Radeon HD 6870 vs Radeon R7 M350

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6870 and Radeon R7 M350, 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 M350, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6870	Radeon R7 M350
Power consumption (TDP)	151 Watt	35 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	No outputs
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Radeon HD 6870 has 331% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 M350.
Radeon HD 6870 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 M350 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon R7 M350 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6870.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6870 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R7 M350 - with GCN 1.0.
Radeon HD 6870 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 M350 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6870 is 50 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M350.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	10−12	2−3
ultra / 1080p	6−7	0−1
QHD / 1440p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	12−14
medium / 1080p	12−14	3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 166% more, than Radeon R7 M350.
high / 1080p	18−20	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	4−5
QHD / 1440p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	35−40	16−18
medium / 1080p	20−22	6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Battlefield 5 is 166% more, than Radeon R7 M350.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	−	40−45
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 6870 and Radeon R7 M350 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	180−190	120−130
medium / 768p	140−150	95−100
ultra / 1080p	75−80	40−45
QHD / 1440p	40−45	24−27
4K / 2160p	30−33	18−20
high / 768p	110−120	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 59% more, than Radeon R7 M350.
low / 768p	55−60	85−90
ultra / 1080p	30−33	18−20
medium / 1080p	45−50	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M350 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 8% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
low / 768p	95−100	75−80
medium / 768p	75−80	50−55
ultra / 1080p	50−55	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Dota 2 is 47% more, than Radeon R7 M350.
high / 1080p	12−14	2−3
ultra / 1080p	12−14	2−3
4K / 2160p	5−6	1−2
low / 720p	27−30	12−14
medium / 1080p	14−16	3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Far Cry 5 is 275% more, than Radeon R7 M350.
high / 1080p	20−22	10−11
ultra / 1080p	14−16	5−6
QHD / 1440p	−	2−3
low / 720p	80−85	50−55
medium / 1080p	35−40	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Fortnite is 95% more, than Radeon R7 M350.
high / 1080p	18−20	4−5
ultra / 1080p	14−16	−
QHD / 1440p	5−6	0−1
low / 720p	40−45	18−20
medium / 1080p	21−24	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 180% more, than Radeon R7 M350.
low / 768p	70−75	45−50
medium / 768p	60−65	−
high / 1080p	21−24	5−6
ultra / 1080p	9−10	2−3
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	−	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 88% more, than Radeon R7 M350.
high / 1080p	7−8	1−2
ultra / 1080p	5−6	0−1
4K / 2160p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	5−6
medium / 1080p	9−10	3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Metro Exodus is 333% more, than Radeon R7 M350.
low / 768p	100−110	90−95
high / 1080p	−	85−90
ultra / 1080p	90−95	70−75
medium / 1080p	100−105	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Minecraft is 17% more, than Radeon R7 M350.
high / 1080p	18−20	−
ultra / 1080p	16−18	12−14
low / 720p	45−50	27−30
medium / 1080p	21−24	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 61% more, than Radeon R7 M350.
high / 1080p	12−14	−
ultra / 1080p	8−9	4−5
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	20−22	6−7
medium / 1080p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 180% more, than Radeon R7 M350.
low / 768p	40−45	12−14
medium / 768p	24−27	9−10
high / 1080p	14−16	4−5
ultra / 1080p	8−9	3−4
4K / 2160p	7−8	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 214% more, than Radeon R7 M350.
low / 768p	95−100	75−80
medium / 768p	55−60	35−40
ultra / 1080p	27−30	16−18
high / 768p	45−50	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in World of Tanks is 39% more, than Radeon R7 M350.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6870	Radeon R7 M350
Architecture	Terascale 2	GCN 1.0
Code name	RV940 Barts	Opal
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	22 October 2010	5 May 2015
Pipelines	1120	384
Core clock speed		725 MHz
Boost Clock	900 MHz	825 MHz
Transistor count	1,700 million	950 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	50.40	19.80
Floating-point performance	2,016.0 gflops	779.5 gflops
Length	220 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1050 MHz	1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	134.4 GB/s	14.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	Not Listed
FreeSync		+
Bus support	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0
HDMI	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	213 Mh/s
Eyefinity	+	+
HD3D		+
PowerTune		+
DualGraphics		+
ZeroCore		+
Switchable graphics		+
Mantle		+
Design	reference
CrossFire	+
Compute units		6
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Radeon HD 6870 vs Radeon R7 M350

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