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    Radeon HD 6870 vs Radeon R9 M295X

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6870 and Radeon R9 M295X, 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 R9 M295X, check out specs charts below.
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    Radeon R9 M295X is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon R9 M295X is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon R9 M295X here:

    Radeon R9 M295X Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon HD 6870 Radeon R9 M295X
    Power consumption (TDP) 151 Watt 250 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin None
    Memory type GDDR5 Not Listed
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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    • Radeon R9 M295X has 65% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6870.
    • Radeon HD 6870 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M295X uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • Radeon HD 6870 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M295X - in Laptops.
    • Radeon HD 6870 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R9 M295X - with GCN 3.
    • Radeon HD 6870 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M295X - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 10−12 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 6−7 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 1−2 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 24−27 60−65
    medium / 1080p 12−14 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M295X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 227% more, than Radeon HD 6870.

    Full Specs

      Radeon HD 6870 Radeon R9 M295X
    Architecture Terascale 2 GCN 3
    Code name RV940 Barts Tonga
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 22 October 2010 16 October 2014
    Pipelines 1120 2048
    Core clock speed 723 MHz
    Boost Clock 900 MHz
    Transistor count 1,700 million 5,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 50.40 92.54
    Floating-point performance 2,016.0 gflops 2,961 gflops
    Length 220 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1050 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 134.4 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX Not Listed
    Shader Model 5.0 6.3
    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 392 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Design reference
    CrossFire +
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