Radeon HD 6870 vs Radeon R7 M465X

In this comparison between Radeon HD 6870 and Radeon R7 M465X you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon HD 6870 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R7 M465X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 6870 Radeon R7 M465X
Power consumption (TDP) 151 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 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 M465X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R7 M465X 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 R7 M465X - with GCN 1.0.
  • Radeon HD 6870 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 M465X - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 M465X is 3450 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6870.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 8−9
ultra / 1080p 6−7 4−5
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 18−20
medium / 1080p 12−14 10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 40% more, than Radeon R7 M465X.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 6870 Radeon R7 M465X
Architecture Terascale 2 GCN 1.0
Code name RV940 Barts Tropo
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 22 October 2010 15 May 2016
Pipelines 1120 512
Core clock speed 900 MHz
Boost Clock 900 MHz 925 MHz
Transistor count 1,700 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 50.40 29.60
Floating-point performance 2,016.0 gflops 947.2 gflops
Length 220 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1050 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 134.4 GB/s 72 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
Bus support PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 213 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
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