Radeon RX 7600 XT vs HD 6870

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6870 and Radeon RX 7600 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 6870
2010
1 GB GDDR5, 151 Watt
4.94

RX 7600 XT outperforms HD 6870 by a whopping 678% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking61183
Place by popularitynot in top-10091
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.8677.58
Power efficiency2.6016.10
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2025)
GPU code nameBartsNavi 33
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date21 October 2010 (14 years ago)8 January 2024 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$239 $329

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RX 7600 XT has 8921% better value for money than HD 6870.

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 cores11202048
Core clock speedno data1980 MHz
Boost clock speed900 MHz2755 MHz
Number of transistors1,700 million13,300 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)151 Watt190 Watt
Texture fill rate50.40352.6
Floating-point processing power2.016 TFLOPS22.57 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs56128
Ray Tracing Coresno data32

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 supportPCIe 2.0 x16no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length220 mm204 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1050 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth134.4 GB/s288.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
Eyefinity+-
HDMI++

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.06.7
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.22.2
Vulkan-1.3

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

HD 6870 4.94
RX 7600 XT 38.45
+678%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

HD 6870 2210
RX 7600 XT 17192
+678%

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:

900p57
−602%
400−450
+602%
Full HD63
−614%
450−500
+614%
1200p39
−669%
300−350
+669%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.79
−419%
0.73
+419%
  • RX 7600 XT has 419% lower cost per frame in 1080p

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 12−14
−669%
100−105
+669%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
−650%
180−190
+650%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−673%
85−90
+673%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 12−14
−669%
100−105
+669%
Battlefield 5 21−24
−673%
170−180
+673%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
−650%
180−190
+650%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−673%
85−90
+673%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−650%
120−130
+650%
Fortnite 30−35
−650%
240−250
+650%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−650%
180−190
+650%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
−614%
100−105
+614%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22
−650%
150−160
+650%
Valorant 60−65
−603%
450−500
+603%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 12−14
−669%
100−105
+669%
Battlefield 5 21−24
−673%
170−180
+673%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
−650%
180−190
+650%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 189
−667%
1450−1500
+667%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−673%
85−90
+673%
Dota 2 45−50
−678%
350−400
+678%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−650%
120−130
+650%
Fortnite 30−35
−650%
240−250
+650%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−650%
180−190
+650%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
−614%
100−105
+614%
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
−637%
140−150
+637%
Metro Exodus 10−11
−650%
75−80
+650%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22
−650%
150−160
+650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−633%
110−120
+633%
Valorant 60−65
−603%
450−500
+603%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
−673%
170−180
+673%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−673%
85−90
+673%
Dota 2 45−50
−678%
350−400
+678%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−650%
120−130
+650%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−650%
180−190
+650%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22
−650%
150−160
+650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−633%
110−120
+633%
Valorant 60−65
−603%
450−500
+603%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 30−35
−650%
240−250
+650%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−650%
60−65
+650%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 40−45
−632%
300−310
+632%
Grand Theft Auto V 6−7
−650%
45−50
+650%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−650%
30−33
+650%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
−678%
280−290
+678%
Valorant 60−65
−650%
450−500
+650%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
−614%
50−55
+614%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−650%
30−33
+650%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−650%
75−80
+650%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−669%
100−105
+669%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−650%
60−65
+650%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 10−12
−673%
85−90
+673%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 4−5
−650%
30−33
+650%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−665%
130−140
+665%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−600%
14−16
+600%
Valorant 27−30
−678%
210−220
+678%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−600%
21−24
+600%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−600%
14−16
+600%
Dota 2 18−20
−637%
140−150
+637%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−600%
35−40
+600%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−650%
60−65
+650%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
−600%
35−40
+600%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 5−6
−600%
35−40
+600%

This is how HD 6870 and RX 7600 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 7600 XT is 602% faster in 900p
  • RX 7600 XT is 614% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7600 XT is 669% faster in 1200p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.94 38.45
Recency 21 October 2010 8 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 151 Watt 190 Watt

HD 6870 has 25.8% lower power consumption.

RX 7600 XT, on the other hand, has a 678.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7600 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6870 in performance tests.

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