AMD · 2010
Radeon HD 6870
The Radeon HD 6870 is a graphics card by AMD, released in 2010, based on the TeraScale 2 architecture with a Barts XT GPU.
The Radeon HD 6870 (AMD) is a graphics card released on October 22, 2010, with a launch MSRP of $239. It is built on the TeraScale 2 architecture using the Barts XT GPU on a 40 nm process node. The card features 1120 shading units, a base clock of 900 MHz, and 1 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 134.4 GB/s. It supports DirectX 11.0 and OpenGL 4.5, and connects via a PCIe 2.1 ×16 interface. The board has a TDP of 151 W.
Specifications
| Architecture unverified | TeraScale 2 |
|---|---|
| GPU chip unverified | Barts XT |
| Process node unverified | 40 nm |
| Shading units unverified | 1120 |
| Base clock unverified | 900 MHz |
| Memory size unverified | 1 GB |
| Memory type unverified | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus unverified | 256 bit |
| Memory bandwidth unverified | 134.4 GB/s |
| Board power (TDP) unverified | 151 W |
| Bus interface unverified | PCIe 2.1 ×16 |
| DirectX support unverified | 11.0 |
| OpenGL support unverified | 4.5 |
| Release date unverified | 2010-10-22 |
| Release year unverified | 2010 |
| Launch MSRP unverified | 239 USD |