Radeon HD 6870 1600SP Edition vs GeForce GTX 750

Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking459not rated
Place by popularity84not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation0.83no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGM107Cypress
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date18 February 2014 (10 years ago)14 January 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$119 no data
Current price$340 (2.9x MSRP)no data

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed Specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores5121600
CUDA cores512no data
Core clock speed1020 MHz850 MHz
Boost clock speed1085 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,870 million2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt175 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature95 °Cno data
Texture fill rate34.7268.00
Floating-point performance1,111 gflops2,720 gflops

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 Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length5.7" (14.5 cm)282 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 6-pin

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed5.0 GB/s4200 MHz
Memory bandwidth80 GB/s134.4 GB/s

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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One mini-HDMI2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Multi monitor support3 displaysno data
HDMI++
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported GPU Technologies

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

Blu Ray 3D+no data
3D Gaming+no data
3D Vision+no data
3D Vision Live+no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.44.4
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA+no data

Pros & Cons Summary


Recency 18 February 2014 14 January 2013
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 175 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 750 and Radeon HD 6870 1600SP Edition. We've got no test results to judge.


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