. If we assume our old test system with GMA 950 graphics used 1~2W, we estimate that the integrated HD 4200 graphics chip in our new setup uses 2W more than that, based on tests conducted using a low-end reference card. However, the relative difference between the cards should be accurate.
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55W |
147W |
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HIS HD 4890 Turbo 1GB |
57W |
153W |
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22W |
216W |
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18W |
163W |
By our estimates, the HD 6870 uses 18W when idle, a touch better than the 19W claimed, and a savings of 4W compared to the factory-overclocked HIS HD 5870 Turbo.
This may be because of the core/memory speeds, which according to GPU-Z, are only 100/80 MHz when idle. On load the 6870 uses 53W less than the HIS HD 5870 Turbo, a substantial improvement that should make cooling the 6870 a much easier task.
VIDEO PLAYBACK
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Rush Hour |
10% |
+40W |
12% |
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Coral Reef |
12% |
+41W |
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Though UVD 3 adds a few features to the 6870 in terms of video playback, the H.
264 and VC-1 acceleration remains the same as it was in UVD 2. As a result, the average CPU usage of our test system was similar during H.264/VC-1 playback whether we used the 6870 or the older 5870. The 6870 gave us a small power savings but this is likely due to its lower idle power.
MP3 SOUND RECORDINGS
These recordings were made with a high
resolution, lab quality, digital recording system inside SPCR’s
own 11 dBA ambient anechoic chamber, then converted to LAME 128kbps
encoded MP3s. We’ve listened long and hard to ensure there is no audible degradation
from the original WAV files to these MP3s. They represent a quick snapshot of
what we heard during the review.
These recordings are intended to give you an idea of how the product sounds
in actual use — one meter is a reasonable typical distance between a computer
or computer component and your ear. The recording contains stretches of ambient
noise that you can use to judge the relative loudness of the subject.
Be aware
that very quiet subjects may not be audible — if we couldn’t hear it from
one meter, chances are we couldn’t record it either!
The recording starts with 5~10 seconds of room ambiance, followed by 5~10 seconds
of the VGA test system without a video card installed, and then the actual product’s
noise at various levels. For the most realistic results, set the volume
so that the starting ambient level is just barely audible, then don’t change
the volume setting again.
- VGA test system
with AMD Radeon HD 6870 1GB at one meter
— idle (1060 RPM, 15 dBA@1m)
— load (2950 RPM, 34 dBA@1m)
FINAL THOUGHTS
Gaming: Please check out gaming-oriented reviews of the HD 6870 at sites
like like HardwareCanucks,
The Tech Report, and
AnandTech. The general
consensus is that the HD 6870 performs somewhere in-between the HD 5850 and HD 5870 and is a much more energy efficient alternative to Nvidia’s GTX 470 It is optimal for gaming at resolutions of 1920×1080/1200 with extra image quality features enabled.
Power Consumption: By our estimates, the Radeon HD 6870 uses about 18W
when idle, a 4W improvement over the overclocked HIS HD 5870 we reviewed earlier this year, and an excellent result for a graphics card of its caliber. When stressed to the theoretical limit with FurMark, the card consumed approximately 163W, a significant 50W+ savings over the aforementioned 5870.
Cooling: The reference cooler attached to our HD 6870 sample was very quiet when idle, measuring 15 dBA@1m in our test system, only a few dB higher than our anechoic chamber’s noise floor. Like most high performance cards, it runs hot and loud on full load. If you only care about the noise level of the card when it’s sitting idle, you can stick with the stock cooler. Otherwise it is a perfect candidate for an aftermarket heatsink like the GELID Icy Vision, now in its second revision with HD 6850 and 6870 compatibility. The GPU core has been shifted away from the back panel so some older coolers that don’t fit on the HD 5850 will work, though they may not be able to handle the heat output.
The HD 6870 is an upgrade over the HD 5850, bringing to the table a nice performance bump but without using nearly as much power as the 5870. No, it isn’t quite as fast the 5870, but it uses approximately 50W less on load, and is about US$100 cheaper. Solid performance, well priced, and energy efficient, we feel it is the best overall choice at the US$240~250 mark. The 6000 series also offers a few extra niceties like stereoscopic 3D output and the potential for six displays running off a single card with DisplayPort. DP has not been fully embraced by display manufacturers yet, but HDMI adoption did not happen overnight, either; it will come. For now, this means extra costs in adapters past on to end-users, but it is still preferable to what Nvidia requires — a pair of cards in SLI or a dual GPU card to drive just three displays. Usable and practical benefits, excellent performance for money, and improved energy efficiency spell out the new AMD Radeon 6870’s formidable strengths.
Our thanks to AMD for the Radeon HD 6870 sample.
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- Launching with AMD Radeon™ 6800 Series GPUs
HD 6800 Features and Benefits
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Microsoft® DirectX® 11 Support
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AMD Eyefinity Technology
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Enjoy the ultimate immersive gaming experience with AMD’s Eyefinity multi-display capabilities
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AMD Advanced Parallel Processing technology
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Accelerate the most demanding applications for improved performance
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Advanced GDDR5 Memory Technology
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Delivers more speed and higher bandwidth
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AMD CrossFireX™ Technology
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Increase your gaming performance with AMD CrossFireX™ Technology
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3rd Generation TeraScale Engine
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Provides increased processing power for the latest games and accelerated applications
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40nm Process Technology
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Provides enhanced processor performance while using less power and better transistor efficiency than previous generation technology
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Accelerated Video Transcoding
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Helps improve video transcoding performance
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Display Flexibility
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More flexibility with maximum connectivity for the latest display technologies
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HDMI 1.
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Helps ensure you get the full Blu-ray and PVR experience from your PC
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Dolly®TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio Support
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Get a fully immersive high-definition audio experience with the latest Blu-ray movies
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AMD PowerPlay™ Technology
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Power draw scales according to activity so when GPU activity is low, the power draw is minimal
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Enhanced Unified Video Decoder (UVD) 3
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Watch the hottest Blu-ray movies, online video and other HD content beyond 1080p with low power and low noise with GPU acceleration and enhanced Unified Video Decoder (UVD) 3 features
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The Power of HIS
The Excalibur, once owned by the invincible King Arthur, denotes the leader’s mighty kingship with its mystical power and fascinating beauty and brings him triumph battle after battle.
Now HIS raises this sword again for gamers.
The Legend reborn… Prepare to conquer the gaming world!
HIS PRODUCTS ADVANTAGE
- HIS delivers Faster, Cooler, Quieter plus the best quality product!
