FirePro M8900 vs Radeon HD 6870

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	669	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.87	no data
Power efficiency	2.69	no data
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	Barts	Blackcomb
Market segment	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Design	reference	no data
Release date	21 October 2010 (15 years ago)	12 April 2011 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$239	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores	1120	960
Core clock speed	no data	680 MHz
Boost clock speed	900 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,700 million	1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	151 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	50.40	32.64
Floating-point processing power	2.016 TFLOPS	1.306 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	32
TMUs	56	48
L1 Cache	224 KB	192 KB
L2 Cache	512 KB	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	no data	large
Bus support	PCIe 2.0 x16	n/a
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)
Length	220 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Form factor	no data	MXM-B
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	None

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	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1050 MHz	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	134.4 GB/s	115 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	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	No outputs
Eyefinity	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire

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-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX	DirectX® 11	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	5.0
OpenGL	4.4	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	-	N/A

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	21 October 2010	12 April 2011
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Power consumption (TDP)	151 Watt	75 Watt