AMD Radeon HD 6870 review. Specs and Benchmarks

A detailed review of the video card AMD Radeon HD 6870. Ranked 379 in CpusData's performance ranking.

Manufacturer AMD, year of manufacture 2010, process technology 40 nm, power consumption 151 Watt (TDP).

The graphics card runs at a clock frequency of , capable of overclocking up to 900 MHz. On board is 1 GB of memory with a clock rate of 1050 MHz and a bandwidth of 134.4 GB/s.

Below is some key information about the technologies used, interfaces, motherboard compatibility and test results in popular games. This data will help you decide which graphics card to choose. You can also compare your AMD Radeon HD 6870 graphics card online with other models on our site.

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General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of the video card AMD Radeon HD 6870, for general information about it.

Place in performance rating:		449
Value for money (0-100):		16.67
Architecture:		Terascale 2
Code name:		Barts
Type:		Desktop
Release date:		22 October 2010 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP):		$239
Price now:		$164 (0.7x MSRP)
Design:		reference
Value for money:		2.62
GPU code name:		RV940 Barts
Market segment:		Desktop

Technical specs

Characteristics that directly affect the performance of the video card AMD Radeon HD 6870. Smaller process technology, higher clock frequencies, more threads and transistors are signs of a modern graphics card.

Pipelines:		1120
Boost Clock:		900 MHz
Transistor count:		1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology:		40 nm
Power consumption (TDP):		151 Watt
Texture fill rate:		50.40
Floating-point performance:		2,016.0 gflops
Pipelines / CUDA cores:		1120
Boost clock speed:		900 MHz
Number of transistors:		1,700 million
Thermal design power (TDP):		151 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating.

Interface:		PCIe 2.0 x16
Length:		220 mm
Supplementary power connectors:		2x 6-pin
Bus support:		PCIe 2.0 x16

Memory

Video card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require higher memory capacity and speed. The higher these parameters, the higher the performance of the chip AMD Radeon HD 6870.

Memory type:		GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount:		1 GB
Memory bus width:		256 Bit
Memory clock speed:		1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth:		134.4 GB/s
Shared memory:		-

Video outputs and ports

Information about video card interfaces, ports, shape factor and size.

Display Connectors:		2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Eyefinity:		1
HDMI:		+
DisplayPort support:		-

Technologies

Additional technologies that the vendor integrates into its devices. They do not directly affect the performance, but can have a nice addition to the graphics card functionality both in games and at work.

AppAcceleration:		-
CrossFire:		1
HD3D:		-
PowerTune:		-
TrueAudio:		-
ZeroCore:		-
Enduro:		-

API support

Supported by the video card AMD Radeon HD 6870 API. The higher the version, the better performance in games.

DirectX:		DirectX® 11
OpenGL:		4.4
Shader Model:		5.0
OpenCL:		1.2
Mantle:		-

Overall gaming performance

The tests show the FPS results with different screen resolutions according to the recommendations of the game developer. Benchmark AMD Radeon HD 6870 may differ from the actual data, depending on the environment (motherboard or processor).

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Gears Tactics (2020)

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Legend
5	Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
	May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30	Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40	Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60	Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
	May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
?	Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
	Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

AMD Radeon HD 6870 in Benchmarks

The performance of the graphics card AMD Radeon HD 6870 is presented in popular modern benchmarks. Testing at maximum loads gives us an idea of the real power of the graphics processor and allows us to compare the model with other popular graphics cards. You can find benchmark descriptions and results on their pages.