- Professional customer service and technical support
What’s in the box
- HIS Graphics Card
- CrossFireXTM Bridge
- 2x Power Cable 2x 4pin in, 6 pin out
- DVI-VGA Adapter
- Install CD with Multilingual User Guide
- Quick Installation Guide
- HIS Power Up Label
| Model Name | HIS 6870 Fan 1GB GDDR5 PCI-E HDMI/2xDVI/2xMini DP |
| Chipset | Radeon HD 6870 PCIe Series |
| ASIC | RadeonTM HD 6870 GPU |
Manu. Process (Micron) |
40nm |
| Memory Size (MB) | 1024 |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| Engine CLK (MHz) | 900Mhz |
| Memory CLK (Gbps) | 4.2Gbps |
| Memory Interface (bit) | 256 |
| Power Supply Requirement | 500 Watt or greater power |
| Max. Resolution | 2560*1600 |
| Bus Interface | PCI Express x16 |
| Mini Display Port | Yes |
| HDMI | Yes |
| DVI | Upper Single-link DVI-D + Bottom Dual-link DVI-I |
| VGA | No |
HD 6870 System Requirement
- PCI Express ® based PC is required with one X16 lane graphics slot with 2 slots space available on the motherboard
- 500 Watt or greater power supply with two 75W 6-pin PCI Express® power connectors recommended (600 Watt and four 6-pin connectors for AMD CrossFireX™ technology in dual mode)
- Certified power supplies are recommended.
Refer to http://ati.amd.com/certifiedPSU for a list of Certified products - Minimum 1GB of system memory
- Installation software requires CD-ROM drive, a keyboard, a mouse, and a display
- DVD playback requires DVD drive and a DVD
- Blu-ray™ playback requires Blu-ray drive and a Blu-ray disc
- For an AMD CrossFireX™ system, a second AMD Radeon™ HD 6800 Series Graphics card, an AMD CrossFireX™ Ready motherboard and one AMD CrossFireX™ Bridge Interconnect cable is required
April 8th, 2013 at 02:10 am By waleed ahmed
His radeon hd 6870 is really a great performance card i had just baught it yesterday giving 60 fps in resident evil6
June 5th, 2012 at 07:34 am By Jay Stankiewicz
Hi everyone. I got to say it is my first ATI Radeon and I got to admit that it is very affordable quality graphics card. I recommend HIS cos its working fine without problems since sep 2010.
highly recommended. got it of jeksell
August 12th, 2011 at 10:40 am By James
I loved this card even before i opened the box (the picture is so awesome). Second of all, the card performs exceptionally in games, videos, eyefinity, and everything else. Also the card was extremely affordable.
March 7th, 2011 at 12:42 pm By MADDOG
Very nices card.plays all my games great.Have card clocked at 950 core & 1175 mem.Fan at 45%. No load 33c under load 55c give or take a c or 2.Running on my 47in. lg tv 1080P.Looks better than the 23″ monitor. VERY HAPPY WITH THE HIS HD6870 CARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 22th, 2011 at 09:30 am By Hans hadiranto
HIS radeon HD6870 playing games with Directx 9,10,11 ? it doesn’t matter although the «Green Side» have problem with directx 9 mode, you can play all with very smooth FPS!, I guarantee this card is very worth it for the gamers!
December 3th, 2010 at 05:05 am By WAQAR ALI Quetta Pci
The HIS Radeon HD6870 is king, real h4d real graphic and colors if see there graphics i gaurented that u will buy it so be real gamer powered by AMD+ATI.
Bcz The Future is Fusion.
November 29th, 2010 at 06:57 am By Klaus
If you are an average to intense gamer then you will not be disappointed in the HIS Radeon HD 6870 as every game i threw at it set with max. settings this GPU has perform very well and through HDMI at 1080p was awesome on a 46 inch HDTV.
For the price of this GPU and the features it has you cannot go wrong and i highly recommended the HIS Radeon HD 6870, i am a very satisfied customer with this product. 🙂
November 28th, 2010 at 04:17 am By waqar ali
so cool excellence performance so if u want to become gamer just go with his, and don’t try to buy nvidia gtx480 bullshit card. the gtx480 performance going step by step lazy because heating. By VICKY Quetta.
November 22th, 2010 at 02:52 am By waqar
excellent price+performance and real 3d graphic the radeon hd6870 is best choice for intense gamers, the his is error free brand just buy it with satisfacation.
November 22th, 2010 at 02:45 am By waqar
his is sexiest brand, the hd 6870 is better choice of gtx470, so dont thinking just buy it without worrying
November 9th, 2010 at 11:37 am By Jhapon
HIS is the vga of all vga!!!
October 29th, 2010 at 07:29 pm By Myko
Great card price-performance ratio.
This HIS version came with everything I needed, and even a case badge!
October 29th, 2010 at 07:27 pm By Myko
I bought 2 of these from HIS. One for my friend, and one for me. He decided to get a powercolor 6870 too a second crossfire card. It didn’t come with any connectors, cables, or driver cds! The card even failed on the second day he used it, and he couldn’t get a refund! HIS is the best company to buy graphics cards and accesories. They offer great deals and rebates, in addition to every card looking sleek, and having great cooling!
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Gigabyte Radeon HD 6870 specifications
40nm Technology
Faster clocks, double the transistor density of earlier 40 nm technology. 40nm technology helped make HD6870 series products the most advanced GPUs ever highest clocks speeds, incredible feature integration, full performance and precision all the time, and ability to take advantage of future, higher-speed memories.
Avivo™HD
Avivo™HD could provide vibrant high fidelity, flawlessly smooth next-generation video playback. Avivo™HD technology easily allows your PCs to become digital home media center by its compelling video pipeline design that comprises the latest high definition video hardware acceleration, including H.264 and WMV9.
Catalyst™ Control Center
ATI’s all-new Catalyst Control Center goes far beyond traditional driver configuration software—it’s a feature-rich and stable 3D acceleration control application that puts you in complete command of your ATI visual processing unit (VPU). Catalyst Control Center offers exceptional graphics performance and visual quality for the ultimate in performance, stability, and innovation. Safe GPU overclocking, custom profiles, and assignable hotkeys are just a few of the many new features. You’ll also enjoy frequent updates, reliable customer service, and an interactive user feedback program, all backed by ATI’s technical confidence, industry-leading capability, and uncompromising commitment to creating your ultimate visual experience.
