HD 6670 vs R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop)

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Combined performance score

R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop)
3.05
+61.4%

R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) outperforms HD 6670 by 61% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking722864
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for moneyno data0.08
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameKaveri SpectreTurks
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date14 January 2014 (10 years old)19 April 2011 (12 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$99
Current priceno data$134 (1.4x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Technical specs

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 cores512480
Core clock speed720 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data800 MHz
Number of transistorsno data716 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data66 Watt
Texture fill rateno data19.20
Floating-point performanceno data768.0 gflops

Size and 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 data168 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

Memory

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 data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1050 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data64 GB/s
Shared memory+no data

Video outputs and ports

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 data1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
Eyefinityno data1
HDMIno data+
DisplayPort supportno data-

Technologies

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

AppAccelerationno data-
CrossFireno data1
Endurono data-
HD3Dno data-
PowerTuneno data-
TrueAudiono data-
ZeroCoreno data-

API support

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

DirectX12 (FL 12_0)DirectX® 11
Shader Modelno data5.0
OpenGLno data4.4
OpenCLno data1.2
Mantleno data-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) 3.05
+61.4%
HD 6670 1.89

R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) outperforms HD 6670 by 61% in our combined benchmark results.


3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) 1616
+43%
HD 6670 1130

R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) outperforms HD 6670 by 43% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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:

Full HD18
+80%
10−12
−80%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Battlefield 5 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Hitman 3 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Battlefield 5 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Hitman 3 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Battlefield 5 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6
+100%
3−4
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Hitman 3 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Hitman 3 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%

This is how R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) and HD 6670 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) is 80% faster than HD 6670

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 3.05 1.89
Recency 14 January 2014 19 April 2011
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

The Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6670 in performance tests.


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