GeForce 820A vs Radeon HD 6870

In this comparison between GeForce 820A and Radeon HD 6870 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce 820A will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 6870 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce 820A Radeon HD 6870
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 151 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6870 has 906% more power consumption, than GeForce 820A.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce 820A and Radeon HD 6870 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce 820A is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6870 - with Terascale 2.
  • GeForce 820A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6870 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce 820A is 750 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6870.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 10−12
ultra / 1080p 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 1−2 24−27
medium / 1080p 0−1 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2400% more, than GeForce 820A.

Full Specs

  GeForce 820A Radeon HD 6870
Architecture Fermi 2.0 Terascale 2
Code name GF117 RV940 Barts
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 17 March 2014 22 October 2010
Pipelines 96 1120
Core clock speed 775 MHz
Boost Clock 900 MHz
Transistor count 585 million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 12.40 50.40
Floating-point performance 297.6 gflops 2,016.0 gflops
Length 220 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 134.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A
CUDA 2.1
Bus support PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 213 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
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