AMD · 2010
Radeon HD 6870
The Radeon HD 6870 is a graphics card released by AMD in October 2010, based on the TeraScale 2 architecture with the Barts XT GPU.
The Radeon HD 6870 is a graphics card from AMD's Radeon HD 6000 series, launched in October 2010. It is built on the TeraScale 2 architecture using the Barts XT chip fabricated 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, delivering a memory bandwidth of 134.4 GB/s. It has a TDP of 151 W and connects via PCIe 2.1 ×16. The launch MSRP was 239 USD. This card is designed for desktop gaming and general graphics tasks, compatible with motherboards supporting PCIe 2.1.
Benchmarks
| PassMark G3D Mark | 2,223 |
|---|---|
| PassMark G2D Mark | 397 |
| Geekbench 5 OpenCL | 4,950 |
| Nero Score AVC encode | 2,025 fps |
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 |
| Release date unverified | 2010-10-22 |
| Release year unverified | 2010 |
| Launch MSRP unverified | 239 USD |