Radeon HD 6870 1600SP Edition vs GeForce 3 Go
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | no data | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | no data | Cypress |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 February 2002 (24 years ago) | 14 January 2013 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 1600 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 850 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 250 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 27 Million | 2,154 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2 Watt | 175 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 68.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 2.72 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 32 |
| TMUs | no data | 80 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 160 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 512 KB |
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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 282 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x 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 type | DDR | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 32 / 64 / 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 1050 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 134.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DDR | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 February 2002 | 14 January 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 150 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2 Watt | 175 Watt |
GeForce 3 Go has 8650% lower power consumption.
HD 6870 1600SP Edition, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 275% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 3 Go and Radeon HD 6870 1600SP Edition. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 3 Go is a notebook graphics card while Radeon HD 6870 1600SP Edition is a desktop one.
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