Shader Model 5.0
Shader Model 5.0 adds support for indexed temporaries which can be quite useful for certain tasks.Regular direct temporary access is preferable is most cases. One reason is that indexed temporaries are hard to optimize. The shader optimizer may not be able to identify optimizations across indexed accesses that could otherwise have been detected. Furthermore, indexed temporaries tend to increase register pressure a lot. An ordinary shader that contains for instance a few dozen variables will seldom consume a few dozen temporaries in the end but is likely to be optimized down to a handful depending on what the shader does. This is because the shader optimizer can easily track all variables and reuse registers. This is typically not possible for indexed temporaries, thus the register pressure of the shader may increase dramatically. This could be detrimental to performance as it reduces the hardware’s ability to hide latencies.
Microsoft® DirectX® 11
The power of DirectX® 11 with awesome performance, stunning visual effects, and more dynamic interactivity than ever before.Ensures the best performance and application compatibility for all DirectX® 11 applications. Microsoft® DirectX® 11 games, with stunning 3D graphics and shading effects.
OpenGL 4.1® Optimizations
Ensure top-notch compatibility and performance for all OpenGL 4.1 application.
CrossFireX™
Upgrade to even greater 3D performance quickly and easily thanks to plug-and-play ATI CrossFireX multi-GPU technology
PCI-E 2.1
PCI Express® 2.1 –Now you are ready for the most demanding graphics applications thanks to PCI Express® 2.1 support, which allows up to twice the throughput of current PCI Express® cards. Doubles the bus standard’s bandwidth from 2.5 Gbit/s (PCIe 1.1) to 5 Gbit/sec.
RoHS Compliant
As a citizen of the global village, GIGABYTE exert ourselves to be a pioneer in environment care. Give the whole of Earth a promise that our products do not contain any of the restricted substances in concentrations and applications banned by the RoHS Directive, and are capable of being worked on at the higher temperatures required for lead free solder. One Earth and GIGABYTE Cares!
HDCP Support
High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) is a form of copy protection technology designed to prevent transmission of non-encrypted high-definition content as it travels across DVI or HDMI digital connections.
HDMI Ready
High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is a new interface standard for consumer electronics devices that combines HDCP-protected digital video and audio into a single, consumer-friendly connector.
Windows Vista®
Enjoy powerful graphics performance, improved stability, and an immersive HD gaming experience for Windows Vista. Catalyst™ software is designed for quick setup of graphics, video, and multiple displays, and automatically configures optimal system settings for lifelike DirectX 10 gaming and the visually stunning Windows Aero™ user interface.
Microsoft Window7
Microsoft Windows 7 is the next generation operating system that will mark a dramatic improvement in the way the OS takes advantage of the graphics processing unit (GPU) to provide a more compelling user experience. By taking advangate of the GPU for both graphics and computing, Windows 7 will not only make todays’s PCs more visual and more interactive but also ensure that they have the speed and responsiveness customers want.
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Radeon HD 6870 video card [in 6 benchmarks]
Radeon HD 6870
- PCIe 2.
0 x16 interface
- Core frequency 0
- Video memory size 1024 MB
- Memory type GDDR5
- Memory frequency 1050
- Maximum resolution
Description
AMD started Radeon HD 6870 sales on October 22, 2010 at a suggested price of $239. This is a Terascale 2 architecture desktop card based on 40 nm manufacturing process and primarily aimed at gamers. It has 1 GB of GDDR5 memory at 1.05 GHz, and coupled with a 256-bit interface, this creates a bandwidth of 134.4 Gb / s.
In terms of compatibility, this is a two-slot PCIe 2.0 x16 card. The length of the reference version is 220 mm. The connection requires two 6-pin additional power cables, and the power consumption is 151 watts.
It provides poor performance in tests and games at the level of
7.53%
from the leader, which is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti.
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General information
Information about the type (desktop or laptop) and architecture of Radeon HD 6870, as well as when sales started and cost at that time.
| Performance ranking | 485
FeaturesRadeon HD 6870’s general performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. They indirectly speak about Radeon HD 6870’s performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results. |
Compatibility and dimensions
Information on Radeon HD 6870 compatibility with other computer components. Useful for example when choosing the configuration of a future computer or to upgrade an existing one. For desktop video cards, these are the interface and connection bus (compatibility with the motherboard), the physical dimensions of the video card (compatibility with the motherboard and case), additional power connectors (compatibility with the power supply).
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RAM
Parameters of the memory installed on Radeon HD 6870 — type, size, bus, frequency and bandwidth. For video cards built into the processor that do not have their own memory, a shared part of the RAM is used.
| Memorial type | GDDR5 | Maximum memory volume | 1 GB | of 128 (Radeon MII)0174 |
Video outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on Radeon HD 6870. As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference video cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model.
| Video connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 0011 — | ||
| CrossFire | 1 | |
| Enduro | — | |
| HD3D | — | |
| PowerTune | — | |
| 0174 | ||
| Opencl | 1. |
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| MANTLE | — |
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These are the results of Radeon HD 6870 rendering performance tests in non-gaming benchmarks. The overall score is set from 0 to 100, where 100 corresponds to the fastest video card at the moment.
Overall performance in tests
This is our overall performance rating. We regularly improve our algorithms, but if you find any inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in the comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
HD 6870
7.53
- Passmark
- 3DMark Vantage Performance
- 3DMark 11 Performance GPU
- 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
- 3DMark Fire Strike Score
- 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Passmark
This is a very common benchmark included in the Passmark PerformanceTest package. He gives the card a thorough evaluation, running four separate tests for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11, and 12 (the latter being done at 4K resolution whenever possible), and a few more tests using DirectCompute.
Benchmark coverage: 26%
HD 6870
2214
3DMark Vantage Performance
3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 based benchmark. It loads the graphics card with two scenes, one of which is a girl running away from some kind of military base located in a sea cave, and the other is a space fleet attacking defenseless planet. Support for 3DMark Vantage was discontinued in April 2017 and it is now recommended to use the Time Spy benchmark instead.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
HD 6870
17773
3DMark 11 Performance GPU
3DMark 11 is Futuremark’s legacy DirectX 11 benchmark. He used four tests based on two scenes: one is several submarines exploring a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All tests make extensive use of volumetric lighting and tessellation and, despite being run at 1280×720, are relatively heavy. Support for 3DMark 11 ended in January 2020 and is now being replaced by Time Spy.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
HD 6870
4218
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
Cloud Gate is a legacy DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark used to test home PCs and low-end laptops. It displays several scenes of some strange teleportation device launching spaceships into the unknown at a fixed resolution of 1280×720. As with the Ice Storm benchmark, it was deprecated in January 2020 and 3DMark Night Raid is now recommended instead.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
HD 6870
26437
3DMark Fire Strike Score
Benchmark coverage: 14%
HD 6870
3002
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests showing a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature that appears to be made of lava. Using resolution 1920×1080, Fire Strike shows quite realistic graphics and is quite demanding on hardware.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
HD 6870
3141
Mining hashrates
Radeon HD 6870 performance in cryptocurrency mining. Usually the result is measured in mhash / s — the number of millions of solutions generated by the video card in one second.
| Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) | 213 Mh/s |
Game tests
FPS in popular games on the Radeon HD 6870, as well as compliance with system requirements. Remember that the official requirements of the developers do not always match the data of real tests.
