Radeon HD 6870 vs UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6870 and UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU, 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 UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU, check out specs charts below.
UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU 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 UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 6870
UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU
Power consumption (TDP)
151 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
DDR4
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6870 is used in Desktops, and UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 6870 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU - with Gen. 11 Ice Lake.
Radeon HD 6870 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU - by 10 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
10−12
6−7
ultra / 1080p
6−7
4−5
QHD / 1440p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
16−18
medium / 1080p
12−14
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 55% more, than UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU.
high / 1080p
18−20
12−14
ultra / 1080p
14−16
10−11
QHD / 1440p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
35−40
24−27
medium / 1080p
20−22
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Battlefield 5 is 53% more, than UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon HD 6870 and UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
180−190
130−140
medium / 768p
140−150
110−120
ultra / 1080p
75−80
50−55
QHD / 1440p
40−45
27−30
4K / 2160p
30−33
27−30
high / 768p
110−120
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 35% more, than UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
30−33
18−20
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 9% more, than UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU.
low / 768p
95−100
80−85
medium / 768p
75−80
55−60
ultra / 1080p
50−55
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Dota 2 is 31% more, than UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU.
high / 1080p
12−14
8−9
ultra / 1080p
12−14
7−8
4K / 2160p
5−6
3−4
low / 720p
27−30
18−20
medium / 1080p
14−16
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Far Cry 5 is 66% more, than UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU.
high / 1080p
20−22
14−16
ultra / 1080p
14−16
10−11
low / 720p
80−85
60−65
medium / 1080p
35−40
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Fortnite is 44% more, than UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU.
high / 1080p
18−20
12−14
ultra / 1080p
14−16
10−12
QHD / 1440p
5−6
1−2
low / 720p
40−45
24−27
medium / 1080p
21−24
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 53% more, than UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU.
low / 768p
70−75
50−55
medium / 768p
60−65
45−50
high / 1080p
21−24
12−14
ultra / 1080p
9−10
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 41% more, than UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU.
high / 1080p
7−8
4−5
ultra / 1080p
5−6
3−4
4K / 2160p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
12−14
medium / 1080p
9−10
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Metro Exodus is 83% more, than UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU.
low / 768p
100−110
95−100
high / 1080p
−
90−95
ultra / 1080p
90−95
80−85
medium / 1080p
100−105
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Minecraft is 11% more, than UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU.
high / 1080p
18−20
16−18
ultra / 1080p
16−18
14−16
low / 720p
45−50
30−35
medium / 1080p
21−24
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 30% more, than UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU.
high / 1080p
12−14
−
ultra / 1080p
8−9
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
20−22
12−14
medium / 1080p
12−14
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 40% more, than UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU.
low / 768p
40−45
24−27
medium / 768p
24−27
16−18
high / 1080p
14−16
9−10
ultra / 1080p
8−9
6−7
4K / 2160p
7−8
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 46% more, than UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU.
low / 768p
95−100
85−90
medium / 768p
55−60
45−50
ultra / 1080p
27−30
18−20
high / 768p
45−50
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in World of Tanks is 21% more, than UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 6870
UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU
Architecture
Terascale 2
Gen. 11 Ice Lake
Code name
RV940 Barts
Ice Lake G1 Gen. 11
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
22 October 2010
28 May 2019
Pipelines
1120
32
Core clock speed
300 MHz
Boost Clock
900 MHz
1100 MHz
Transistor count
1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
10 nm
Texture fill rate
50.40
Floating-point performance
2,016.0 gflops
Length
220 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth
134.4 GB/s
Shared memory
-
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DirectX
DirectX 12_1
Shader Model
5.0
OpenGL
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
Bus support
PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
213 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
Quick Sync
+
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