Radeon HD 6870 vs Radeon R9 A375

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6870 and Radeon R9 A375, 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 R9 A375, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6870	Radeon R9 A375
Power consumption (TDP)	151 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	No outputs
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Radeon HD 6870 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 A375 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 A375 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6870.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6870 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R9 A375 - with GCN 1.0.
Radeon HD 6870 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 A375 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6870 is 1046 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 A375.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	10−12	2−3
ultra / 1080p	6−7	1−2
QHD / 1440p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	12−14
medium / 1080p	12−14	4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 180% more, than Radeon R9 A375.
high / 1080p	18−20	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	5−6
QHD / 1440p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	35−40	16−18
medium / 1080p	20−22	6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Battlefield 5 is 166% more, than Radeon R9 A375.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	−	40−45
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 A375 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6870.
low / 768p	180−190	120−130
medium / 768p	140−150	95−100
ultra / 1080p	75−80	40−45
QHD / 1440p	40−45	21−24
4K / 2160p	30−33	16−18
high / 768p	110−120	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 59% more, than Radeon R9 A375.
low / 768p	55−60	65−70
ultra / 1080p	30−33	20−22
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
Radeon HD 6870 and Radeon R9 A375 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	95−100	75−80
medium / 768p	75−80	45−50
ultra / 1080p	50−55	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Dota 2 is 53% more, than Radeon R9 A375.
high / 1080p	12−14	2−3
ultra / 1080p	12−14	2−3
4K / 2160p	5−6	2−3
low / 720p	27−30	10−12
medium / 1080p	14−16	4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Far Cry 5 is 275% more, than Radeon R9 A375.
high / 1080p	20−22	10−11
ultra / 1080p	14−16	5−6
QHD / 1440p	−	4−5
low / 720p	80−85	50−55
medium / 1080p	35−40	10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Fortnite is 105% more, than Radeon R9 A375.
high / 1080p	18−20	5−6
ultra / 1080p	14−16	−
QHD / 1440p	5−6	3−4
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	40−45	18−20
medium / 1080p	21−24	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 144% more, than Radeon R9 A375.
low / 768p	70−75	45−50
medium / 768p	60−65	−
high / 1080p	21−24	4−5
ultra / 1080p	9−10	2−3
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	−	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 88% more, than Radeon R9 A375.
high / 1080p	7−8	2−3
ultra / 1080p	5−6	0−1
4K / 2160p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	4−5
medium / 1080p	9−10	3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Metro Exodus is 333% more, than Radeon R9 A375.
low / 768p	100−110	85−90
high / 1080p	−	80−85
ultra / 1080p	90−95	−
4K / 2160p	−	75−80
medium / 1080p	100−105	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Minecraft is 20% more, than Radeon R9 A375.
high / 1080p	18−20	−
ultra / 1080p	16−18	12−14
low / 720p	45−50	27−30
medium / 1080p	21−24	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 61% more, than Radeon R9 A375.
high / 1080p	12−14	−
ultra / 1080p	8−9	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	−
low / 720p	20−22	6−7
medium / 1080p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 250% more, than Radeon R9 A375.
low / 768p	40−45	10−11
medium / 768p	24−27	8−9
high / 1080p	14−16	4−5
ultra / 1080p	8−9	4−5
4K / 2160p	7−8	1−2
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 280% more, than Radeon R9 A375.
low / 768p	95−100	75−80
medium / 768p	55−60	35−40
ultra / 1080p	27−30	14−16
high / 768p	45−50	30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in World of Tanks is 42% more, than Radeon R9 A375.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6870	Radeon R9 A375
Architecture	Terascale 2	GCN 1.0
Code name	RV940 Barts	Venus
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	22 October 2010	no data
Pipelines	1120	640
Core clock speed		900 MHz
Boost Clock	900 MHz	925 MHz
Transistor count	1,700 million	1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	50.40	37.00
Floating-point performance	2,016.0 gflops
Length	220 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1050 MHz	4.5 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	134.4 GB/s	72 GB/s
Shared memory	-
DirectX		12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan		1.2
Bus support	PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	213 Mh/s
Eyefinity	+
Design	reference
CrossFire	+
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Radeon HD 6870 vs Radeon R9 A375

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