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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.

CodenameRV940 Barts
ArchitectureTerascale 2
Pipelines1120 - unified
Core Speed900 MHz
Memory Speed1050 MHz
Memory Bus Width256 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR5
Max. Amount of Memory1024 MB
Shared Memoryno
APIDirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Power Consumption151 Watt
Transistor Count1.7 Billion
technology40 nm
Date of Announcement22.10.2010

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy
1.2 pt (4%)
AMD Radeon HD 8180
0.05426 -95%
...
NVIDIA Quadro K3100M
1.047 -11%
NVIDIA Quadro K5000M
1.047 -11%
AMD Radeon HD 7770
1.057 -10%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675MX
1.059 -10%
NVIDIA GeForce 945M
1.067 -9%
AMD FirePro W5170M
1.089 -7%
Qualcomm Adreno 690
1.097 -7%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M
1.155 -2%
NVIDIA Quadro M620
1.171 0%
AMD Radeon HD 6870
1.175
AMD Radeon Pro WX 3200
1.181 1%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M
1.198 2%
NVIDIA Quadro P520
1.204 2%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
1.244 6%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M
1.253 7%
AMD Radeon R9 M385X
1.274 8%
NVIDIA GeForce MX150
1.305 11%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11
1.308 11%
NVIDIA Quadro M1000M
1.309 11%
...
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
33.3 2734%
0%
100%
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
3002 Points (5%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
3141 Points (3%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
176248 Points (20%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
15589 Points (15%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
26437 Points (7%)
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 4413     avg: 4548     median: 4547.5 (6%)     max: 4682 Points
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 4057     avg: 4218     median: 4218 (3%)     max: 4379 Points
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3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
min: 17593     avg: 17773     median: 17772.5 (5%)     max: 17952 Points
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3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
min: 16185     avg: 16393     median: 16393 (9%)     max: 16601 Points
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3DMark 2001SE - 3DMark 2001 - Standard
min: 60449     avg: 60815     median: 60815 (63%)     max: 61181 Points
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3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
min: 77238     avg: 77275     median: 77275 (40%)     max: 77312 Points
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3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
min: 30068     avg: 30166     median: 30166 (33%)     max: 30264 Points
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3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +
3DMark 06
min: 23816     avg: 23860     median: 23860 (31%)     max: 23904 Points
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Unigine Heaven 2.1 - Heaven 2.1 high
min: 63     avg: 67.7     median: 64.6 (12%)     max: 75.5 fps
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SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 +
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 snx-01
min: 13.22     avg: 13.2     median: 13.2 (8%)     max: 13.24 fps
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specvp11 tcvis-02 +
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 tcvis-02
min: 7.54     avg: 7.6     median: 7.6 (4%)     max: 7.66 fps
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specvp11 sw-02 +
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 sw-02
min: 28.97     avg: 29.1     median: 29.1 (22%)     max: 29.26 fps
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specvp11 proe-05 +
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 proe-05
min: 2.61     avg: 2.6     median: 2.6 (3%)     max: 2.67 fps
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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
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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
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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
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specvp11 catia-03 +
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 catia-03
min: 9.41     avg: 9.6     median: 9.7 (5%)     max: 9.66 fps
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Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
10832 points (8%)
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Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit +
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
76 fps (25%)
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- Range of benchmark values
red legend - Average benchmark values
* 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.

Evolve

Evolve

2015
low 1024x768
60  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
52  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
29.2  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
25.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Risen 3: Titan Lords

Risen 3: Titan Lords

2014
high 1920x1080
40.7  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
32  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
X-Plane 10.25

X-Plane 10.25

2013
low 1024x768
69  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
35.7  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
18.4  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
14.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Company of Heroes 2

Company of Heroes 2

2013
low 1024x768
51  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
47.3  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
29.2  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
12.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Dead Space 3

Dead Space 3

2013
low 1024x768
353  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
170  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
135  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
85  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Medal of Honor: Warfighter

