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AMD Radeon HD 6870 1600SP Edition
- Graphics Processor
- Cypress
- Cores
- 1600
- TMUs
- 80
- ROPs
- 32
- Memory Size
- 1024 MB
- Memory Type
- GDDR5
- Bus Width
- 256 bit
Recommended Gaming Resolutions:
- 1600x900
- 1920x1080
- 2560x1440
The Radeon HD 6870 1600SP Edition was a graphics card by AMD, launched on January 14th, 2013. Built on the 40 nm process, and based on the Cypress graphics processor, in its Cypress XT variant, the card supports DirectX 11.2. The Cypress graphics processor is a large chip with a die area of 334 mm² and 2,154 million transistors. It features 1600 shading units, 80 texture mapping units, and 32 ROPs. AMD has paired 1,024 MB GDDR5 memory with the Radeon HD 6870 1600SP Edition, which are connected using a 256-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 850 MHz, memory is running at 1050 MHz (4.2 Gbps effective).
Being a dual-slot card, the AMD Radeon HD 6870 1600SP Edition draws power from 2x 6-pin power connectors, with power draw rated at 175 W maximum. Display outputs include: 2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.3a, 2x mini-DisplayPort 1.1. Radeon HD 6870 1600SP Edition is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 2.0 x16 interface. The card measures 282 mm in length, and features a dual-slot cooling solution.
Being a dual-slot card, the AMD Radeon HD 6870 1600SP Edition draws power from 2x 6-pin power connectors, with power draw rated at 175 W maximum. Display outputs include: 2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.3a, 2x mini-DisplayPort 1.1. Radeon HD 6870 1600SP Edition is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 2.0 x16 interface. The card measures 282 mm in length, and features a dual-slot cooling solution.
Graphics Processor
- GPU Name
- Cypress
- GPU Variant
-
Cypress XT
(215-0735033)
- Architecture
- TeraScale 2
- Foundry
- TSMC
- Process Size
- 40 nm
- Transistors
- 2,154 million
- Die Size
- 334 mm²
Graphics Card
- Release Date
- Jan 14th, 2013
- Generation
-
Northern Islands
(HD 6800)
- Predecessor
- Evergreen
- Successor
- Southern Islands
- Production
- End-of-life
- Bus Interface
- PCIe 2.0 x16
- Reviews
- 170 in our database
Relative Performance
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080, 4K for 2080 Ti and faster.
Performance estimated based on architecture, shader count and clocks.
Clock Speeds
- GPU Clock
- 850 MHz
- Memory Clock
-
1050 MHz
4.2 Gbps effective
Memory
- Memory Size
- 1024 MB
- Memory Type
- GDDR5
- Memory Bus
- 256 bit
- Bandwidth
- 134.4 GB/s
Render Config
- Shading Units
- 1600
- TMUs
- 80
- ROPs
- 32
- Compute Units
- 20
- L1 Cache
- 8 KB (per CU)
- L2 Cache
- 512 KB
Theoretical Performance
- Pixel Rate
- 27.20 GPixel/s
- Texture Rate
- 68.00 GTexel/s
- FP32 (float) performance
- 2.720 TFLOPS
- FP64 (double) performance
- 544.0 GFLOPS (1:5)
Board Design
- Slot Width
- Dual-slot
- Length
- 282 mm
11.1 inches
- TDP
- 175 W
- Suggested PSU
- 450 W
- Outputs
- 2x DVI
1x HDMI 1.3a
2x mini-DisplayPort 1.1
- Power Connectors
- 2x 6-pin
- Board Number
- C008,
E140
Graphics Features
- DirectX
- 11.2 (11_0)
- OpenGL
- 4.4
- OpenCL
- 1.2
- Vulkan
- N/A
- Shader Model
- 5.0
Card Notes
| Rebranded HD 5870 |
Cypress GPU Notes
| Architecture Codename: Evergreen Graphics/Compute: GFX4 Display Core Engine: 4.0 Unified Video Decoder: 2.3 |
Retail boards based on this design (2)
| Name | GPU Clock | Memory Clock | Other Changes |
|---|---|---|---|
Sapphire HD 6870 1600SP Edition
|
850 MHz | 1050 MHz | 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort |
Sapphire HD 6870 1600SP Edition OC
|
900 MHz | 1050 MHz | 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort |
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