How good is a Radeon HD 6870?
At the top end we have the Radeon HD 6870, a card utilizing a full-fledged version of AMD’s new Barts GPU. The core clock runs at 900MHz, which is driving 32 ROPs and 1120 SPs. Attached to that is 1GB of GDDR5 running at 4.2GHz effective. Like 6870 it has 1GB of GDDR5, this time running at 4GHz effective.
When did AMD 6870 come out?
Desktop Products
| Model (Codename) | Release Date & Price | Core |
|---|---|---|
| Clock (MHz) | ||
| Radeon HD 6790 (Barts LE) | April 4, 2011 $149 USD | 840 |
| Radeon HD 6850 (Barts Pro) | October 22, 2010 $179 USD | 775 |
| Radeon HD 6870 (Barts XT) | October 22, 2010 $239 USD | 900 |
Is AMD Radeon HD 5700 good for gaming?
If you’re happy to forgo ray tracing, the AMD Radeon RX 5700 is the very best mid-range graphics card money can buy. For Quad HD and Full HD gaming, there’s no better value alternative.
How much power does the RX 5700 use?
Power consumption jumps a bit under FurMark. However, our 182W average is still lower than AMD’s 185W board power specification.
What kind of memory does his Radeon HD 6870 have?
The Radeon HD 6870 graphics card from HIS we’re reviewing today sticks to the reference design from AMD. It uses a premium PCB as well as premium blower-type cooling assembly designed by AMD. The card also sticks to reference AMD clock speeds of 900 MHz core and 1050 MHz memory (4200 MHz GDDR5 effective).
Is the XFX HD 6870 a reference card?
No real surprises when it comes to the cards we’re looking at in our graphs here today. We’ve of course got the HD 6870 Black Edition from XFX; we’ve also got reference versions of the HD 6850, HD 6870 and HD 6950. while also having the MSI GTX 560 Ti in for good measure.
How much is the AMD Radeon HD 4850?
Fast forward to Radeon HD 4000 series, AMD noticed quite some vacuum to fill between its $90 Radeon HD 4670, and the Radeon HD 4850, which at the former’s launch was priced at $100, twice as much, there really was scope for something in the between since GeForce 9800 GT was having a party.
Which is the second generation AMD Radeon HD?
AMD, which pioneered DirectX 11 compliant PC consumer graphics, is out with its second-generation Radeon HD 6800 DirectX 11 architecture, codenamed Northern Islands.
