P106 090 vs Radeon HD 6870

In this comparison between P106 090 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 P106 090 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

  P106 090 Radeon HD 6870
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 151 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6870 has 101% more power consumption, than P106 090.
  • P106 090 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • P106 090 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6870.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • P106 090 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 6870 - with Terascale 2.
  • P106 090 is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6870 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • P106 090 is 30 mm longer, than Radeon HD 6870.
  • Memory clock speed of P106 090 is 6958 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6870.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 10−12
ultra / 1080p 9−10 6−7
QHD / 1440p 3−4 1−2
low / 720p 30−35 24−27
medium / 1080p 18−20 12−14
The average gaming FPS of P106 090 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 36% more, than Radeon HD 6870.

Full Specs

  P106 090 Radeon HD 6870
Architecture Pascal Terascale 2
Code name GP106 RV940 Barts
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 31 July 2017 22 October 2010
Pipelines 768 1120
Core clock speed 1354 MHz
Boost Clock 1531 MHz 900 MHz
Transistor count 4,400 million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 73.49 50.40
Floating-point performance 2,352 gflops 2,016.0 gflops
Length 250 mm 220 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 8008 MHz 1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.2 GB/s 134.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA 6.1
Bus support PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 213 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
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