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    Radeon HD 6870 vs Radeon RX Vega M GH

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 6870 and Radeon RX Vega M GH. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Radeon HD 6870 and Radeon RX Vega M GH. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
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    Radeon RX Vega M GH is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon RX Vega M GH 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 RX Vega M GH here:

    Radeon RX Vega M GH Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon HD 6870 Radeon RX Vega M GH
    Power consumption (TDP) 151 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 IGP
    Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 HBM2
    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 51% more power consumption, than Radeon RX Vega M GH.
    • Radeon HD 6870 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX Vega M GH uses IGP interface.
    • Radeon RX Vega M GH has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6870.
    • Radeon HD 6870 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX Vega M GH - in Laptops.
    • Radeon HD 6870 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon RX Vega M GH - with Vega.
    • Radeon HD 6870 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega M GH - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX Vega M GH is 550 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6870.

    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 RX Vega M GH in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 227% more, than Radeon HD 6870.

    Full Specs

      Radeon HD 6870 Radeon RX Vega M GH
    Architecture Terascale 2 Vega
    Code name RV940 Barts Vega Kaby Lake-G
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 22 October 2010 7 January 2018
    Pipelines 1120 1536
    Core clock speed 1063 MHz
    Boost Clock 900 MHz 1190 MHz
    Transistor count 1,700 million 5,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 50.40 114.2
    Floating-point performance 2,016.0 gflops 3,656 gflops
    Length 220 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 1024 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1050 MHz 1600 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 134.4 GB/s 204.8 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
    Laptop size medium sized
    Eyefinity +
    Design reference
    CrossFire +
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