Tesla P4 vs Radeon HD 6870

Place in the ranking	609	247
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.96	no data
Power efficiency	2.62	21.66
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	Barts	GP104
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Design	reference	no data
Release date	21 October 2010 (14 years ago)	13 September 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$239	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

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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	2560
Core clock speed	no data	886 MHz
Boost clock speed	900 MHz	1114 MHz
Number of transistors	1,700 million	7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	151 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	50.40	178.2
Floating-point processing power	2.016 TFLOPS	5.704 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	64
TMUs	56	160

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 support	PCIe 2.0 x16	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	220 mm	168 mm
Width	2-slot	1-slot
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	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1050 MHz	1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth	134.4 GB/s	192.3 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	No outputs
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.

DirectX	DirectX® 11	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.0	6.4
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	-	1.2.131
CUDA	-	6.1

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 5.52

Tesla P4 22.63
+310%

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

Tesla P4 9060
+310%

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	61 −310%	250−260 +310%
Full HD	63 −297%	250−260 +297%
1200p	39 −285%	150−160 +285%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

3.79

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FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −275%	45−50 +275%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −275%	45−50 +275%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −289%	70−75 +289%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −275%	45−50 +275%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −275%	45−50 +275%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −309%	90−95 +309%
Forza Horizon 5	12−14 −275%	45−50 +275%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −293%	55−60 +293%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −282%	65−70 +282%
Valorant	18−20 −289%	70−75 +289%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −289%	70−75 +289%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −275%	45−50 +275%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −275%	45−50 +275%
Dota 2	18−20 −295%	75−80 +295%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −307%	110−120 +307%
Fortnite	30−35 −282%	130−140 +282%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −309%	90−95 +309%
Forza Horizon 5	12−14 −275%	45−50 +275%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 −295%	75−80 +295%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −293%	55−60 +293%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 −296%	190−200 +296%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −282%	65−70 +282%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −289%	70−75 +289%
Valorant	18−20 −289%	70−75 +289%
World of Tanks	189 −297%	750−800 +297%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −289%	70−75 +289%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −275%	45−50 +275%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −275%	45−50 +275%
Dota 2	18−20 −295%	75−80 +295%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −307%	110−120 +307%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −309%	90−95 +309%
Forza Horizon 5	12−14 −275%	45−50 +275%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 −296%	190−200 +296%
Valorant	18−20 −289%	70−75 +289%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	6−7 −300%	24−27 +300%
Grand Theft Auto V	6−7 −300%	24−27 +300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −300%	140−150 +300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −300%	16−18 +300%
World of Tanks	40−45 −290%	160−170 +290%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −289%	35−40 +289%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −260%	18−20 +260%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −275%	45−50 +275%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −300%	40−45 +300%
Forza Horizon 5	8−9 −275%	30−33 +275%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −300%	24−27 +300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −289%	35−40 +289%
Valorant	14−16 −300%	60−65 +300%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −282%	65−70 +282%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −282%	65−70 +282%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 −306%	65−70 +306%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −300%	16−18 +300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −282%	65−70 +282%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −260%	18−20 +260%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −300%	8−9 +300%
Dota 2	16−18 −282%	65−70 +282%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −300%	24−27 +300%
Fortnite	5−6 −260%	18−20 +260%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −300%	24−27 +300%
Forza Horizon 5	3−4 −300%	12−14 +300%
Valorant	5−6 −260%	18−20 +260%

This is how HD 6870 and Tesla P4 compete in popular games:

Tesla P4 is 310% faster in 900p
Tesla P4 is 297% faster in 1080p
Tesla P4 is 285% faster in 1200p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.52	22.63
Recency	21 October 2010	13 September 2016
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	151 Watt	75 Watt

Tesla P4 has a 310% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 150% more advanced lithography process, and 101.3% lower power consumption.

The Tesla P4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6870 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6870 is a desktop card while Tesla P4 is a workstation one.