Medal of Honor: Warfighter

2012
high 1366x768
72  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
30  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Guild Wars 2

Guild Wars 2

2012
low 1024x768
77  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
49  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
42  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Counter-Strike: GO

Counter-Strike: GO

2012
ultra 1920x1080
189  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Darksiders II

Darksiders II

2012
ultra 1920x1080
81  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Sleeping Dogs

Sleeping Dogs

2012
low 1024x768
164  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
121.3  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
71.6  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
23.1  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
The Secret World

The Secret World

2012
high 1366x768
64  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
21  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Max Payne 3

Max Payne 3

2012
ultra 1920x1080
36  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Dirt Showdown

Dirt Showdown

2012
ultra 1920x1080
42  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Diablo III

Diablo III

2012
low 1024x768
280  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
227  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
201  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
127  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Risen 2: Dark Waters

Risen 2: Dark Waters

2012
ultra 1920x1080
35  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Mass Effect 3

Mass Effect 3

2012
ultra 1920x1080
59.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Anno 2070

Anno 2070

2011
ultra 1920x1080
44  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

2011
low 1280x720
71  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
66  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
53  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
43  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
CoD: Modern Warfare 3

CoD: Modern Warfare 3

2011
ultra 1920x1080
90  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Battlefield 3

Battlefield 3

2011
low 1024x768
103 110 ~ 107 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
80  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
68  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
28  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Batman: Arkham City

Batman: Arkham City

2011
high 1366x768
110  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
57  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Fifa 12

Fifa 12

2011
high 1360x768
262  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
189 193 209 ~ 197 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
F1 2011

F1 2011

2011
high 1366x768
83 86 ~ 85 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
54 60 ~ 57 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Deus Ex Human Revolution

Deus Ex Human Revolution

2011
high 1366x768
88  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
64  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Dirt 3

Dirt 3

2011
low 800x600
273.9 341 ~ 307 fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
167.3 170.7 ~ 169 fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
122.6 128 ~ 125 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
51.5 55.3 ~ 53 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

2011
high 1600x900
44  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
14  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Crysis 2

Crysis 2

2011
high 1366x768
121  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
41 42 ~ 42 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Total War: Shogun 2

Total War: Shogun 2

2011
low 1024x768
349  fps    + Compare
med. 1280x720
105.4 105.5 ~ 105 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
40.6 41.1 ~ 41 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Call of Duty: Black Ops

Call of Duty: Black Ops

2010
ultra 1920x1080
87  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Fifa 11

Fifa 11

2010
ultra 1920x1080
219  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Civilization 5

Civilization 5

2010
ultra 1920x1080
41.5  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Mafia 2

Mafia 2

2010
ultra 1920x1080
74.1 75 ~ 75 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
StarCraft 2

StarCraft 2

2010
ultra 1920x1080
77 83 ~ 80 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Just Cause 2

Just Cause 2

2010
ultra 1920x1080
40.4  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Metro 2033

Metro 2033

2010
high 1600x900
70  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
23  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Dawn of War II - Chaos Rising

Dawn of War II - Chaos Rising

2010
high 1366x768
90  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
76.4  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Battlefield: Bad Company 2

Battlefield: Bad Company 2

2010
ultra 1920x1080
67 70 ~ 69 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Stalker: Call of Pripyat

Stalker: Call of Pripyat

2010
ultra 1920x1200
39  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
CoD Modern Warfare 2

CoD Modern Warfare 2

2009
ultra 1920x1080
95  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Risen

Risen

2009
ultra 1920x1080
58  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Resident Evil 5

Resident Evil 5

2009
ultra 1920x1080
105.1  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Colin McRae: DIRT 2

Colin McRae: DIRT 2

2009
ultra 1920x1080
77.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
ArmA 2

ArmA 2

2009
ultra 1920x1080
38 (!)  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
F.E.A.R. 2

F.E.A.R. 2

2009
ultra 1920x1080
129  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto

GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto

2008
high 1280x1024
62.8 63 ~ 63 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Far Cry 2