Average FPS
Here are the average FPS values for a large selection of popular games at various resolutions:
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8-9 |
| Assassin’s Creed Odyssey | 8-9 | |
| Assassin’s Creed Valhalla | 8-9 | |
| Battlefield 5 | 8-9 | |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8-9 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8-9 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 8-9 | |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 8-9 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8-9 | |
| Hitman 3 | 8-9 | |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8-9 | |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8-9 | |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8-9 | |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 8-9 |
| Assassin’s Creed Odyssey | 8-9 | |
| Assassin’s Creed Valhalla | 8-9 | |
| Battlefield 5 | 8-9 | |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8-9 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8-9 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 8-9 | |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 8-9 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8-9 | |
| Hitman 3 | 8-9 | |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8-9 | |
| Metro Exodus | 8-9 | |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8-9 | |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8-9 | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8-9 | |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 8-9 |
| Assassin’s Creed Odyssey | 8-9 | |
| Assassin’s Creed Valhalla | 8-9 | |
| Battlefield 5 | 8-9 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8-9 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 8-9 | |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 8-9 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8-9 | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8-9 | |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 8-9 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8-9 | |
| Hitman 3 | 8-9 | |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8-9 | |
| Metro Exodus | 8-9 | |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8-9 | |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8-9 |
| Assassin’s Creed Odyssey | 8-9 | |
| Assassin’s Creed Valhalla | 8-9 | |
| Battlefield 5 | 8-9 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8-9 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 8-9 | |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 8-9 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8-9 | |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 8-9 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8-9 | |
| Hitman 3 | 8-9 | |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8-9 | |
| Metro Exodus | 8-9 | |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8-9 | |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8-9 | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8-9 |
| Assassin’s Creed Odyssey | 8-9 | |
| Assassin’s Creed Valhalla | 8-9 | |
| Battlefield 5 | 8-9 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8-9 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 8-9 | |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 8-9 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8-9 | |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 8-9 |
Relative performance
Overall Radeon HD 6870 performance compared to its nearest desktop counterparts.
AMD Radeon R7 250X
102.52
ATI Radeon HD 5870
102.39
ATI Radeon HD 5970
101.33
AMD Radeon HD 6870
100
AMD Radeon HD 7770
98.94
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11
96.02
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 SE
90.7
Competitor from NVIDIA
We believe that the nearest equivalent to Radeon HD 6870 from NVIDIA is GeForce GTX 460, which is faster by 3% and higher by 11 positions in our rating on average.
GeForce GTX
460
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Here are some of NVIDIA’s closest competitors to the Radeon HD 6870:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960A
108.9
NVIDIA P106-090
108. 5
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
103.45
AMD Radeon HD 6870
100
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 SE
90.7
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2
89.91
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE
88.84
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According to our statistics, these processors are most often used with the Radeon HD 6870.
FX
6300
2.7%
Core i5
2400
2.2%
Phenom II
X4 955 (95W)
2.1%
Athlon II
X4 640
1.7%
Core i5
3470
1.7%
FX
4300
1.7%
Core i5
2500K
1.7%
Core 2
Quad Q6600
1.7%
Core i5
2500
1.6%
Core i7
2600
1. 4%
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features and tests in 26 games and 11 benchmarks
AMD started selling the Radeon HD 6870 on October 21, 2010 for a suggested price of $239. This is a desktop graphics card based on the TeraScale 2 architecture with a 40 nm process technology. It has 1 GB of GDDR5 memory with a frequency of 1050 MHz, a 256-bit bus, which provides a bandwidth of 42 Gb / s.
The card occupies 2 slots, connected via PCIe 2.0 x16 interface. The reference version is 247mm long, 111mm wide and 36mm high. The card requires the connection of two 6-pin auxiliary power cables, the declared maximum power consumption is 151 watts.
Specifications
GPU
- GPU option
- Barts XT (215-0798000)
- Architecture
- TeraScale 2
- Manufacturer
- TSMC
- Process
- 40 nm
- Number of transistors
- 1700 million
- Crystal area
- 255 mm²
Graphic card
- Release date
- October 21, 2010
- Generation
- Northern Islands (HD 6800)
- Predecessor
- Evergreen
- Descendant
- Southern Islands
- Launch price
- $239
- Market price
- $199
- Data bus interface
- PCIe 2.
0 x16
Frequencies
- GPU Clock
- 900 MHz
- Memory frequency
- 1050 MHz
Memory
- Memory capacity
- 1 GB
- Memory type
- GDDR5
- Memory bus
- 256 bit
- Memory speed
- 42 Gb/s
- Memory bandwidth
- 134.4 GB/s
Render Configuration
- Shader Units
- 1120
- Compute modules
- 14
- Texture blocks
- 56
- Raster blocks
- 32
- L1 cache
- 8KB
- L2 cache
- 512 KB
Rated output
- Pixel fill rate
- 28.
80 GP/s
- Texture Fill Rate
- 50.40 GT/s
- Performance FP32
- 2.016 Tflops
Graphics
- DirectX
- 11.2 (11_0)
- OpenGL
- 4.4
- OpenCL
- 1.2
- Shader Model
- 5
Video card design
- Occupied slots
- 2
- Length
- 247 mm
- Width
- 111 mm
- Height
- 36 mm
- Heat Sink Requirements
- 151 W
- Recommended PSU power
- 450W
- Outlets
- 2x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort
- Power supply
- 2x 6-pin
- Board number
- C222
- Maximum temperature
- 86 °C
- Maximum noise
- 59 dB
Game FPS
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
(2020)
Better than AMD Radeon RX 550, but worse than AMD Radeon R9 M270X.
|
1920×1080 / Ultra / 9.6 |
2560×1440 / Ultra / 8.4 |
3840×2160 / Ultra / 5.7 |
Valorant
(2020)
Better than AMD Radeon RX 550, but worse than AMD Radeon R9 M270X.
|
1920×1080 / Ultra / 42.3 |
2560×1440 / Ultra / 34.6 |
3840×2160 / Ultra / 30. |
Death Stranding
(2020)
Better than AMD Radeon RX 550, but worse than AMD Radeon R9 M270X.
