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AMD logo Radeon HD 8950
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AMD logo Radeon HD 6870

AMD Radeon HD 8950 logo AMD Radeon HD 6870 logo
General information Radeon HD 8950 Radeon HD 6870
Launched Q3 2014 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 3072 MB 0 % 2048 MB 33.3 %
Core Clock 850 MHz 5.6 % 900 MHz 0 %
DirectX DirectX 11.1 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 225 W 0 % 151 W 32.9 %
Performance Radeon HD 8950 Radeon HD 6870
Overall Score 26494 0 % 23944 9.6 %
Future Proof 35 % 0 % 21 % 40 %
Benchmark Score 7019 0 % 5733 18.3 %
2D Benchmark Score 369.6 9.8 % 409.8 0 %
Average DirectX performance 25 FPS 0 % 21.1 FPS 15.7 %
DirectX 9 performance 55.2 FPS 0 % 53.4 FPS 3.2 %
DirectX 10 performance 10.1 FPS 32.8 % 15 FPS 0 %
DirectX 11 performance 19 FPS 0 % 16 FPS 15.4 %
DirectX 12 performance 16 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 1055.4 operations/s 0 % 1049.3 operations/s 0.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 8950, Radeon HD 6870.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 8950 Radeon HD 6870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 51.9 FPS 45.2 FPS
High settings 93.3 FPS 81.4 FPS
Medium settings 112.0 FPS 97.7 FPS
Low settings 156.8 FPS 136.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 12.8 %

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 8950, Radeon HD 6870.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 8950 Radeon HD 6870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 43.3 FPS 38.9 FPS
High settings 77.9 FPS 70.1 FPS
Medium settings 93.5 FPS 84.1 FPS
Low settings 130.8 FPS 117.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 10 %
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