NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760
vs
AMD Radeon HD 6870

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760
AMD Radeon HD 6870
GTX 760 HD 6870 Difference
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 AMD Radeon HD 6870
Price $ 320.0 $ 199.0 121 (38%)
Year 2013 2010 3 (0%)
Maximum Recorded Temperature 82C 86C 4 (5%)
Max Fan Noise 51dB 59dB 8 (16%)
Recommended Power Supply 520W 501W 19 (4%)
Benchmark CPU Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz ($248.98) Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz ($179.99)
CPU Impact on FPS +0.0 FPS +0.0 FPS 0 (0%)
CPU Impact on FPS % 0.0% 0.0% 0 (0%)
Benchmark Quality Settings Ultra Quality Settings Ultra Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 36.9 FPS 28.6 FPS 8.3 (22%)
Average 1440p Performance 27.3 FPS 14.7 FPS 12.6 (46%)
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 22.6 FPS 12.8 FPS 9.8 (43%)
Average 4K Performance 14.9 FPS 9.2 FPS 5.7 (38%)
Memory 2 GB 1 GB 1 (50%)
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 6.8 $ 8.4 1.6 (24%)
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 9.1 $ 16.3 7.2 (79%)
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 11.0 $ 18.7 7.7 (70%)
4K Cost Per Frame $ 16.7 $ 26.0 9.3 (56%)
Variant NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 AMD Radeon HD 6870
Overall Combination Score 51/100 52/100 1 (2%)
Our Verdict: The GTX 760 is faster by 86% for 1440p gaming. The price/performance ratio is much better for GTX 760 .
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760

The GTX 770 might be the mid-range flagship of the latest Kepler set of graphics cards, but their prices keep them out of the reach of most entry-level PC gamers. On the other hand, the GTX 760 is closer to being reasonably affordable at a price tag of $ 249. NVIDIA ’s xx60 cards have always been defined by entry-level prices with performance that knocks on the door of mid-range graphics cards – especially when overclocked. After taking the time to fully test the Kepler graphics card inside the GTX 760, we can say without a doubt that it continues the trend.

Spec for spec, this GTX 760 leapfrogs its direct predecessor, the GTX 660, by boasting 8.8 % more fps. For 1080p Full HD, we were able to play Valorant at 67 fps to 67 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 67 fps.

AMD Radeon HD 6870

AMD ’s xx70 cards have always been defined by mid-range prices with performance that knocks on the door of high-end graphics cards – especially when overclocked. After taking the time to fully test the TeraScale 2 graphics card inside the HD 6870, we can say without a doubt that it continues the trend. The HD 6870 is much more expensive than the HD 6770 as it costs a whopping $ 239. Compare this to the HD 6770, which came originally at a price of $ 129. Meanwhile, the NVIDIA closest equivalent card is the GTX 470 which costs $ 349.

Compared to its NVIDIA 's closest rival, GTX 470, the HD 6870 was 9.2 % faster.