|
1920×1080 / Ultra / 19.1 |
2560×1440 / Ultra / 14.9 |
3840×2160 / Ultra / 9.0 |
Cyberpunk 2077
(2020)
Better than AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000), but worse than AMD Radeon R9 M270X.
|
1920×1080 / Ultra / 9.6 |
2560×1440 / Ultra / 9. |
3840×2160 / Ultra / 5.9 |
Apex Legends
(2019)
Better than AMD Radeon HD 7790, but worse than AMD Radeon HD 6850.
|
1920×1080 / Ultra / 18.0 |
2560×1440 / Ultra / 13.4 |
3840×2160 / Ultra / 8.0 |
Metro Exodus
(2019)
Better than AMD Radeon RX 550, but worse than AMD Radeon R9 M270X.
|
1920×1080 / Ultra / 11. |
2560×1440 / Ultra / 9.0 |
3840×2160 / Ultra / 5.7 |
Red Dead Redemption 2
(2019)
Better than AMD Radeon RX 550, but worse than AMD Radeon R9 M270X.
|
1920×1080 / Ultra / 9.9 |
2560×1440 / Ultra / 8.1 |
3840×2160 / Ultra / 5.1 |
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
(2012)
Better than AMD Radeon RX 550, but worse than AMD Radeon R9 M270X.
|
1920×1080 / Ultra / 189 |
2560×1440 / Ultra / 51.4 |
3840×2160 / Ultra / 46.3 |
League of Legends
(2019)
Better than AMD Radeon RX 550, but worse than AMD Radeon R9 M270X.
|
1920×1080 / Ultra / 115.6 |
2560×1440 / Ultra / 64.2 |
3840×2160 / Ultra / 25. |
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
(2011)
Better than NVIDIA GeForce 840M, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M.
|
1280×720 / Low / 71 |
1366×768 / Medium / 66 |
1366×768 / Tall / 53 |
1920×1080 / Ultra / 43 |
Metro 2033
(2010)
Better than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M.
|
1920×1080 / Ultra / 23 |
7680×4320 / Tall / 70 |
Company of Heroes 2
(2013)
Better than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M, but worse than AMD Radeon HD 7970M.
|
1024×768 / Low / 51 |
1366×768 / Medium / 47.3 |
1366×768 / Tall / 29.2 |
1920×1080 / Ultra / 12. |
Diablo III
(2012)
Better than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M.
|
1024×768 / Low / 280 |
1366×768 / Medium / 227 |
1366×768 / Tall / 201 |
1920×1080 / Ultra / 127 |
Mass Effect 3
(2012)
Better than AMD Radeon HD 7970, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M SLI.
|
1920×1080 / Ultra / 59.7 |
Battlefield 3
(2011)
Better than AMD Radeon HD 8970M, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 765M.
|
1024×768 / Low / 106.5 |
1366×768 / Medium / 80 |
1366×768 / Tall / 68 |
1920×1080 / Ultra / 28 |
Deus Ex Human Revolution
(2011)
Better than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760M, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570M.
|
1366×768 / Tall / 88 |
1920×1080 / Ultra / 64 |
StarCraft 2
(2010)
Better than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti, but worse than AMD Radeon RX 560X Mobile.
|
1920×1080 / Ultra / 80 |
Stalker: Call of Pripyat
(2010)
Better than NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470.
|
7680×4320 / Ultra / 39 |
Trackmania Nations Forever
(2008)
Better than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760M, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M.
|
1920×1080 / Ultra / 73.3 |
Crysis
(2007)
Better than AMD Radeon HD 6990M, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580.
|
1024×768 / Tall / 98.4 |
1920×1080 / Ultra / 36.6 |
World in Conflict — Benchmark
(2007)
Better than AMD Radeon HD 6790, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470.
|
1920×1080 / Ultra / 59 |
X-Plane 10. 25
(2013)
Better than NVIDIA GeForce GT 730M, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce GT 745M.
|
1024×768 / Low / 69 |
1366×768 / Medium / 35.7 |
1366×768 / Tall / 18.4 |
1920×1080 / Ultra / 14.3 |
World of Warcraft
(2005)
Better than NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M, but worse than NVIDIA Quadro K3100M.
|
1280×1024 / Tall / 94 |
Dirt Showdown
(2012)
Better than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675MX, but worse than ATI Radeon HD 5850.
|
1920×1080 / Ultra / 42 |
GTA IV — Grand Theft Auto
(2008)
Better than AMD Radeon HD 6790, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580.
|
1280×1024 / Tall / 62.9 |
Supreme Commander — FA Bench
(2007)
Better than AMD Radeon HD 6990M, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M.
|
1920×1080 / Ultra / 54.9 |
Benchmark tests
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU: 26437 Better than AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000), but worse than AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 5000).
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score: 15589 Better than NVIDIA GeForce MX330 but worse than AMD Radeon Pro 455.
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics: 3141 Better than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M, but worse than AMD Radeon Pro WX 3200.
3DMark Fire Strike Score: 3002 Better than AMD Radeon R9 M280X but worse than AMD Radeon Pro 450.
3DMark Vantage P: 17772.5 Better than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 but worse than NVIDIA RTX A2000 Mobile.
3DMark01: 60815 Better than AMD Radeon HD 6990M, but worse than Intel HD Graphics 620.
3DMark06: 23860 Better than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480, but worse than NVIDIA GeForce MX350.
3DMark11 P: 4547.5 Better than AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000), but worse than AMD FirePro W5170M.
3DMark11 P GPU: 4218 Better than AMD FirePro W5170M, but worse than NVIDIA Quadro M1000M.
Cinebench R10 32Bit OpenGL: 10832 Better than AMD Radeon HD 6790 but worse than AMD Radeon RX Vega 11.
Passmark: 2200 Better than AMD FirePro W5170M, but worse than AMD Radeon RX 550X.
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AMD Radeon HD 6870 graphics card
- Edelmark rating 6.3 out of 10;
- Release date: December, 2010;
- Video card memory capacity: 1024 MB;
- Video memory type: GDDR5;
- GPU clock: 900 MHz.
