Radeon E8860 vs Radeon HD 6870

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon E8860 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 Radeon E8860 stacks up against Radeon HD 6870, check out specs charts below.

Radeon E8860

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Main Specs

	Radeon E8860	Radeon HD 6870
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	151 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	4x mini-DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6870 has 308% more power consumption, than Radeon E8860.
Radeon E8860 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
Radeon E8860 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6870.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon E8860 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6870 - with Terascale 2.
Radeon E8860 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6870 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon E8860 is 3450 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6870.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	7−8	10−12
ultra / 1080p	4−5	6−7
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	18−20	24−27
medium / 1080p	9−10	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 40% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p	12−14	18−20
ultra / 1080p	10−12	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	24−27	35−40
medium / 1080p	12−14	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Battlefield 5 is 53% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon E8860 and Radeon HD 6870 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	140−150	180−190
medium / 768p	110−120	140−150
ultra / 1080p	55−60	75−80
QHD / 1440p	30−35	40−45
4K / 2160p	27−30	30−33
high / 768p	85−90	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 28% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	21−24	30−33
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 7% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p	80−85	95−100
medium / 768p	60−65	75−80
ultra / 1080p	35−40	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Dota 2 is 25% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p	9−10	12−14
ultra / 1080p	8−9	12−14
4K / 2160p	4−5	5−6
low / 720p	20−22	27−30
medium / 1080p	9−10	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Far Cry 5 is 50% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p	14−16	20−22
ultra / 1080p	10−12	14−16
low / 720p	60−65	80−85
medium / 1080p	24−27	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Fortnite is 39% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p	12−14	18−20
ultra / 1080p	10−12	14−16
QHD / 1440p	1−2	5−6
low / 720p	27−30	40−45
medium / 1080p	14−16	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 53% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p	55−60	70−75
medium / 768p	45−50	60−65
high / 1080p	12−14	21−24
ultra / 1080p	7−8	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 32% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p	5−6	7−8
ultra / 1080p	3−4	5−6
4K / 2160p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	12−14	21−24
medium / 1080p	7−8	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Metro Exodus is 57% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p	95−100	100−110
high / 1080p	90−95	−
ultra / 1080p	80−85	90−95
medium / 1080p	90−95	100−105
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Minecraft is 11% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p	16−18	18−20
ultra / 1080p	14−16	16−18
low / 720p	30−35	45−50
medium / 1080p	18−20	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 30% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	8−9	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	12−14	20−22
medium / 1080p	10−12	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 40% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p	27−30	40−45
medium / 768p	18−20	24−27
high / 1080p	10−11	14−16
ultra / 1080p	6−7	8−9
4K / 2160p	6−7	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 35% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p	85−90	95−100
medium / 768p	45−50	55−60
ultra / 1080p	20−22	27−30
high / 768p	35−40	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in World of Tanks is 18% more, than Radeon E8860.

Full Specs

	Radeon E8860	Radeon HD 6870
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Terascale 2
Code name	Venus	RV940 Barts
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	25 January 2014	22 October 2010
Pipelines	640	1120
Core clock speed	575 MHz
Boost Clock	625 MHz	900 MHz
Transistor count	1,500 million	1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	25.00	50.40
Floating-point performance	800.0 gflops	2,016.0 gflops
Length		220 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4500 MHz	1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s	134.4 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131
Bus support		PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	48 Mh/s	213 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
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Radeon E8860 vs Radeon HD 6870

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