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760
AMD Radeon HD 6870
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
26
29.0
17
19.3
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
17
19.8
11
13.1
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
15
17.1
10
11.4
2023 The Last of Us Part I
11
13.2
7
8.8
2023 Forspoken
13
15.3
9
10.2
2023 The Callisto Protocol
10
11.9
7
7.9
2023 Dead Space
17
19.8
11
13.1
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
21
23.5
14
15.6
2023 Armored Core VI
21
23.5
14
15.6
2023 Immortals of Aveum
9
10.5
6
7.0
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
18
21.1
12
14.0
2023 Remnant II
10
11.9
7
7.9
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
14
15.8
9
10.5
2023 Atomic Heart
14
15.8
9
10.5
2023 Starfield
7
7.9
4
5.3
2022 Elden Ring
17
19.8
11
12.5
2022 God of War
16
18.8
10
11.8
2022 Overwatch 2
31
35.0
19
22.0
2022 F1 22
21
23.7
14
15.8
2022 Dying Light 2
20
22.4
13
14.9
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
20
22.4
13
14.9
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
33
36.9
22
24.5
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
23
26.4
15
17.5
2021 Forza Horizon 5
17
19.0
10
12.0
2021 Halo Infinite
13
14.5
8
9.1
2021 Battlefield 2042
24
26.8
15
16.8
2021 Hitman 3
27
30.3
18
20.1
2021 Far Cry 6
25
28.2
16
18.7
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
27
30.8
18
20.5
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
27
31.1
18
20.7
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
13
15.3
8
9.6
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
9
10.0
5
6.3
2020 Valorant
60
67.3
38
42.3
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
23
26.4
14
16.6
2020 Death Stranding
27
30.5
17
19.1
2020 Marvel's Avengers
17
19.8
11
12.5
2020 Godfall
26
29.7
16
18.6
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
13
15.3
8
9.6
2019 Apex Legends
32
36.0
16
18.0
2019 Anthem
20
23.2
10
11.6
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
30
34.0
15
17.0
2019 Resident Evil 2
37
41.3
23
26.0
2019 Metro Exodus
16
18.4
10
11.6
2019 World War Z
30
33.9
19
21.3
2019 Gears of War 5
24
26.8
15
16.8
2019 F1 2019
30
33.6
18
21.1
2019 GreedFall
27
30.3
17
19.0
2019 Borderlands 3
19
21.3
12
13.4
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
36
40.9
23
25.7
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
14
15.7
8
9.9
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
22
24.7
13
15.5
2018 Just Cause 4
23
26.6
15
16.7
2018 Monster Hunter: World
25
28.6
16
18.0
2018 Strange Brigade
38
43.1
24
27.1
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
33
36.8
20
23.1
2017 For Honor
44
49.1
27
30.8
2017 Project CARS 2
31
34.8
19
21.8
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
37
42.1
23
26.5
2016 Dishonored 2
22
25.4
14
15.9
2015 Rocket League
128
143.2
81
90.0
2015 Need For Speed
35
39.7
22
24.9
2015 Project CARS
34
38.0
21
23.9
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
62
69.5
39
43.7
2014 Thief
33
37.6
22
25.2
2013 Bioshock Infinite
57
64.1
39
44.1
2013 Company of Heroes 2
25
28.5
28
32.1
2013 GRID 2
57
63.4
34
37.9
2013 Metro: Last Light
36
40.8
21
23.8
2013 Total War: Rome 2
32
36.5
41
45.6
2013 Battlefield 4
39
43.7
34
37.9
2012 DiRT: Showdown
46
51.7
25
28.7
2012 Far Cry 3
33
37.3
29
32.5
2012 Hitman: Absolution
32
36.6
35
39.0
2012 Sleeping Dogs
62
69.0
38
42.8
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
88
98.2
55
61.7
2011 Total War: Shogun 2
43
48.6
55
62.1
2011 Battlefield 3
56
63.3
26
28.9
2010 Civilization V
68
76.0
34
38.4
2009 League of Legends
165
184.1
104
115.7
2008 Crysis: Warhead
40
45.3
27
30.4

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760
AMD Radeon HD 6870
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
16
21.1
11
14.0
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
11
14.5
7
9.6
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
10
13.2
7
8.8
2023 The Last of Us Part I
8
10.0
5
6.7
2023 Forspoken
8
10.0
5
6.7
2023 The Callisto Protocol
6
8.4
4
5.6
2023 Dead Space
10
13.2
7
8.8
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
15
19.0
10
12.6
2023 Armored Core VI
15
19.0
10
12.6
2023 Immortals of Aveum
5
7.4
3
4.9
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
11
14.5
7
9.6
2023 Remnant II
6
7.9
4
5.3
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
9
11.9
6
7.9
2023 Atomic Heart
9
11.3
6
7.5
2023 Starfield
5
7.1
3
4.7
2022 Elden Ring
12
15.7
7
9.8
2022 God of War
12
16.2
8
10.2
2022 Overwatch 2
24
30.1
15
18.9
2022 F1 22
11
14.5
7
9.6
2022 Dying Light 2
11
14.5
7
9.6
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
12
15.8
8
10.5
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
21
26.4
14
17.5
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
13
17.1
9
11.4
2021 Forza Horizon 5
13
16.4
8
10.3
2021 Halo Infinite
10
13.1
6
8.2
2021 Battlefield 2042
14
17.8
8
11.2
2021 Hitman 3
17
21.6
11
14.4
2021 Far Cry 6
16
21.1
11
14.0
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
17
21.9
11
14.5
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
16
20.3
10
13.5
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
10
13.3
6
8.4
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
7
8.8
4
5.5
2020 Valorant
44
55.0
27
34.6
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
16
20.7
10
13.0
2020 Death Stranding
18
23.6
11
14.9
2020 Marvel's Avengers
11
14.1
7
8.9
2020 Godfall
15
19.8
10
12.5
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
11
14.3
7
9.0
2019 Apex Legends
21
26.8
10
13.4
2019 Anthem
14
18.4
7
9.2
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
21
26.4
10
13.2
2019 Resident Evil 2
22
27.8
14
17.5
2019 Metro Exodus
11
14.3
7
9.0
2019 World War Z
19
24.7
12
15.5
2019 Gears of War 5
15
19.4
9
12.2
2019 F1 2019
19
23.8
12
15.0
2019 GreedFall
17
21.9
10
13.7
2019 Borderlands 3
11
14.9
7
9.4
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
23
29.4
14
18.5
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
10
12.9
6
8.1
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
15
19.4
9
12.2
2018 Just Cause 4
15
19.6
9
12.3
2018 Monster Hunter: World
16
20.0
10
12.6
2018 Strange Brigade
24
30.1
15
18.9
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
21
26.6
13
16.7
2017 For Honor
22
28.6
14
18.0
2017 Project CARS 2
19
24.5
12
15.4
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
30
38.0
19
23.9
2016 Dishonored 2
17
21.7
10
13.6
2015 Rocket League
49
61.4
30
38.6
2015 Need For Speed
24
30.7
15
19.3
2015 Project CARS
23
29.0
14
18.2
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
36
45.0
22
28.3
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
65
81.8
41
51.4
2009 League of Legends
81
102.3
51
64.3