Specifications AMD Radeon HD 6870
GPU
| GPU manufacturer | AMD |
|---|---|
| GPU name | Barts XT |
| Platform | Desktop |
| Clock frequency | 900MHz |
| Two processors | No |
| Reference card | AMD Radeon HD 6870 900MHz 1GB |
Performance
| Number of shaders | 1. |
|---|---|
| Number of texture units (TMU) | 56 |
| Number of ROPs | 32 |
| Computer units | 14 |
| Pixel fill rate | 28.8GPixel/s |
| Texture Fill Rate | 50.4 GTexel/s |
| Number of floating point operations (FLOPS) | 2.016 GFLOPS |
Memory
| Memory clock | 1.050 MHz |
|---|---|
| Effective memory frequency | 4.200 MHz |
| Memory bus width | 256bit |
| Video memory size | 1.024MB |
| Memory type | GDDR5 |
| Memory bandwidth | 134.4 GB/s |
Energy consumption
| Energy consumption | 151W |
|---|---|
| Standby noise level | 39.3dB |
| Noise level under load | 50. |
| Standby power consumption | 112W |
| Power consumption under load | 283W |
Radeon HD 6870 vs. Similar Graphics Cards
Gaming Performance
Tested on: Battlefield 3, Battlefield 4, Bioshock Infinite, Crysis 2, Crysis 3, Dirt3, FarCry 3, Hitman: Absolution, Metro: Last Light , Thief, Alien: Isolation, Anno 2070, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Diablo III, Dirt Rally, Dragon Age: Inquisition, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, FIFA 15, FIFA 16, GRID Autosport, Grand Theft Auto V, Sleeping Dogs, Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
| Radeon HD 6870 | 6.1 out of 10 |
|---|---|
| Radeon HD 7770 | 6.5 out of 10 |
| GeForce GTX 750 Ti | 6.0 out of 10 |
Working with graphics
Tests used: T-Rex, Manhattan, Cloud Gate Factor, Sky Diver Factor, Fire Strike Factor.
| Radeon HD 6870 | 6. |
|---|---|
| Radeon HD 7770 | 5.9 out of 10 |
| GeForce GTX 750 Ti | 7.2 out of 10 |
Computing power
Video card tested on: Face Detection, Ocean Surface Simulation, Particle Simulation, Video Composition, Bitcoin Mining.
| Radeon HD 6870 | 6.0 out of 10 |
|---|---|
| Radeon HD 7770 | 6.0 out of 10 |
| GeForce GTX 750 Ti | 6.1 out of 10 |
Output per W
Tests used: Battlefield 3, Battlefield 4, Bioshock Infinite, Crysis 2, Crysis 3, Dirt3, FarCry 3, Hitman: Absolution, Metro: Last Light, Thief, Alien: Isolation, Anno 2070, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive , Diablo III, Dirt Rally, Dragon Age: Inquisition, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, FIFA 15, FIFA 16, GRID Autosport, Grand Theft Auto V, Sleeping Dogs, Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, T-Rex, Manhattan, Cloud Gate Factor, Sky Diver Factor, Fire Strike Factor, Face Detection, Ocean Surface Simulation, Particle Simulation, Video Composition, Bitcoin Mining, TDP.
| Radeon HD 6870 | 7.1 out of 10 |
|---|---|
| Radeon HD 7770 | 8.0 out of 10 |
| GeForce GTX 750 Ti | 8.6 out of 10 |
Price-Performance
Tested on: Battlefield 3, Battlefield 4, Bioshock Infinite, Crysis 2, Crysis 3, Dirt3, FarCry 3, Hitman: Absolution, Metro: Last Light, Thief, Alien: Isolation, Anno 2070 , Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Diablo III, Dirt Rally, Dragon Age: Inquisition, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, FIFA 15, FIFA 16, GRID Autosport, Grand Theft Auto V, Sleeping Dogs, Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, T-Rex, Manhattan, Cloud Gate Factor, Sky Diver Factor, Fire Strike Factor, Face Detection, Ocean Surface Simulation, Particle Simulation, Video Composition, Bitcoin Mining, Best new price.
| Radeon HD 6870 | no data |
|---|---|
| Radeon HD 7770 | no data |
| GeForce GTX 750 Ti | no data |
Noise and power
Video card tested on: TDP, Idle Power Consumption, Load Power Consumption, Idle Noise Level, Load Noise Level.
| Radeon HD 6870 | 7.5 out of 10 |
|---|---|
| Radeon HD 7770 | 8.5 out of 10 |
| GeForce GTX 750 Ti | 9.6 out of 10 |
Overall graphics card rating
| Radeon HD 6870 | 6.3 out of 10 |
|---|---|
| Radeon HD 7770 | 6.6 out of 10 |
| GeForce GTX 750 Ti | 7.0 out of 10 |
Benchmarks Radeon HD 6870
Bitcoin mining
| Radeon HD 6870 | 106.92 mHash/s |
|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 750 Ti | 173.22 mHash/s |
| Radeon HD 7770 | 156.17 mHash/s |
Face Recognition
| Radeon HD 6870 | 16.41 mPixels/s |
|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 750 Ti | 44.94 mPixels/s |
| Radeon HD 7770 | 33.84 mPixels/s |
T-Rex (GFXBench 3.
0)
| Radeon HD 6870 | 3,360.01 |
|---|---|
| Radeon HD 7770 | 3,351.28 |
| GeForce GTX 750 Ti | no data |
Manhattan test (GFXBench 3.0)
| Radeon HD 6870 | 3,718.92 |
|---|---|
| Radeon HD 7770 | 3,656.35 |
| GeForce GTX 750 Ti | no data |
Fire Strike Test
| Radeon HD 6870 | 31.41 |
|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 750 Ti | 33.8 |
| Radeon HD 7770 | 30.64 |
Sky Diver test
| Radeon HD 6870 | 217.52 |
|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 750 Ti | 255.03 |
| Radeon HD 7770 | 221.64 |
Battlefield 3
| Radeon HD 6870 | 45 |
|---|---|
| Radeon HD 7770 | 40 |
| GeForce GTX 750 Ti | 50 |
Crysis 2
| Radeon HD 6870 | 41 |
|---|---|
| Radeon HD 7770 | no data |
| GeForce GTX 750 Ti | no data |
Video reviews
Video card 2010 Radeon HD 6870 + Xeon e5450 CS go, Doom, Tanks, The Witcher 3, Battlefield 1
I am even more convinced that such a «high-tech» game as GTA 5 runs on any toaster)
Request: when testing, please always set anisotropic filtering to x16 (max). Eats 3 fps at most, and the increase in detailing of distant objects is quite noticeable.
+Sanya Zakrevsky You can load it with more parameters, then the Fps will drop in difficult locations, but not less than 30Fps. For this kind of game, in my opinion, frames should dance from 40Fps or lower. In normal locations, it will still be from 50fps — which the GTX 460 cannot boast of 🙂 high fps goes from 40 to 80 depending on the scenes, strange) although the percentage itself is poor ai 3, which is 6k in this brand, God forbid, gaining
Tags:1024 MB, 900 MHz, AMD, GDDR5, GPU, Radeon HD 6870
performance overview and gaming performance tests
cost $239. The video card is designed for desktop computers and is built on the TeraScale 2 architecture, codenamed Barts.
