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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 23949 0 % 23667 1.2 %
Future Proof 21 % 0 % 20 % 4.8 %
Benchmark Score 5736 0 % 5601 2.4 %
2D Benchmark Score 405 12.6 % 463.3 0 %
Average DirectX performance 20.9 FPS 0 % 18.2 FPS 12.8 %
DirectX 9 performance 52.5 FPS 0 % 40.9 FPS 22.2 %
DirectX 10 performance 15.1 FPS 0 % 7 FPS 54 %
DirectX 11 performance 15.9 FPS 0 % 12.9 FPS 18.7 %
DirectX 12 performance 0 FPS 100 % 12.1 FPS 0 %
Graphic card computing 1046.2 operations/s 8.9 % 1148.4 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 44.8 FPS 44.1 FPS
High settings 80.6 FPS 79.3 FPS
Medium settings 96.7 FPS 95.2 FPS
Low settings 135.4 FPS 133.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.6 %

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 HD 6870, Radeon HD 7770.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 7770
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 38.8 FPS 38.4 FPS
High settings 69.9 FPS 69.0 FPS
Medium settings 83.9 FPS 82.8 FPS
Low settings 117.4 FPS 116.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.2 %
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