3440x1440

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760
AMD Radeon HD 6870
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
17
22.9
8
11.4
2019 Anthem
11
15.2
5
7.6
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
16
21.6
8
10.8
2019 Resident Evil 2
16
22.2
10
14.0
2019 Metro Exodus
9
12.5
6
7.9
2019 World War Z
15
20.8
9
13.1
2019 Gears of War 5
12
17.0
8
10.6
2019 F1 2019
15
20.8
9
13.1
2019 GreedFall
12
16.5
7
10.4
2019 Borderlands 3
9
12.1
5
7.7
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
19
25.1
12
15.8
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
8
11.3
5
7.1
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
12
17.0
8
10.6
2018 Just Cause 4
12
15.9
7
10.0
2018 Monster Hunter: World
12
15.8
7
10.0
2018 Strange Brigade
18
24.9
11
15.6
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
18
24.1
11
15.1
2017 For Honor
17
23.0
10
14.4
2017 Project CARS 2
18
24.0
11
15.1
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
28
37.4
17
23.5
2016 Dishonored 2
15
20.8
9
13.1
2015 Rocket League
36
48.1
22
30.2
2015 Need For Speed
20
27.3
13
17.2
2015 Project CARS
20
26.4
12
16.6
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
26
35.3
16
22.1
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
63
83.1
39
52.2
2009 League of Legends
58
76.6
36
48.1

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760
AMD Radeon HD 6870
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
11
15.8
7
10.5
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
6
9.2
4
6.1
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
6
9.2
4
6.1
2023 The Last of Us Part I
3
5.3
2
3.5
2023 Forspoken
3
4.7
2
3.2
2023 The Callisto Protocol
2
4.2
1
2.8
2023 Dead Space
3
5.3
2
3.5
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
7
10.5
4
7.0
2023 Armored Core VI
7
10.5
4
7.0
2023 Immortals of Aveum
2
3.4
1
2.3
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
5
7.9
3
5.3
2023 Remnant II
2
4.0
1
2.6
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
4
5.8
2
3.9
2023 Atomic Heart
4
7.1
3
4.7
2023 Starfield
3
4.7
2
3.2
2022 Elden Ring
6
8.9
3
5.6
2022 God of War
8
12.6
5
7.9
2022 Overwatch 2
15
22.7
10
14.3
2022 F1 22
7
10.5
4
7.0
2022 Dying Light 2
7
10.5
4
7.0
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
8
11.9
5
7.9
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
12
18.5
8
12.3
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
7
10.5
4
7.0
2021 Forza Horizon 5
8
12.7
5
8.0
2021 Halo Infinite
6
9.0
3
5.7
2021 Battlefield 2042
8
11.5
5
7.2
2021 Hitman 3
9
13.2
6
8.8
2021 Far Cry 6
7
11.3
5
7.5
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
8
11.9
5
7.9
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
9
13.2
6
8.8
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
6
9.0
3
5.7
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
4
7.0
3
4.4
2020 Valorant
33
47.9
21
30.1
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
7
11.0
4
6.9
2020 Death Stranding
10
14.4
6
9.0
2020 Marvel's Avengers
5
7.4
3
4.7
2020 Godfall
6
9.4
4
5.9
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
6
9.4
4
5.9
2019 Apex Legends
11
16.0
5
8.0
2019 Anthem
7
10.0
3
5.0
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
9
14.0
4
7.0
2019 Resident Evil 2
9
13.7
6
8.6
2019 Metro Exodus
6
9.0
3
5.7
2019 World War Z
9
14.2
6
8.9
2019 Gears of War 5
8
12.3
5
7.7
2019 F1 2019
10
15.1
6
9.5
2019 GreedFall
6
9.0
3
5.7
2019 Borderlands 3
5
7.8
3
4.9
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
12
17.6
7
11.1
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
5
8.2
3
5.1
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
8
12.3
5
7.7
2018 Just Cause 4
7
10.2
4
6.4
2018 Monster Hunter: World
6
9.6
4
6.0
2018 Strange Brigade
11
16.4
7
10.3
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
12
18.4
8
11.6
2017 For Honor
10
14.3
6
9.0
2017 Project CARS 2
14
20.4
9
12.9
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
22
31.9
14
20.0
2016 Dishonored 2
12
17.2
7
10.8
2015 Rocket League
20
28.6
12
18.0
2015 Need For Speed
14
20.4
9
12.9
2015 Project CARS
14
20.4
9
12.9
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
14
20.9
9
13.1
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
51
73.6
32
46.3
2009 League of Legends
28
40.9
17
25.7
GTX 760 vs HD 6870 with i7-3770K vs i7-975 at 1080p and ultra vs ultra settings
GTX 760 vs HD 6870 with i7-3770K vs i7-975 at 1440p and ultra vs ultra settings
GTX 760 vs HD 6870 with i7-3770K vs i7-975 at 4K and ultra vs ultra settings

