AMD Radeon HD 6870
The AMD Radeon HD 6870 is a desktop graphics card that was released on 2010. It is based on the Barts / RV940 chip and was manufactured in 40nm. The card offers 224 5D (1120) shader at 900 MHz and a 256 Bit GDDR5 graphics memory running at 2100 MHz (effective). Compared to laptop graphics card, the AMD Radeon HD 6990M uses the same chip with 1120 shaders but with a lower core clock of 715 MHz and memory clock of 1800 MHz.
Manufacturer | AMD |
Codename | RV940 Barts |
Architecture | Terascale 2 |
Pipelines | 1120 - unified |
Core Speed | 900 MHz |
Memory Speed | 1050 MHz |
Memory Bus Width | 256 Bit |
Memory Type | GDDR5 |
Max. Amount of Memory | 1024 MB |
Shared Memory | no |
DirectX | DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 |
Transistor Count | 1700 Million |
technology | 40 nm |
Date of Announcement | 22.10.2010 |
Benchmarks
Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy
17.5 pt (18%)
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 453%
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
15589 Points (21%)
| 2600K | 4096 MB | 900 / MHz | 1024MB | 15589 |
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 360%
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
26437 Points (13%)
| 2600K | 4096 MB | 900 / MHz | 1024MB | 26437 |
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
3002 Points (8%)
| 2600K | 4096 MB | 900 / MHz | 1024MB | 3002 |
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 1188%
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
3141 Points (6%)
| 2600K | 4096 MB | 900 / MHz | 1024MB | 3141 |
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 1483%
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
176248 Points (23%)
| 2600K | 4096 MB | 900 / MHz | 1024MB | 176248 |
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 157%
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 4413 avg: 4548 median: 4547.5 (12%) max: 4682 Points
| 2600K | 4096 MB | 900 / MHz | 1024MB | 4413 |
| 2600K | 4096 MB | 900 / MHz | 1024MB | 4682 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 9%
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 737%
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 4057 avg: 4218 median: 4218 (7%) max: 4379 Points
| 2600K | 4096 MB | 900 / MHz | 1024MB | 4057 |
| 2600K | 4096 MB | 900 / MHz | 1024MB | 4379 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti -5%
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3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
min: 17593 avg: 17773 median: 17772.5 (17%) max: 17952 Points
| 2600K | 4096 MB | 900 / MHz | 1024MB | 17593 |
| 2600K | 4096 MB | 900 / MHz | 1024MB | 17952 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 -1%
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 443%
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
min: 16185 avg: 16393 median: 16393 (15%) max: 16601 Points
| 2600K | 4096 MB | 900 / MHz | 1024MB | 16185 |
| 2600K | 4096 MB | 900 / MHz | 1024MB | 16601 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 8%
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3DMark 2001SE - 3DMark 2001 - Standard
min: 60449 avg: 60815 median: 60815 (63%) max: 61181 Points
| 2600K | 4096 MB | 900 / MHz | 1024MB | 60449 |
| 2600K | 4096 MB | 900 / MHz | 1024MB | 61181 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 -16%
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 -15%
ATI Radeon HD 5670 -11%
ATI Radeon HD 5770 -5%
AMD Radeon HD 6790 -5%
3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
min: 77238 avg: 77275 median: 77275 (40%) max: 77312 Points
| 2600K | 4096 MB | 900 / MHz | 1024MB | 77238 |
| 2600K | 4096 MB | 900 / MHz | 1024MB | 77312 |
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 -16%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 14%
AMD Radeon HD 6970 17%
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3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
min: 30068 avg: 30166 median: 30166 (44%) max: 30264 Points
| 2600K | 4096 MB | 900 / MHz | 1024MB | 30068 |
| 2600K | 4096 MB | 900 / MHz | 1024MB | 30264 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 -2%
AMD Radeon HD 6970 5%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 7%
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3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +min: 23816 avg: 23860 median: 23860 (44%) max: 23904 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 |
| 2600K | 4096 MB | 900 / MHz | 1024MB | 23816 |
| 2600K | 4096 MB | 900 / MHz | 1024MB | 23904 |
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AMD Radeon HD 6970 1%
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 98%
Unigine Heaven 2.1 - Heaven 2.1 high
min: 63 avg: 67.7 median: 64.6 (12%) max: 75.5 fps
| 2600K | 4096 MB | 900 / MHz | 1024MB | 63 |
| 2600K | 4096 MB | 900 / MHz | 1024MB | 64.6 |
| 2600K | 4096 MB | 900 / MHz | 1024MB | 75.5 |
