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AMD logo Radeon HD 6870
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AMD logo Radeon HD 7770

AMD Radeon HD 6870 logo AMD Radeon HD 7770 logo
General information Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 7770
Launched Q3 2012 Q2 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 2048 MB 0 % 2048 MB 0 %
Core Clock 900 MHz 11.8 % 1020 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 1159 MHz 76.8 % 5000 MHz 0 %
DirectX DirectX 11 DirectX 11.2
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 151 W 0 % 80 W 47 %
Length 289 mm 0 % 236 mm 18.3 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 2-way 0 % 2-way 0 %
Performance Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 7770
Overall Score 23940 0 % 23679 1.1 %
Future Proof 21 % 0 % 20 % 4.8 %
Benchmark Score 5731 0 % 5607 2.2 %
2D Benchmark Score 403.7 12.5 % 461.5 0 %
Average DirectX performance 21.1 FPS 0 % 18.2 FPS 13.4 %
DirectX 9 performance 53.3 FPS 0 % 41.2 FPS 22.7 %
DirectX 10 performance 15.1 FPS 0 % 7 FPS 53.8 %
DirectX 11 performance 15.9 FPS 0 % 12.9 FPS 18.9 %
DirectX 12 performance 0 FPS 100 % 12 FPS 0 %
Graphic card computing 1036.8 operations/s 10.5 % 1158.8 operations/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 6870, Radeon HD 7770.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 7770
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 45.2 FPS 44.5 FPS
High settings 81.3 FPS 80.1 FPS
Medium settings 97.5 FPS 96.1 FPS
Low settings 136.6 FPS 134.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.5 %

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 7770.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 7770
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 39.1 FPS 38.7 FPS
High settings 70.4 FPS 69.6 FPS
Medium settings 84.5 FPS 83.5 FPS
Low settings 118.2 FPS 117.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.1 %
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