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 / i7-3770K

With current 2048 MB RAM, the GTX 760 can have serious memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games. This combination between GTX 760 and Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz has less than 8% bottleneck in many games and is perfect match to avoid FPS loss. This combination between GTX 760 and Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz is a perfect match to avoid FPS loss. With current 2048 MB RAM, the GTX 760 can have very few memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games.
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AMD Radeon HD 6870 / i7-975

With current 1024 MB RAM, the HD 6870 can have serious memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games. It is important to know that HD 6870 's max load temperature is very high and might require custom cooling solutions. This combination between HD 6870 and Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz has less than 8% bottleneck in many games and is perfect match to avoid FPS loss. This combination between HD 6870 and Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz is a perfect match to avoid FPS loss.
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GTX 760 vs HD 6870 Specifications Comparison

Board Design

GTX 760 HD 6870
Board NumberP2004C222
Length9.5 inches 241 mm8.66 inches 220 mm
Outputs2x DVI1x HDMI1x DisplayPort2x DVI1x HDMI2x mini-DisplayPort
Power Connectors2x 6-pin2x 6-pin
Slot WidthDual-slotDual-slot
TDP170 W151 W

Clock Speeds

GTX 760 HD 6870
GPU Clock980 MHz900 MHz
Memory Clock1502 MHz 6008 MHz effective1050 MHz 4200 MHz effective

Graphics Card

GTX 760 HD 6870
Bus InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
GenerationGeForce 700Northern Islands (HD 6800)
Launch Price249 USD239 USD
ProductionEnd-of-lifeEnd-of-life
Release DateJun 25th, 2013Oct 21st, 2010

Graphics Features

GTX 760 HD 6870
DirectX12.0 (11_0)11.2 (11_0)
OpenCL1.21.2
OpenGL4.64.4
Shader Model5.15
Vulkan1.1.82N/A

Graphics Processor

GTX 760 HD 6870
ArchitectureKeplerTeraScale 2
Die Size294 mm²255 mm²
GPU NameGK104Barts
GPU VariantGK104-225-A2Barts XT (215-0798000)
Process Size28 nm40 nm
Transistors3,540 million1,700 million

Memory

GTX 760 HD 6870
Bandwidth192.3 GB/s134.4 GB/s
Memory Bus256 bit256 bit
Memory Size2048 MB1024 MB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5

Render Config

GTX 760 HD 6870
ROPs3232
Shading Units11521120
TMUs9656

Theoretical Performance

GTX 760 HD 6870
FP32 (float) performance2,378 GFLOPS2,016 GFLOPS
Pixel Rate24.77 GPixel/s28.80 GPixel/s
Texture Rate99.07 GTexel/s50.40 GTexel/s
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