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AMD logo Radeon HD 6870
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AMD logo Radeon HD 5870

AMD Radeon HD 6870 logo AMD Radeon HD 5870 logo
General information Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 5870
Launched Q3 2012 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 2048 MB 0 % 2048 MB 0 %
Core Clock 900 MHz 0 % 875 MHz 2.8 %
Effective Clock 1159 MHz 3.4 % 1200 MHz 0 %
DirectX DirectX 11 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 151 W 33.8 % 228 W 0 %
Length 289 mm 0 % 279 mm 3.5 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 2-way 50 % 4-way 0 %
Performance Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 5870
Overall Score 23949 0 % 23927 0.1 %
Future Proof 21 % 0 % 21 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 5736 0 % 5725 0.2 %
2D Benchmark Score 405 1.2 % 410 0 %
Average DirectX performance 20.9 FPS 0 % 20.5 FPS 2 %
DirectX 9 performance 52.5 FPS 0 % 52.1 FPS 0.9 %
DirectX 10 performance 15.1 FPS 4.7 % 15.9 FPS 0 %
DirectX 11 performance 15.9 FPS 0 % 13.9 FPS 12.5 %
DirectX 12 performance 0 FPS NaN % 0 FPS NaN %
Graphic card computing 1046.2 operations/s 0 % 1035 operations/s 1.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 6870, Radeon HD 5870.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 5870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 44.8 FPS 44.7 FPS
High settings 80.6 FPS 80.5 FPS
Medium settings 96.7 FPS 96.6 FPS
Low settings 135.4 FPS 135.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.1 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for Radeon HD 6870, Radeon HD 5870.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 5870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 38.8 FPS 38.8 FPS
High settings 69.9 FPS 69.8 FPS
Medium settings 83.9 FPS 83.8 FPS
Low settings 117.4 FPS 117.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.1 %
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