GeForce GTX 960A vs Radeon HD 6870

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 960A 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 GTX 960A 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 GTX 960A Radeon HD 6870
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 151 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 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 101% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 960A.
  • GeForce GTX 960A is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 6870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 960A has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6870.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 960A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 6870 - with Terascale 2.
  • GeForce GTX 960A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6870 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 960A is 3962 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6870.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 10−12
ultra / 1080p 7−8 6−7
QHD / 1440p 2−3 1−2
low / 720p 24−27 24−27
medium / 1080p 14−16 12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 9% more, than Radeon HD 6870.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 960A Radeon HD 6870
Architecture Maxwell Terascale 2
Code name GM107 RV940 Barts
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 13 March 2015 22 October 2010
Pipelines 640 1120
Core clock speed 1029 MHz
Boost Clock 1085 MHz 900 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 43.40 50.40
Floating-point performance 1,389 gflops 2,016.0 gflops
Length 220 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80.19 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) 180 Mh/s 213 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
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