Core clock in Boost mode — 900 MHz. Texturing speed — 50.4 GTexel / s. Number of shader processors — 1120. Floating point performance — 2,016. 0 gflops. Technological process — 40 nm. The number of transistors is 1,700 million. Power consumption (TDP) — 151 Watt.
Memory type: GDDR5. The maximum memory size is 1 GB. Memory bus width — 256 Bit. Memory frequency — 1050 MHz. The memory bandwidth is 134.4 GB / s. Shared memory — 0.
Benchmarks
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| GFXBench 4.0 Car Chase Offscreen |
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| 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics Score |
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| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| PassMark — G3D Mark | 2214 |
| PassMark — G2D Mark | 397 |
| Geekbench — OpenCL | 4950 |
| CompuBench 1. |
16.410 mPixels/s |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Ocean Surface Simulation | 857.798 frames/s |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — T-Rex | 1.346 Frames/s |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Video Composition | 45.514 Frames/s |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Bitcoin Mining | 184.410 mHash/s |
| GFXBench 4.0 — Car Chase Offscreen | 4238 Frames |
| GFXBench 4.0 — Manhattan | 3711 Frames |
| GFXBench 4.0 — T-Rex | 3349 Frames |
| GFXBench 4. |
4238.000 Fps |
| GFXBench 4.0 — Manhattan | 3711.000 Fps |
| GFXBench 4.0 — T-Rex | 3349.000 Fps |
| 3DMark Fire Strike — Graphics Score | 0 |
Gaming performance
1. Counter-Strike: GO (2012)
2. X-Plane 10.25 (2013)
3. Company of Heroes 2 (2013)
4. Dirt Showdown (2012)
5. Diablo III (2012)
6 Mass Effect 3 (2012)
7. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)
8. Battlefield 3 (2011)
9. Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)
10. StarCraft 2 (2010)
11. Metro 2033 (2010)
12. Stalker: Call of Pripyat (2010)
13. GTA IV — Grand Theft Auto (2008)
14 Trackmania Nations Forever (2008)
15. Supreme Commander — FA Bench (2007)
16. Crysis — GPU Benchmark (2007)
17. World in Conflict — Benchmark (2007)
18. World of Warcraft (2005)
Counter-Strike: GO (2012)
X-Plane 10.25 (2013)
| Low, 1024×768 | 69.00 |
| Medium, 1366×768 | 35.70 |
| High, 1366×768 | 18.40 |
| Ultra, 1920×1080 |
Company of Heroes 2 (2013)
| Low, 1024×768 | 51. |
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| Medium, 1366×768 | 47.30 | ||
| High, 1366×768 | 29.20 | ||
| Ultra, 1920×1080 | 12.00004 | Low, 1024×768 | 280.00 |
| Medium, 1366×768 | 227.00 | ||
| High, 1366×768 | 201.00 | ||
| Ultra, 1920×1080 | 127.00 |
Mass Effect 3 (2012)
| Ultra, 1920×1080 | 59.70 |
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)
| LOW, 1280×720 | |
| Medium, 1366×768 | 66.00 |
| High, 1366×768 | 53.00 |
| Ultra, 1920×1080 | 43.00 |
Battlefield 3 (2011)
| Low, 1024×768 | 106.50 |
| Medium, 1366×768 | 80. |
| HIGH, 1366×768 | 68.00 | Ultra, 1920×1080 | 28 |
Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)
| High, 1366×768 | 88.00 |
| Ultra, 1920×1080 | 64.00 |
StarCraft 2 (2010)
| Ultra, 1920×1080 | 80.00 |
Metro 2033 (2010)
| HIGH, 1600×900 | 70.00 | Ultra, 1920×1080 | 23.00 |
Stalker: Call of Pripyat (2010)
| Ultra, 1920×1200 | 39.00 |
GTA IV — Grand Theft Auto (2008)
| High, 1280×1024 | 62.90 |
Trackmania Nations Forever (2008)
| Ultra, 1920×1080 | 73.30 |
SUPREMEAMANDER — FA Bench (2007)
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Crysis — GPU Benchmark (2007)
| High, 1024×768 | 98.40 |
| Ultra, 1920×1080 | 36.60 |
World in Conflict — Benchmark (2007)
| Ultra, 1920×1080 | 59.00 |
World of Warcraft (2005)
| HIGH, 1280X1024 |
Features
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 |
| Codename | Barts |
| Design | AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series |
| Production date | 21 October 2010 |
| Price at first issue date | $239 |
| Place in the ranking | 713 |
| Price now | $89. |
| Type | Desktop |
| Price/performance ratio (0-100) | 38.38 |
| Boost core clock | 900MHz |
| Floating point performance | 2,016.0 gflops |
| Process | 40nm |
| Number of shaders | 1120 |
| Texturing speed | 50.4 GTexel/s |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 151 Watt |
| Number of transistors | 1,700 million |
| Video connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| DisplayPort support | |
| Dual-link DVI support | |
| Eyefinity | |
| HDMI | |
| VGA | |
| Tire | PCIe 2. |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 220mm |
| Additional power connectors | 2x 6-pin |
| DirectX | 11 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 |
| Maximum memory size | 1GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 134.4 GB/s |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit |
| Memory frequency | 1050 MHz |
| Memory type | GDDR5 |
| Shared memory | 0 |
| AMD Eyefinity | |
| CrossFire | |
AMD Radeon HD 6870 Overview.
Benchmarks and specs
The AMD Radeon HD 6870 graphics card (GPU) is position 379 in our performance ranking. Manufacturer: AMD. AMD Radeon HD 6870 running at minimum clock speed. The graphics chip is equipped with an acceleration system and can operate in turbo mode or when overclocked at a frequency of 900 MHz. The RAM size is 1 GB GB with a clock speed of 1050 MHz and a bandwidth of 134.4 GB/s.
The power consumption of the AMD Radeon HD 6870 is 151 Watt and the process technology is only 40 nm. Below you will find key compatibility, sizing, technology, and gaming performance test results. You can also leave comments if you have any questions.
Let’s take a closer look at the most important characteristics of the AMD Radeon HD 6870. To get an idea of which video card is better, we recommend using the comparison service.
