GeForce 930A vs Radeon HD 6870

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 930A and Radeon HD 6870, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce 930A stacks up against Radeon HD 6870, check out specs charts below.

GeForce 930A

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Main Specs

	GeForce 930A	Radeon HD 6870
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	151 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 6-pin
Memory type	DDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6870 has 357% more power consumption, than GeForce 930A.
GeForce 930A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 6870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce 930A has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6870.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce 930A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 6870 - with Terascale 2.
GeForce 930A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6870 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce 930A is 952 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6870.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	3−4	10−12
ultra / 1080p	1−2	6−7
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	14−16	24−27
medium / 1080p	5−6	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 133% more, than GeForce 930A.
high / 1080p	8−9	18−20
ultra / 1080p	6−7	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	20−22	35−40
medium / 1080p	8−9	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Battlefield 5 is 109% more, than GeForce 930A.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	40−45	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce 930A and Radeon HD 6870 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	120−130	180−190
medium / 768p	95−100	140−150
ultra / 1080p	45−50	75−80
QHD / 1440p	24−27	40−45
4K / 2160p	−	30−33
high / 768p	70−75	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 54% more, than GeForce 930A.
low / 768p	70−75	55−60
ultra / 1080p	20−22	30−33
medium / 1080p	40−45	45−50
GeForce 930A and Radeon HD 6870 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	75−80	95−100
medium / 768p	55−60	75−80
ultra / 1080p	27−30	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Dota 2 is 38% more, than GeForce 930A.
high / 1080p	4−5	12−14
ultra / 1080p	3−4	12−14
4K / 2160p	1−2	5−6
low / 720p	14−16	27−30
medium / 1080p	5−6	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Far Cry 5 is 150% more, than GeForce 930A.
high / 1080p	12−14	20−22
ultra / 1080p	7−8	14−16
QHD / 1440p	4−5	−
low / 720p	55−60	80−85
medium / 1080p	16−18	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Fortnite is 69% more, than GeForce 930A.
high / 1080p	7−8	18−20
ultra / 1080p	6−7	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	5−6
low / 720p	21−24	40−45
medium / 1080p	9−10	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 118% more, than GeForce 930A.
low / 768p	45−50	70−75
medium / 768p	−	60−65
high / 1080p	9−10	21−24
ultra / 1080p	4−5	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	40−45	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 70% more, than GeForce 930A.
high / 1080p	2−3	7−8
ultra / 1080p	0−1	5−6
4K / 2160p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	8−9	21−24
medium / 1080p	4−5	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Metro Exodus is 160% more, than GeForce 930A.
low / 768p	85−90	100−110
high / 1080p	65−70	−
ultra / 1080p	−	90−95
medium / 1080p	−	100−105
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Minecraft is 20% more, than GeForce 930A.
high / 1080p	−	18−20
ultra / 1080p	12−14	16−18
low / 720p	27−30	45−50
medium / 1080p	14−16	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 61% more, than GeForce 930A.
high / 1080p	6−7	12−14
ultra / 1080p	4−5	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	7−8	20−22
medium / 1080p	−	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 133% more, than GeForce 930A.
low / 768p	18−20	40−45
medium / 768p	12−14	24−27
high / 1080p	6−7	14−16
ultra / 1080p	4−5	8−9
4K / 2160p	1−2	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 137% more, than GeForce 930A.
low / 768p	70−75	95−100
medium / 768p	35−40	55−60
ultra / 1080p	16−18	27−30
high / 768p	30−35	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in World of Tanks is 46% more, than GeForce 930A.

Full Specs

	GeForce 930A	Radeon HD 6870
Architecture	Maxwell	Terascale 2
Code name	GM108	RV940 Barts
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	13 March 2015	22 October 2010
Pipelines	384	1120
Core clock speed	928 MHz
Boost Clock	941 MHz	900 MHz
Transistor count		1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	22.58	50.40
Floating-point performance	722.7 gflops	2,016.0 gflops
Length		220 mm
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2002 MHz	1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth	16.02 GB/s	134.4 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126
CUDA	5.0
Bus support		PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		213 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
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GeForce 930A vs Radeon HD 6870

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