AMD Radeon HD 6570 vs ATI Radeon HD 3870 Mac Edition
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Thames | RV670 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Thames XTX | RV670 XT (215-0708005) |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 | TeraScale |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 55 nm |
| Number of transistors | 716 million | 666 million |
| Die size | 104 mm² | 192 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Feb 7th, 2011 | Jun 12th, 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Northern Islands | Radeon R600 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 7 in our database | 80 in our database |
| Predecessor | Evergreen | Radeon R500 PCIe |
| Successor | Southern Islands | Radeon R700 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 650 MHz | 777 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 500 MHz 1000 Mbps effective | 1126 MHz 2.3 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1024 MB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR4 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 16.00 GB/s | 72.06 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 480 | 320 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 24 | 16 |
| ROPs | 8 | 16 |
| Compute units | 6 | 4 |
| Cache L1 | 8 KB (per CU) | — |
| Cache L2 | 256 KB | 256 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 5.200 GPixel/s | 12.43 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 15.60 GTexel/s | 12.43 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 624.0 GFLOPS | 497.3 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | — | 99.46 GFLOPS (1:5) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 168 mm 6.6 inches | 241 mm 9.5 inches |
| TDP | 44 W | 106 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 300 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI1x VGA | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin |
| Board number | C239 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 10.1 (10_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 3.3 (full) 4.0 (partial) |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 5.0 | 4.1 |