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General information
The base set of information will help you find out the release date of the AMD Radeon HD 6870 graphics card and its purpose (laptops or PCs), as well as the price at the time of release and the average current cost. This data also includes the architecture used by the manufacturer and the video processor code name.
| Performance Rating Position: | 449 | |||
| Value for money: | 16.67 | |||
| Architecture: | Terascale 2 | |||
| Code name: | Barts | |||
| Type: | Desktop | |||
| Release date: | October 22, 2010 (11 years ago) | |||
| Starting price: | $239 | |||
| Current price: | $164 (0.7x MSRP) | |||
| Design: | reference | |||
| Value for money: | 2.62 | |||
| GPU code name: | RV940 Barts | |||
| Market segment: | Desktop | |||
Specifications
This is important information that determines all the power characteristics of the AMD Radeon HD 6870 video card. The smaller the chip manufacturing process, the better (in modern realities). The clock frequency of the core is responsible for its speed (direct correlation), while signal processing is carried out by transistors (the more transistors, the faster the calculations are performed, for example, in cryptocurrency mining).
| Conveyors: | 1120 | |||
| Acceleration: | 900 MHz | |||
| Number of transistors: | 1,700 million | |||
| Process: | 40nm | |||
| Power consumption (TDP): | 151 Watt | |||
| Number of texels processed in 1 second: | 50.40 | |||
| Floating point: | 2,016.0 gflops | |||
| Pipelines / CUDA cores: | 1120 | |||
| Acceleration speed: | 900 MHz | |||
| Number of transistors: | 1,700 million | |||
| Estimated heat output: | 151 Watt | |||
Dimensions, Connectors and Compatibility
There are so many PC case and laptop form factors available today that it’s important to know the length of your graphics card and how it’s connected (except for laptop versions). This will help make the upgrade process easier, as Not all cases can accommodate modern video cards.
| Interface: | PCIe 2.0 x16 | |||
| Length: | 220 mm | |||
| Additional power: | 2x 6-pin | |||
| Tire support: | PCIe 2.0 x16 | |||
Memory (frequency and overclocking)
Internal memory is used to store data when performing calculations. Modern games and professional graphics applications place high demands on the amount and speed of memory. The higher this parameter, the more powerful and faster the video card. Memory type, size and bandwidth for AMD Radeon HD 6870 + turbo overclocking capability.
| Memory type: | GDDR5 | |||
| Maximum RAM amount: | 1GB | |||
| Memory bus width: | 256 Bit | |||
| Memory frequency: | 1050 MHz | |||
| Memory bandwidth: | 134. |
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| Shared memory: | — | |||
Support for ports and displays
As a rule, all modern video cards have several types of connections and additional ports, for example HDMI and DVI . Knowing these features is very important in order to avoid problems connecting a video card to a monitor or other peripherals.
| Display connections: | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | |||
| Eyefinity: | 1 | |||
| HDMI: | + | |||
| DisplayPort support: | — | |||
Technologies
Each graphics card manufacturer complements its products with proprietary technologies that are used both in games and in the workflow. Below is a list of features that will be useful to you.
| AppAcceleration: | — | |||
| CrossFire: | 1 | |||
| HD3D: | — | |||
| PowerTune: | — | |||
| TrueAudio: | — | |||
| ZeroCore: | — | |||
| Enduro: | — | |||
API Support
All APIs supported by the AMD Radeon HD 6870 graphics card are listed below. This is a minor factor that does not greatly affect the overall performance.
| DirectX: | DirectX® 11 | |||
| OpenGL: | 4.4 | |||
| Shader Model: | 5.0 | |||
| OpenCL: | 1.2 | |||
| Mantle: | — | |||
General gaming performance
All tests are based on FPS. Let’s see how the AMD Radeon HD 6870 performs in the gaming performance test (calculated according to the game developer’s recommendations for system requirements; it may differ from actual situations).
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| Description | |
| 5 | Stutter — The performance of this video card with this game has not yet been studied enough. |
| May Stutter — The performance of this video card with this game has not yet been studied enough. Based on interpolated information from graphics cards of a similar performance level, the game is likely to stutter and display low frame rates. | |
| 30 | Fluent — Based on all known benchmarks with the specified graphic settings, this game is expected to run at 25 fps or more |
| 40 | Fluent — According to all known benchmarks with the specified graphic settings, this game is expected to run at 35 fps or more |
| 60 | Fluent — According to all known benchmarks with the specified graphics settings, this game is expected to run at 58 fps or more |
| May Run Fluently — The performance of this video card with this game has not yet been sufficiently studied. |
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| ? | Uncertain — testing this video card in this game showed unexpected results. A slower card could provide higher and more consistent frame rates while running the same reference scene. |
| Uncertain — The performance of this video card in this game has not yet been studied enough. It is not possible to reliably interpolate data based on the performance of similar cards in the same category. | |
| The value in the fields reflects the average frame rate across the entire database. To get individual results, hover over a value. | |
AMD Radeon HD 6870 in benchmark results
Benchmarks help you determine performance in standard AMD Radeon HD 6870 benchmarks. We’ve compiled a list of the world’s best-known benchmarks so you can get accurate results for each one (see description). Pre-testing the graphics card is especially important when there are high loads, so that the user can see how the graphics processor copes with calculations and data processing.
Overall performance in benchmarks
AMD FirePro W5170M
10.15%
NVIDIA Quadro P520
AMD Radeon HD 6870
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
NVIDIA GeForce G105M
Unlike Ice Storm, 3DMark’s Cloud Gate test uses more resource intensive scenes. The better the final score, the faster your graphics card. Processing is done with DirectX 10.
NVIDIA Quadro M1200
AMD Radeon Pro 460
AMD Radeon HD 6870
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470
AMD FirePro M6100
This is an advanced graphics card benchmark. When using DirectX 11 for processing, typical testing time is 15 minutes. The higher the score, the faster the graphics card.
AMD Radeon RX 640
AMD Radeon Pro 450
AMD Radeon HD 6870
NVIDIA Quadro M620
AMD Radeon R9 M280X
Complex graphic scenes require all the graphics card resources. They use the entire RAM and computing power. The test’s results can be viewed below.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M
AMD Radeon Pro WX 3200
AMD Radeon HD 6870
NVIDIA Quadro M620
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M
This benchmark analyzes the gaming power of a graphics card using Direct X 11 (multithreading, tessellation, shader calculations).
NVIDIA Quadro M1000M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480M SLI
AMD Radeon HD 6870
AMD FirePro W5170M
AMD Radeon 540X
This Direct X10 based benchmark contains tests for artificial intelligence, physics and 6 computational tests.
AMD Radeon RX 5600M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675M SLI
AMD Radeon HD 6870
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M SLI
Passmark is an excellent benchmark that is updated regularly and shows relevant graphics card performance information.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 SE
AMD FirePro W5170M
AMD Radeon HD 6870
NVIDIA Quadro P520
NVIDIA Quadro K4000M
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