Radeon HD 6870 vs Tesla M60

In this comparison between Radeon HD 6870 and Tesla M60 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 Tesla M60 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 6870 Tesla M60
Power consumption (TDP) 151 Watt 300 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Tesla M60 has 98% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6870.
  • Radeon HD 6870 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Tesla M60 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Tesla M60 has 7 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6870.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon HD 6870 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Tesla M60 - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Radeon HD 6870 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Tesla M60 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Tesla M60 is 47 mm longer, than Radeon HD 6870.
  • Memory clock speed of Tesla M60 is 3962 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6870.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 35−40
ultra / 1080p 6−7 24−27
QHD / 1440p 1−2 18−20
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 24−27 60−65
medium / 1080p 12−14 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M60 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 245% more, than Radeon HD 6870.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 6870 Tesla M60
Architecture Terascale 2 Maxwell 2.0
Code name RV940 Barts GM204
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 22 October 2010 30 August 2015
Pipelines 1120 2048
Core clock speed 557 MHz
Boost Clock 900 MHz 1178 MHz
Transistor count 1,700 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 50.40 150.8
Floating-point performance 2,016.0 gflops 2x 4,833 gflops
Length 220 mm 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1050 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 134.4 GB/s 160.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.0 6.4
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 5.2
Bus support PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 213 Mh/s 432 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
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