AMD FireStream 9350 vs AMD Radeon HD 6870

What is the difference between AMD FireStream 9350 and AMD Radeon HD 6870. Find out which graphics card has better performance.

Graphics Processor (GPU)

CypressGPU NameBarts
Cypress PRO GLModel numberBarts XT
(215-0798000)
TeraScale 2ArchitectureTeraScale 2
TSMCFoundryTSMC
40 nmProcess Size40 nm
2,154 millionTransistors1,700 million
334 mm²Die Size255 mm²

Graphics Card

Jun 1st, 2010Release DateOct 21st, 2010
FireStreamFamilyNorthern Islands
(HD 6800)
End-of-lifeProductionEnd-of-life
PCIe 2.0 x16Bus InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16

Memory

2 GBMemory Size1024 MB
GDDR5Memory TypeGDDR5
256 bitMemory Bus256 bit
128.0 GB/sBandwidth134.4 GB/s

Performance

22.40 GPixel/sPixel fillrate28.80 GPixel/s
50.40 GTexel/sTexture fillrate50.40 GTexel/s
2.016 TFLOPSFP32 (float) performance2.016 TFLOPS

Clock Speeds

1000 MHz
4 Gbps effective
Memory Clock1050 MHz
4.2 Gbps effective
700 MHzGPU Clock900 MHz

Render Config

1440Shading Units1120
72TMUs56
32ROPs32
18Compute Units14
8 KB (per CU)L1 Cache8 KB (per CU)
512 KBL2 Cache512 KB

Board Design

Single-slotSlot WidthDual-slot
241 mm
9.5 inches
Length247 mm
9.7 inches
111 mm
4.4 inches
Width111 mm
4.4 inches
150 WThermal design power (TDP)151 W
450 WSuggested PSU450 W
1x DisplayPortDisplay Connectors2x DVI
1x HDMI
2x mini-DisplayPort
1x 6-pinPower Connectors2x 6-pin

API support

11.2 (11_0)DirectX11.2 (11_0)
4.4OpenGL4.4
1.2OpenCL1.2
N/AVulkanN/A
5.0Shader Model5.0