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AMD logo Radeon RX 6700 XT
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AMD logo Radeon HD 6870

AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT logo AMD Radeon HD 6870 logo
General information Radeon RX 6700 XT Radeon HD 6870
Launched Q1 2021 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 12288 MB 0 % 2048 MB 83.3 %
Core Clock 2321 MHz 0 % 900 MHz 61.2 %
Effective Clock 16000 MHz 0 % 1159 MHz 92.8 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.6 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 230 W 0 % 151 W 34.3 %
Length 323 mm 0 % 289 mm 10.5 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
Performance Radeon RX 6700 XT Radeon HD 6870
Overall Score 71665 0 % 23949 66.6 %
Future Proof 78 % 0 % 21 % 73.1 %
Benchmark Score 51359 0 % 5736 88.8 %
2D Benchmark Score 931.5 0 % 406.6 56.4 %
Average DirectX performance 153.5 FPS 0 % 21 FPS 86.3 %
DirectX 9 performance 236.9 FPS 0 % 53.2 FPS 77.6 %
DirectX 10 performance 126.4 FPS 0 % 14.9 FPS 88.2 %
DirectX 11 performance 174.1 FPS 0 % 15.9 FPS 90.9 %
DirectX 12 performance 76.6 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 9981.9 operations/s 0 % 1041 operations/s 89.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon RX 6700 XT, Radeon HD 6870.

Average frames per second Radeon RX 6700 XT Radeon HD 6870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 174.3 FPS 44.8 FPS
High settings 313.7 FPS 80.6 FPS
Medium settings 376.4 FPS 96.7 FPS
Low settings 526.9 FPS 135.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 74.3 %

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 6700 XT, Radeon HD 6870.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon RX 6700 XT Radeon HD 6870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 120.6 FPS 38.8 FPS
High settings 217.1 FPS 69.9 FPS
Medium settings 260.5 FPS 83.9 FPS
Low settings 364.7 FPS 117.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 67.8 %
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