Far Cry 2

2008
ultra 1920x1080
90.6  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Crysis Warhead

Crysis Warhead

2008
ultra 1024x768
38.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Trackmania Nations Forever

Trackmania Nations Forever

2008
ultra 1920x1080
73.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Supreme Commander - FA Bench

Supreme Commander - FA Bench

2007
ultra 1920x1080
54.6 55.2 ~ 55 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Crysis - GPU Benchmark

Crysis - GPU Benchmark

2007
high 1024x768
98.4  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
36.6  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Crysis - CPU Benchmark

Crysis - CPU Benchmark

2007
ultra 1920x1080
38.5  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
World in Conflict - Benchmark

World in Conflict - Benchmark

2007
ultra 1920x1080
59  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

2005
high 1280x1024
94  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Evolve605229.225.7
Risen 3: Titan Lords40.732
X-Plane 10.256935.718.414.3
Company of Heroes 25147.329.212.3
Dead Space 335317013585
Medal of Honor: Warfighter7230
Guild Wars 2774942
Counter-Strike: GO189
Darksiders II81
Sleeping Dogs164121.371.623.1
The Secret World6421
Max Payne 336
Dirt Showdown42
Diablo III280227201127
Risen 2: Dark Waters35
Mass Effect 359.7
Anno 207044
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim71665343
CoD: Modern Warfare 390
Battlefield 3107806828
Batman: Arkham City11057
Fifa 12262197
F1 20118557
Deus Ex Human Revolution8864
Dirt 330716912553
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings4414
Crysis 212142
Total War: Shogun 234910541
Call of Duty: Black Ops87
Fifa 11219
Civilization 541.5
Mafia 275
StarCraft 280
Just Cause 240.43
Metro 20337023
Dawn of War II - Chaos Rising9076.4
Battlefield: Bad Company 269
Stalker: Call of Pripyat39
CoD Modern Warfare 295
Risen58
Resident Evil 5105.1
Colin McRae: DIRT 277.3
ArmA 238
F.E.A.R. 2129
GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto63
Far Cry 290.6
Crysis Warhead38.3
Trackmania Nations Forever73.3
Supreme Commander - FA Bench55
Crysis - GPU Benchmark98.436.6
Crysis - CPU Benchmark38.5
World in Conflict - Benchmark59
World of Warcraft94
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Class 1

Class 2

GeForce RTX 3070 Desktop
Radeon RX 6750 XT Desktop
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop) Desktop
Radeon RX 6700 XT Desktop
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Desktop
Arc B580 Desktop
Arc A770 Desktop
GeForce RTX 4060 Desktop
Radeon RX 7600 Desktop
GeForce RTX 2080 Super (Desktop) Desktop
Radeon RX 6650 XT Desktop
Radeon RX 6600 XT Desktop
GeForce RTX 2080 (Desktop) Desktop
Arc A750 Desktop
GeForce RTX 3060 Desktop
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Desktop
Titan X Pascal Desktop
GeForce RTX 2070 Super (Desktop) Desktop
Radeon VII Desktop
Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) Desktop
GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) Desktop
GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop) Desktop
Arc A580 Desktop
GeForce RTX 2060 Super (Desktop) Desktop
Radeon RX 6600 Desktop
Radeon RX 5700 (Desktop) Desktop
GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop) Desktop
RX Vega 64 Desktop
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti (Desktop) Desktop
RX Vega 56 Desktop
GeForce RTX 3050 Desktop
GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop) Desktop
Radeon RX 5600 XT (Desktop) Desktop
Pro Vega 56 Desktop
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (Desktop) Desktop
GeForce GTX 1660 Super (Desktop) Desktop
RTX A2000 Desktop
Radeon RX 6500 XT Desktop
Radeon RX 5500 XT (Desktop) Desktop
Arc B 12 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU

Class 3

Class 4

* Approximate position of the graphics adapter

Klaus Hinum (Update: 2017-09- 5)