Radeon HD 6870 vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU

M1 7-Core GPU M1 8-Core GPU M1 GPU M1 Max 24-Core GPU M1 Max 32-Core GPU M1 Pro 14-Core GPU M1 Pro 16-Core GPU
VS
Radeon HD 6790 Radeon HD 6850 Radeon HD 6850 X2 Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 6870 X2 Radeon HD 7720 OEM

Aggregate performance score

We've compared M1 8-Core GPU with Radeon HD 6870, including specs and performance data.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU
2020
11.81
+139%

Apple M1 8-Core GPU outperforms HD 6870 by a whopping 139% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Apple M1 8-Core GPU M1 8-Core GPU
HD 6870 HD 6870

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking389611
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.87
Power efficiencyno data2.59
Architectureno dataTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameno dataBarts
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date10 November 2020 (4 years ago)21 October 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$239

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores81120
Core clock speed1278 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data900 MHz
Number of transistorsno data1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data151 Watt
Texture fill rateno data50.40
Floating-point processing powerno data2.016 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data56

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus supportno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data220 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 6-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data1 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1050 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data134.4 GB/s
Shared memory+-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectorsno data2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Eyefinity-+
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

CrossFire-+

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 11
Shader Modelno data5.0
OpenGLno data4.4
OpenCLno data1.2

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p130−140
+128%
57
−128%
Full HD28
−125%
63
+125%
1200p90−95
+131%
39
−131%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.79

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 30−35
+146%
12−14
−146%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+196%
24−27
−196%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+145%
10−12
−145%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 30−35
+146%
12−14
−146%
Battlefield 5 55−60
+143%
21−24
−143%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+196%
24−27
−196%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+145%
10−12
−145%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+175%
16−18
−175%
Fortnite 70−75
+131%
30−35
−131%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+116%
24−27
−116%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+186%
14−16
−186%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+135%
20−22
−135%
Valorant 110−120
+73.4%
60−65
−73.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 30−35
+146%
12−14
−146%
Battlefield 5 55−60
+143%
21−24
−143%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+196%
24−27
−196%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 180−190
−5%
189
+5%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+145%
10−12
−145%
Dota 2 85−90
+88.9%
45−50
−88.9%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+175%
16−18
−175%
Fortnite 70−75
+131%
30−35
−131%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+116%
24−27
−116%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+186%
14−16
−186%
Grand Theft Auto V 45−50
+158%
18−20
−158%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+160%
10−11
−160%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+135%
20−22
−135%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+133%
14−16
−133%
Valorant 110−120
+73.4%
60−65
−73.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+143%
21−24
−143%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+145%
10−12
−145%
Dota 2 85−90
+88.9%
45−50
−88.9%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+175%
16−18
−175%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+116%
24−27
−116%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+135%
20−22
−135%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+133%
14−16
−133%
Valorant 110−120
+73.4%
60−65
−73.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 70−75
+131%
30−35
−131%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+200%
8−9
−200%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 95−100
+134%
40−45
−134%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 110−120
+206%
35−40
−206%
Valorant 130−140
+127%
60−65
−127%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+400%
7−8
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+180%
10−11
−180%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+138%
12−14
−138%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+163%
8−9
−163%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 27−30
+155%
10−12
−155%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
+41.2%
16−18
−41.2%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Valorant 70−75
+159%
27−30
−159%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+500%
3−4
−500%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Dota 2 45−50
+142%
18−20
−142%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+175%
8−9
−175%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%

This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and HD 6870 compete in popular games:

  • Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 128% faster in 900p
  • HD 6870 is 125% faster in 1080p
  • Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 131% faster in 1200p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 1600% faster.
  • in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the HD 6870 is 5% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Apple M1 8-Core GPU is ahead in 59 tests (98%)
  • HD 6870 is ahead in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 11.81 4.95
Recency 10 November 2020 21 October 2010
Chip lithography 5 nm 40 nm

Apple M1 8-Core GPU has a 138.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

The M1 8-Core GPU is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6870 in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M1 8-Core GPU is a notebook card while Radeon HD 6870 is a desktop one.

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