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AMD logo Radeon RX 580
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AMD logo Radeon HD 6870

AMD Radeon RX 580 logo AMD Radeon HD 6870 logo
General information Radeon RX 580 Radeon HD 6870
Launched Q2 2017 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 8192 MB 0 % 2048 MB 75 %
Core Clock 1257 MHz 0 % 900 MHz 28.4 %
Effective Clock 8400 MHz 0 % 1159 MHz 86.2 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.5 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 185 W 0 % 151 W 18.4 %
Length 298 mm 0 % 289 mm 3 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 2-way 50 %
Performance Radeon RX 580 Radeon HD 6870
Overall Score 47891 0 % 23950 50 %
Future Proof 53 % 0 % 21 % 60.4 %
Benchmark Score 22936 0 % 5736 75 %
2D Benchmark Score 771 0 % 404.2 47.6 %
Average DirectX performance 68 FPS 0 % 21 FPS 69.1 %
DirectX 9 performance 124.4 FPS 0 % 53.1 FPS 57.3 %
DirectX 10 performance 44.6 FPS 0 % 15.1 FPS 66.2 %
DirectX 11 performance 59.9 FPS 0 % 16.1 FPS 73.1 %
DirectX 12 performance 43.4 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 3650.9 operations/s 0 % 1046.2 operations/s 71.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon RX 580, Radeon HD 6870.

Average frames per second Radeon RX 580 Radeon HD 6870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 107.9 FPS 44.7 FPS
High settings 194.2 FPS 80.5 FPS
Medium settings 233.1 FPS 96.6 FPS
Low settings 326.3 FPS 135.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 58.6 %

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 RX 580, Radeon HD 6870.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon RX 580 Radeon HD 6870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 80.1 FPS 38.8 FPS
High settings 144.3 FPS 69.8 FPS
Medium settings 173.1 FPS 83.8 FPS
Low settings 242.3 FPS 117.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 51.6 %
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