Radeon HD 6870 1600SP Edition vs GeForce GTX 275

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking771not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.31no data
Power efficiency1.15no data
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGT200BCypress
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date15 January 2009 (16 years ago)14 January 2013 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$249 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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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 cores2401600
Core clock speed633 MHz850 MHz
Number of transistors1,400 million2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)219 Watt175 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate50.6468.00
Floating-point processing power0.6739 TFLOPS2.72 TFLOPS
ROPs2832
TMUs8080
L1 Cacheno data160 KB
L2 Cache224 KB512 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).

Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length267 mm282 mm
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin2x 6-pin
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount896 MB1 GB
Memory bus width448 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1134 MHz1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth127.0 GB/s134.4 GB/s

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 ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVI2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI-+
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model4.05.0
OpenGL3.04.4
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 15 January 2009 14 January 2013
Maximum RAM amount 896 MB 1 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 219 Watt 175 Watt

HD 6870 1600SP Edition has an age advantage of 3 years, a 14.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 37.5% more advanced lithography process, and 25.1% lower power consumption.

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