Radeon HD 6870 vs Radeon RX 550X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6870 and Radeon RX 550X, 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 RX 550X, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6870	Radeon RX 550X
Power consumption (TDP)	151 Watt	50 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	None
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6870 has 202% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 550X.
Radeon HD 6870 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX 550X uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon RX 550X 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 RX 550X - with GCN 4.0.
Radeon HD 6870 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 550X - by 14 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6870 is 75 mm longer, than Radeon RX 550X.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 550X is 4950 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6870.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	10−12	10−11
ultra / 1080p	6−7	6−7
QHD / 1440p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	21−24
medium / 1080p	12−14	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 7% more, than Radeon RX 550X.
high / 1080p	18−20	16−18
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
QHD / 1440p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	35−40	35−40
medium / 1080p	20−22	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Battlefield 5 is 4% more, than Radeon RX 550X.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 6870 and Radeon RX 550X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	180−190	170−180
medium / 768p	140−150	140−150
ultra / 1080p	75−80	70−75
QHD / 1440p	40−45	40−45
4K / 2160p	30−33	30−33
high / 768p	110−120	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 4% more, than Radeon RX 550X.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	30−33	27−30
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than Radeon RX 550X.
low / 768p	95−100	90−95
medium / 768p	75−80	75−80
ultra / 1080p	50−55	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Dota 2 is 4% more, than Radeon RX 550X.
high / 1080p	12−14	12−14
ultra / 1080p	12−14	10−12
4K / 2160p	5−6	4−5
low / 720p	27−30	27−30
medium / 1080p	14−16	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Far Cry 5 is 7% more, than Radeon RX 550X.
high / 1080p	20−22	18−20
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	80−85	75−80
medium / 1080p	35−40	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Fortnite is 5% more, than Radeon RX 550X.
high / 1080p	18−20	16−18
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
QHD / 1440p	5−6	4−5
low / 720p	40−45	35−40
medium / 1080p	21−24	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 5% more, than Radeon RX 550X.
low / 768p	70−75	65−70
medium / 768p	60−65	55−60
high / 1080p	21−24	18−20
ultra / 1080p	9−10	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 7% more, than Radeon RX 550X.
high / 1080p	7−8	6−7
ultra / 1080p	5−6	5−6
4K / 2160p	1−2	1−2
low / 720p	21−24	18−20
medium / 1080p	9−10	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Metro Exodus is 12% more, than Radeon RX 550X.
low / 768p	100−110	100−110
ultra / 1080p	90−95	90−95
medium / 1080p	100−105	95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Minecraft is 2% more, than Radeon RX 550X.
high / 1080p	18−20	18−20
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	45−50	40−45
medium / 1080p	21−24	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 8% more, than Radeon RX 550X.
high / 1080p	12−14	12−14
ultra / 1080p	8−9	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	20−22	18−20
medium / 1080p	12−14	12−14
Radeon HD 6870 and Radeon RX 550X have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p	40−45	35−40
medium / 768p	24−27	21−24
high / 1080p	14−16	12−14
ultra / 1080p	8−9	8−9
4K / 2160p	7−8	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 11% more, than Radeon RX 550X.
low / 768p	95−100	90−95
medium / 768p	55−60	50−55
ultra / 1080p	27−30	24−27
high / 768p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in World of Tanks is 5% more, than Radeon RX 550X.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6870	Radeon RX 550X
Architecture	Terascale 2	GCN 4.0
Code name	RV940 Barts	Lexa
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	22 October 2010	16 December 2018
Pipelines	1120	512
Core clock speed		1100 MHz
Boost Clock	900 MHz	1183 MHz
Transistor count	1,700 million	2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm
Texture fill rate	50.40	37.86
Floating-point performance	2,016.0 gflops	1,211 gflops
Length	220 mm	145 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1050 MHz	6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	134.4 GB/s	96 GB/s
Shared memory	-
DirectX		12 (12_0)
Shader Model	5.0	6.4
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
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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