Radeon PRO WX 2100 vs HD 6870

Place in performance ranking	564	612
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.37	2.97
Architecture	Terascale 2 (2009−2015)	Polaris (2016−2019)
GPU code name	RV940 Barts	Polaris 12
Market segment	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Design	reference	no data
Release date	22 October 2010 (13 years ago)	21 March 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$239	$149
Current price	$332 (1.4x MSRP)	$343 (2.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

PRO WX 2100 has 703% better value for money than HD 6870.

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 cores	1120	512
Boost clock speed	900 MHz	1219 MHz
Number of transistors	1,700 million	2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	151 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	50.40	39.01
Floating-point performance	2,016.0 gflops	1,248 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon HD 6870 and Radeon PRO WX 2100 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	no data	large
Bus support	PCIe 2.0 x16	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	220 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
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	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1050 MHz	6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	134.4 GB/s	48 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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 Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	1x DisplayPort, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Eyefinity	1	no data
HDMI	+	no data
DisplayPort support	-	no data

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration	-	no data
CrossFire	1	no data
Enduro	-	no data
FreeSync	no data	+
HD3D	-	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
ZeroCore	-	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 11	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	5.0	6.4
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	no data	1.2.131
Mantle	-	no 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.

HD 6870 5.74
+21.1%

PRO WX 2100 4.74

HD 6870 outperforms PRO WX 2100 by 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

HD 6870 2218
+21.2%

PRO WX 2100 1830

HD 6870 outperforms PRO WX 2100 by 21% in Passmark.

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:

900p	57 +26.7%	45−50 −26.7%
Full HD	66 +32%	50−55 −32%
1200p	39 +30%	30−35 −30%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

9−10
+12.5%

8−9

−12.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Battlefield 5	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +23.1%	12−14 −23.1%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +22.7%	21−24 −22.7%
Hitman 3	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +12%	24−27 −12%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +23.1%	12−14 −23.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +11.8%	16−18 −11.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 +14.3%	21−24 −14.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Battlefield 5	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +23.1%	12−14 −23.1%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +22.7%	21−24 −22.7%
Hitman 3	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +12%	24−27 −12%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +23.1%	12−14 −23.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +11.8%	16−18 −11.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 +14.3%	21−24 −14.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +22.7%	21−24 −22.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +12%	24−27 −12%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +11.8%	16−18 −11.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 +14.3%	21−24 −14.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18
+23.1%

12−14

−23.1%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry 5	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Hitman 3	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +18.2%	10−12 −18.2%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11
+11.1%

9−10

−11.1%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Hitman 3	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
+20%

5−6

−20%

This is how HD 6870 and PRO WX 2100 compete in popular games:

HD 6870 is 27% faster in 900p
HD 6870 is 32% faster in 1080p
HD 6870 is 30% faster in 1200p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 6870 is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

HD 6870 is ahead in 65 tests (94%)
there's a draw in 4 tests (6%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.74	4.74
Recency	22 October 2010	21 March 2018
Cost	$239	$149
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	151 Watt	50 Watt