Radeon HD 6870 vs Radeon HD 6950

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6870 and Radeon HD 6950, 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 HD 6870 stacks up against Radeon HD 6950, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6870	Radeon HD 6950
Power consumption (TDP)	151 Watt	500 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6950 has 231% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6870.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon HD 6950 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6870.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6870 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 6950 - with TeraScale 3.
Radeon HD 6870 and Radeon HD 6950 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6950 is 47 mm longer, than Radeon HD 6870.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6950 is 200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6870.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	10−12	14−16
ultra / 1080p	6−7	8−9
QHD / 1440p	1−2	3−4
low / 720p	24−27	27−30
medium / 1080p	12−14	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 27% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
high / 1080p	18−20	21−24
ultra / 1080p	14−16	18−20
QHD / 1440p	1−2	5−6
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	35−40	45−50
medium / 1080p	20−22	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Battlefield 5 is 33% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 6870 and Radeon HD 6950 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	180−190	200−210
medium / 768p	140−150	170−180
ultra / 1080p	75−80	90−95
QHD / 1440p	40−45	50−55
4K / 2160p	30−33	30−33
high / 768p	110−120	130−140
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 16% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	30−33	35−40
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
low / 768p	95−100	100−110
medium / 768p	75−80	90−95
ultra / 1080p	50−55	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Dota 2 is 14% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
high / 1080p	12−14	16−18
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
4K / 2160p	5−6	6−7
low / 720p	27−30	35−40
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Far Cry 5 is 26% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
high / 1080p	20−22	21−24
ultra / 1080p	14−16	18−20
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	80−85	90−95
medium / 1080p	35−40	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Fortnite is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
high / 1080p	18−20	24−27
ultra / 1080p	14−16	18−20
QHD / 1440p	5−6	8−9
low / 720p	40−45	45−50
medium / 1080p	21−24	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Forza Horizon 4 is 25% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
low / 768p	70−75	80−85
medium / 768p	60−65	70−75
high / 1080p	21−24	27−30
ultra / 1080p	9−10	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Grand Theft Auto V is 17% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
high / 1080p	7−8	9−10
ultra / 1080p	5−6	7−8
4K / 2160p	1−2	2−3
low / 720p	21−24	27−30
medium / 1080p	9−10	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Metro Exodus is 33% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
low / 768p	100−110	110−120
ultra / 1080p	90−95	100−110
medium / 1080p	100−105	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Minecraft is 8% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
high / 1080p	18−20	21−24
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	45−50	50−55
medium / 1080p	21−24	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 7% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
high / 1080p	12−14	14−16
ultra / 1080p	8−9	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	20−22	24−27
medium / 1080p	12−14	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 23% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
low / 768p	40−45	50−55
medium / 768p	24−27	30−35
high / 1080p	14−16	16−18
ultra / 1080p	8−9	10−11
4K / 2160p	7−8	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 26% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
low / 768p	95−100	100−105
medium / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	27−30	30−35
high / 768p	45−50	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in World of Tanks is 8% more, than Radeon HD 6870.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6870	Radeon HD 6950
Architecture	Terascale 2	TeraScale 3
Code name	RV940 Barts	Cayman
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	22 October 2010	14 December 2010
Pipelines	1120	1408
Boost Clock	900 MHz	800 MHz
Transistor count	1,700 million	2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	50.40	70.40
Floating-point performance	2,016.0 gflops	2,252.8 gflops
Length	220 mm	267 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1050 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	134.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-
Shader Model	5.0	5.0
OpenGL	4.4	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Bus support	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI	+	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	213 Mh/s	244 Mh/s
Eyefinity	+	+
Design	reference	reference
CrossFire	+	+
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Radeon HD 6870 vs Radeon HD 6950

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