Radeon HD 6870 vs Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 6870 and Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Radeon HD 6870 and Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri

Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6870	Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri
Power consumption (TDP)	151 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6870 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri - with GCN.
Radeon HD 6870 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	10−12	7−8
ultra / 1080p	6−7	4−5
QHD / 1440p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	18−20
medium / 1080p	12−14	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 40% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	18−20	12−14
ultra / 1080p	14−16	10−12
QHD / 1440p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	35−40	27−30
medium / 1080p	20−22	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Battlefield 5 is 43% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 6870 and Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	180−190	140−150
medium / 768p	140−150	110−120
ultra / 1080p	75−80	55−60
QHD / 1440p	40−45	30−35
4K / 2160p	30−33	27−30
high / 768p	110−120	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 28% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	30−33	21−24
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 7% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	95−100	85−90
medium / 768p	75−80	60−65
ultra / 1080p	50−55	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Dota 2 is 20% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	12−14	9−10
ultra / 1080p	12−14	8−9
4K / 2160p	5−6	4−5
low / 720p	27−30	21−24
medium / 1080p	14−16	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Far Cry 5 is 36% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	20−22	16−18
ultra / 1080p	14−16	10−12
low / 720p	80−85	65−70
medium / 1080p	35−40	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Fortnite is 30% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	18−20	12−14
ultra / 1080p	14−16	12−14
QHD / 1440p	5−6	2−3
low / 720p	40−45	27−30
medium / 1080p	21−24	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 42% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	70−75	55−60
medium / 768p	60−65	45−50
high / 1080p	21−24	14−16
ultra / 1080p	9−10	7−8
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 32% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	7−8	5−6
ultra / 1080p	5−6	3−4
4K / 2160p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	14−16
medium / 1080p	9−10	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Metro Exodus is 57% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	100−110	95−100
high / 1080p	−	90−95
ultra / 1080p	90−95	80−85
medium / 1080p	100−105	95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Minecraft is 8% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	18−20	16−18
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	45−50	35−40
medium / 1080p	21−24	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 18% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
high / 1080p	12−14	−
ultra / 1080p	8−9	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	20−22	14−16
medium / 1080p	12−14	10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 27% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	40−45	27−30
medium / 768p	24−27	18−20
high / 1080p	14−16	10−11
ultra / 1080p	8−9	7−8
4K / 2160p	7−8	6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 35% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	95−100	85−90
medium / 768p	55−60	45−50
ultra / 1080p	27−30	21−24
high / 768p	45−50	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in World of Tanks is 18% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6870	Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri
Architecture	Terascale 2	GCN
Code name	RV940 Barts	Kaveri Spectre
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	22 October 2010	14 January 2014
Pipelines	1120	384
Core clock speed		720 MHz
Boost Clock	900 MHz
Transistor count	1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	50.40
Floating-point performance	2,016.0 gflops
Length	220 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth	134.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	+
DirectX		DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.2
Shader Model	5.0
OpenGL	4.4
OpenCL	1.2
Bus support	PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	213 Mh/s
Eyefinity	+
Design	reference
CrossFire	+
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Radeon HD 6870 vs Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri

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