Radeon HD 6870 vs Radeon R7 A360

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6870 and Radeon R7 A360, 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 R7 A360, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6870	Radeon R7 A360
Power consumption (TDP)	151 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	No outputs
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Radeon HD 6870 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 A360 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon HD 6870 and Radeon R7 A360 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6870 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R7 A360 - with GCN 3.0.
Radeon HD 6870 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 A360 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6870 is 1047 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 A360.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	10−12	0−1
ultra / 1080p	6−7	−
QHD / 1440p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	1−2
medium / 1080p	12−14	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2400% more, than Radeon R7 A360.
high / 1080p	18−20	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	−
QHD / 1440p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	35−40	0−1
medium / 1080p	20−22	−
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 A360 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
low / 768p	180−190	60−65
medium / 768p	140−150	27−30
ultra / 1080p	75−80	7−8
QHD / 1440p	40−45	−
4K / 2160p	30−33	−
high / 768p	110−120	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 364% more, than Radeon R7 A360.
low / 768p	55−60	70−75
ultra / 1080p	30−33	0−1
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 A360 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
low / 768p	95−100	45−50
medium / 768p	75−80	10−11
ultra / 1080p	50−55	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Dota 2 is 200% more, than Radeon R7 A360.
high / 1080p	12−14	−
ultra / 1080p	12−14	−
4K / 2160p	5−6	−
low / 720p	27−30	0−1
medium / 1080p	14−16	−
high / 1080p	20−22	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	−
low / 720p	80−85	21−24
medium / 1080p	35−40	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Fortnite is 272% more, than Radeon R7 A360.
high / 1080p	18−20	0−1
ultra / 1080p	14−16	−
QHD / 1440p	5−6	0−1
low / 720p	40−45	0−1
medium / 1080p	21−24	0−1
low / 768p	70−75	18−20
medium / 768p	60−65	−
high / 1080p	21−24	0−1
ultra / 1080p	9−10	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	−	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 278% more, than Radeon R7 A360.
high / 1080p	7−8	−
ultra / 1080p	5−6	−
4K / 2160p	1−2	−
low / 720p	21−24	0−1
medium / 1080p	9−10	−
low / 768p	100−110	75−80
high / 1080p	−	27−30
ultra / 1080p	90−95	−
medium / 1080p	100−105	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Minecraft is 36% more, than Radeon R7 A360.
high / 1080p	18−20	−
ultra / 1080p	16−18	−
low / 720p	45−50	8−9
medium / 1080p	21−24	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 487% more, than Radeon R7 A360.
high / 1080p	12−14	−
ultra / 1080p	8−9	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	−
low / 720p	20−22	0−1
medium / 1080p	12−14	−
low / 768p	40−45	0−1
medium / 768p	24−27	−
high / 1080p	14−16	−
ultra / 1080p	8−9	−
4K / 2160p	7−8	−
low / 768p	95−100	45−50
medium / 768p	55−60	14−16
ultra / 1080p	27−30	0−1
high / 768p	45−50	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in World of Tanks is 168% more, than Radeon R7 A360.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6870	Radeon R7 A360
Architecture	Terascale 2	GCN 3.0
Code name	RV940 Barts	Meso
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	22 October 2010	5 May 2015
Pipelines	1120	384
Core clock speed		725 MHz
Boost Clock	900 MHz	980 MHz
Transistor count	1,700 million	1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	50.40	23.52
Floating-point performance	2,016.0 gflops	864.0 gflops
Length	220 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1050 MHz	3.6 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	134.4 GB/s	57.6 GB/s
Shared memory	-
DirectX		12 (12_0)
Shader Model	5.0	6.0
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan		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 A360

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