UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) vs Radeon HD 6870

Place in the ranking	606	758
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.99	no data
Power efficiency	2.62	8.68
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)
GPU code name	Barts	Ice Lake G1 Gen. 11
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	21 October 2010 (14 years ago)	28 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$239	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	32
Core clock speed	no data	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	900 MHz	1100 MHz
Number of transistors	1,700 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	151 Watt	12-25 Watt
Texture fill rate	50.40	no data
Floating-point processing power	2.016 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	32	no data
TMUs	56	no data

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	no data
Length	220 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	no data

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	DDR4
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	1050 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	134.4 GB/s	no data
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 data
Eyefinity	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire	+	-
Quick Sync	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 11	12_1
Shader Model	5.0	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data

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. 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 5.68
+82.6%

UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) 3.11

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

HD 6870 4218
+98.3%

UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) 2127

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

HD 6870 17773
+103%

UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) 8750

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.

HD 6870 3141
+107%

UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) 1521

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

HD 6870 26437
+138%

UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) 11097

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 +103%	30−35 −103%
Full HD	63 +385%	13 −385%
1200p	39 +85.7%	21−24 −85.7%
4K	16−18 +77.8%	9 −77.8%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.79	no data
4K	14.94	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +125%	8−9 −125%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +300%	3 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +100%	12 −100%
Forza Horizon 5	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +75%	8 −75%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +183%	6 −183%
Valorant	18−20 +260%	5−6 −260%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +125%	8−9 −125%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%
Dota 2	18−20 +58.3%	12 −58.3%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +108%	13 −108%
Fortnite	30−35 +88.9%	18−20 −88.9%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +118%	11 −118%
Forza Horizon 5	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 +171%	7 −171%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +133%	6−7 −133%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 +50%	32 −50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +54.5%	10−12 −54.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +63.6%	10−12 −63.6%
Valorant	18−20 +260%	5−6 −260%
World of Tanks	189 +530%	30 −530%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +125%	8−9 −125%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%
Dota 2	18−20 −5.3%	20 +5.3%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +125%	12 −125%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +84.6%	13 −84.6%
Forza Horizon 5	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 +65.5%	27−30 −65.5%
Valorant	18−20 +260%	5−6 −260%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Grand Theft Auto V	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 +59.1%	21−24 −59.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
World of Tanks	40−45 +86.4%	21−24 −86.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Forza Horizon 5	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Valorant	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 +13.3%	14−16 −13.3%
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 +77.8%	9−10 −77.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Counter-Strike 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +88.9%	9 −88.9%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Fortnite	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Forza Horizon 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Valorant	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%

This is how HD 6870 and UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) compete in popular games:

HD 6870 is 103% faster in 900p
HD 6870 is 385% faster in 1080p
HD 6870 is 86% faster in 1200p
HD 6870 is 78% faster in 4K

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

in World of Tanks, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the HD 6870 is 530% faster.
in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) is 5% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

HD 6870 is ahead in 57 tests (93%)
UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) is ahead in 1 test (2%)
there's a draw in 3 tests (5%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.68	3.11
Recency	21 October 2010	28 May 2019
Chip lithography	40 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	151 Watt	12 Watt

HD 6870 has a 82.6% higher aggregate performance score.

UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 1158.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 6870 is our recommended choice as it beats the UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6870 is a desktop card while UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.