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AMD logo Radeon HD 6970
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AMD logo Radeon HD 6870

AMD Radeon HD 6970 logo AMD Radeon HD 6870 logo
General information Radeon HD 6970 Radeon HD 6870
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 880 MHz 2.2 % 900 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 1425 MHz 0 % 1159 MHz 18.7 %
DirectX DirectX 11 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 250 W 0 % 151 W 39.6 %
Length 297 mm 0 % 289 mm 2.7 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 2-way 50 %
Performance Radeon HD 6970 Radeon HD 6870
Overall Score 27067 0 % 23947 11.5 %
Future Proof 21 % 0 % 21 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 7326 0 % 5735 21.7 %
2D Benchmark Score 430.3 0 % 402.9 6.4 %
Average DirectX performance 27.3 FPS 0 % 21 FPS 22.9 %
DirectX 9 performance 68.1 FPS 0 % 52.9 FPS 22.3 %
DirectX 10 performance 20.1 FPS 0 % 15.1 FPS 24.9 %
DirectX 11 performance 20.9 FPS 0 % 16.1 FPS 22.9 %
DirectX 12 performance 0 FPS NaN % 0 FPS NaN %
Graphic card computing 1484.5 operations/s 0 % 1040 operations/s 29.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 6970, Radeon HD 6870.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 6970 Radeon HD 6870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 53.4 FPS 45.3 FPS
High settings 96.1 FPS 81.5 FPS
Medium settings 115.3 FPS 97.7 FPS
Low settings 161.5 FPS 136.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 15.2 %

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 6970, Radeon HD 6870.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 6970 Radeon HD 6870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 44.4 FPS 39.0 FPS
High settings 79.9 FPS 70.2 FPS
Medium settings 95.9 FPS 84.3 FPS
Low settings 134.2 FPS 118.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 12.1 %
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