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SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 snx-01
min: 13.22 avg: 13.2 median: 13.2 (9%) max: 13.24 fps
| 2600K | 4096 MB | 900 / MHz | 1024MB | 13.22 |
| 2600K | 4096 MB | 900 / MHz | 1024MB | 13.24 |
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specvp11 tcvis-02 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 tcvis-02
min: 7.54 avg: 7.6 median: 7.6 (13%) max: 7.66 fps
| 2600K | 4096 MB | 900 / MHz | 1024MB | 7.54 |
| 2600K | 4096 MB | 900 / MHz | 1024MB | 7.66 |
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ATI Radeon HD 5770 0%
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specvp11 sw-02 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 sw-02
min: 28.97 avg: 29.1 median: 29.1 (35%) max: 29.26 fps
| 2600K | 4096 MB | 900 / MHz | 1024MB | 28.97 |
| 2600K | 4096 MB | 900 / MHz | 1024MB | 29.26 |
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ATI Radeon HD 5770 -6%
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specvp11 proe-05 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 proe-05
min: 2.61 avg: 2.6 median: 2.6 (11%) max: 2.67 fps
| 2600K | 4096 MB | 900 / MHz | 1024MB | 2.61 |
| 2600K | 4096 MB | 900 / MHz | 1024MB | 2.67 |
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ATI Radeon HD 5770 -2%
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specvp11 maya-03 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 maya-03
min: 12.93 avg: 13.4 median: 13.4 (10%) max: 13.83 fps
| 2600K | 4096 MB | 900 / MHz | 1024MB | 12.93 |
| 2600K | 4096 MB | 900 / MHz | 1024MB | 13.83 |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 -89%
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ATI Radeon HD 5770 -4%
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specvp11 lightwave-01 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 lightwave-01
min: 33.2 avg: 33.3 median: 33.3 (36%) max: 33.44 fps
| 2600K | 4096 MB | 900 / MHz | 1024MB | 33.2 |
| 2600K | 4096 MB | 900 / MHz | 1024MB | 33.44 |
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ATI Radeon HD 5770 -3%
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specvp11 ensight-04 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 ensight-04
min: 21.97 avg: 23.3 median: 23.3 (11%) max: 24.69 fps
| 2600K | 4096 MB | 900 / MHz | 1024MB | 21.97 |
| 2600K | 4096 MB | 900 / MHz | 1024MB | 24.69 |
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specvp11 catia-03 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 catia-03
min: 9.41 avg: 9.6 median: 9.7 (12%) max: 9.66 fps
| 2600K | 4096 MB | 900 / MHz | 1024MB | 9.41 |
| 2600K | 4096 MB | 900 / MHz | 1024MB | 9.66 |
| 2600K | 4096 MB | 900 / MHz | 1024MB | 9.66 |
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ATI Radeon HD 5770 -9%
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Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
10832 points (51%)
| 2600K | 4096 MB | 900 / MHz | 1024MB | 10832 |
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ATI Radeon HD 5770 -3%
AMD Radeon HD 6790 0%
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Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit +Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
76 fps (34%)
| 2600K | 4096 MB | 900 / MHz | 1024MB | 75.97 |
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ATI Radeon HD 5770 -3%
AMD Radeon HD 6790 -1%
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 124%
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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
Game Benchmarks
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB -15%
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB -24%
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB -34%
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB -38%
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NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 4%
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NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 -4%
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 5%
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 2%
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 -11%
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 -3%
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» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 0%
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 -5%
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 -9%
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 -8%
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 -11%
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 2%
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 -11%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 31%
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 -13%
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