Radeon HD 6950 vs Radeon HD 7870

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 6950 and Radeon HD 7870. 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 6950 and Radeon HD 7870. 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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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6950	Radeon HD 7870
Power consumption (TDP)	500 Watt	175 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6950 has 185% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7870.
Radeon HD 6950 and Radeon HD 7870 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6950 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 - with GCN.
Radeon HD 6950 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7870 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 is 3550 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	24−27
ultra / 1080p	8−9	14−16
QHD / 1440p	3−4	9−10
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 720p	27−30	45−50
medium / 1080p	16−18	30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 78% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p	21−24	35−40
ultra / 1080p	18−20	30−35
QHD / 1440p	5−6	16−18
4K / 2160p	5−6	10−11
low / 720p	45−50	75−80
medium / 1080p	24−27	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Battlefield 5 is 80% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p	200−210	240−250
medium / 768p	170−180	210−220
ultra / 1080p	90−95	130−140
QHD / 1440p	50−55	100−110
4K / 2160p	30−33	60−65
high / 768p	130−140	180−190
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 36% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p	100−110	120−130
medium / 768p	90−95	110−120
ultra / 1080p	60−65	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Dota 2 is 26% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p	16−18	30−33
ultra / 1080p	14−16	27−30
QHD / 1440p	−	21−24
4K / 2160p	6−7	9−10
low / 720p	35−40	60−65
medium / 1080p	18−20	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Far Cry 5 is 68% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p	21−24	35−40
ultra / 1080p	18−20	30−33
QHD / 1440p	16−18	18−20
low / 720p	90−95	130−140
medium / 1080p	45−50	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Fortnite is 56% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p	24−27	40−45
ultra / 1080p	18−20	30−33
QHD / 1440p	8−9	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	14−16
low / 720p	45−50	75−80
medium / 1080p	27−30	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 72% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p	80−85	110−120
medium / 768p	70−75	100−110
high / 1080p	27−30	45−50
ultra / 1080p	10−12	20−22
QHD / 1440p	2−3	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 51% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p	9−10	14−16
ultra / 1080p	7−8	12−14
QHD / 1440p	−	10−12
4K / 2160p	2−3	4−5
low / 720p	27−30	45−50
medium / 1080p	12−14	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Metro Exodus is 66% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p	110−120	120−130
ultra / 1080p	100−110	−
medium / 1080p	100−110	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Minecraft is 9% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p	21−24	−
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	50−55	75−80
medium / 1080p	21−24	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 23% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
high / 1080p	14−16	16−18
ultra / 1080p	9−10	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	24−27	45−50
medium / 1080p	14−16	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 56% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p	50−55	85−90
medium / 768p	30−35	50−55
high / 1080p	16−18	30−33
ultra / 1080p	10−11	16−18
4K / 2160p	8−9	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 62% more, than Radeon HD 6950.
low / 768p	100−105	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	30−35	45−50
high / 768p	50−55	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in World of Tanks is 4% more, than Radeon HD 6950.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6950	Radeon HD 7870
Architecture	TeraScale 3	GCN
Code name	Cayman	Pitcairn XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	14 December 2010	5 March 2012
Pipelines	1408	1280
Core clock speed		1000 MHz
Boost Clock	800 MHz
Transistor count	2,640 million	2800 Million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	70.40
Floating-point performance	2,252.8 gflops
Length	267 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	4800 MHz
Shared memory		-
DirectX		DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1
Shader Model	5.0
OpenGL	4.4
OpenCL	1.2
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.39 kh/s
Bus support	PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	244 Mh/s
Eyefinity	+	+
Design	reference
CrossFire	+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		0.63 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		16.6 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		145 Sol/s
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Radeon HD 6950 vs Radeon HD 7870

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