HD 6870 benchmark with i7-975 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K benchmarks at Ultra Quality

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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AMD Radeon HD 6870
Price $ 199.0
Year 2010
Maximum Recorded Temperature 86C
Max Fan Noise 59dB
Recommended Power Supply 501W
Benchmark CPU Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz ($179.99)
CPU Impact on FPS + 0.0 FPS
CPU Impact on FPS % 0.0%
Benchmark Quality Settings Ultra Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 28.6 FPS
Average 1440p Performance 14.7 FPS
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 12.8 FPS
Average 4K Performance 9.2 FPS
Memory 1 GB
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 8.4
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 16.3
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 18.7
4K Cost Per Frame $ 26.0
Series HD 6870
Variant AMD Radeon HD 6870
Overall Combination Score 52/100 Acceptable

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.

Compare HD 6870 Variants Performance in Ultra Quality

Assassin's Creed Valhalla (2020)

Ultra Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 $ 249
15.3 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon R9 270 $ 179
14.3 FPS
2010 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 $ 349
12.8 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 $ 229
12.8 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6970 $ 369
12.3 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7850 $ 249
11.5 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost $ 169
11.4 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6950 $ 299
10.9 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti $ 249
10.6 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6870 $ 239
9.6 FPS
2010 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 $ 349
9.3 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 $ 199
9.1 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon HD 7790 $ 149
8.9 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti $ 149
8.9 FPS
2008 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 $ 359
8.1 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6850 $ 179
8.0 FPS
2008 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 $ 299
6.8 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 $ 109
6.2 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti $ 149
6.1 FPS
2008 ATI Radeon HD 4870 $ 299
6.0 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7750 $ 109
5.8 FPS
2010 NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 $ 129
4.9 FPS

The HD 6870 sits between the GTX 560 Ti and the GTX 470, falling slower than GTX 560 Ti by 10.4% and faster than GTX 470 by 3.2%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. It is a close call between the HD 6870 and its rival GTX 470 by a small margin.

Cyberpunk 2077 (2020)

Ultra Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 $ 249
15.3 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon R9 270 $ 179
14.3 FPS
2010 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 $ 349
12.8 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 $ 229
12.8 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6970 $ 369
12.3 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7850 $ 249
11.5 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost $ 169
11.4 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6950 $ 299
10.9 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti $ 249
10.6 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6870 $ 239
9.6 FPS
2010 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 $ 349
9.3 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 $ 199
9.1 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon HD 7790 $ 149
8.9 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti $ 149
8.9 FPS
2008 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 $ 359
8.1 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6850 $ 179
8.0 FPS
2008 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 $ 299
6.8 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 $ 109
6.2 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti $ 149
6.1 FPS
2008 ATI Radeon HD 4870 $ 299
6.0 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7750 $ 109
5.8 FPS
2010 NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 $ 129
4.9 FPS

The HD 6870 sits between the GTX 560 Ti and the GTX 470, falling slower than GTX 560 Ti by 10.4% and faster than GTX 470 by 3.2%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. It is a close call between the HD 6870 and its rival GTX 470 by a small margin.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare (2019)

Ultra Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 $ 249
40.9 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon R9 270 $ 179
38.0 FPS
2010 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 $ 349
34.1 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 $ 229
34.0 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6970 $ 369
32.7 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7850 $ 249
30.7 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost $ 169
30.5 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6950 $ 299
29.1 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti $ 249
28.3 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6870 $ 239
25.7 FPS
2010 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 $ 349
24.8 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 $ 199
24.2 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon HD 7790 $ 149
23.7 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti $ 149
23.7 FPS
2008 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 $ 359
21.7 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6850 $ 179
21.3 FPS
2008 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 $ 299
18.0 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 $ 109
16.5 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti $ 149
16.3 FPS
2008 ATI Radeon HD 4870 $ 299
16.1 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7750 $ 109
15.5 FPS
2010 NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 $ 129
13.1 FPS

The HD 6870 sits between the GTX 560 Ti and the GTX 470, falling slower than GTX 560 Ti by 10.1% and faster than GTX 470 by 3.6%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. It is a close call between the HD 6870 and its rival GTX 470 by a small margin.

Game Performance at Ultra Quality settings

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Resolution 1920x1080

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
17
19.3
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
11
13.1
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
10
11.4
2023 The Last of Us Part I
7
8.8
2023 Forspoken
9
10.2
2023 The Callisto Protocol
7
7.9
2023 Dead Space
11
13.1
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
14
15.6
2023 Armored Core VI
14
15.6
2023 Immortals of Aveum
6
7.0
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
12
14.0
2023 Remnant II
7
7.9
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
9
10.5
2023 Atomic Heart
9
10.5
2023 Starfield
4
5.3
2022 Elden Ring
11
12.5
2022 God of War
10
11.8
2022 Overwatch 2
19
22.0
2022 F1 22
14
15.8
2022 Dying Light 2
13
14.9
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
13
14.9
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
22
24.5
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
15
17.5
2021 Forza Horizon 5
10
12.0
2021 Halo Infinite
8
9.1
2021 Battlefield 2042
15
16.8
2021 Hitman 3
18
20.1
2021 Far Cry 6
16
18.7
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
18
20.5
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
18
20.7
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
8
9.6
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
5
6.3
2020 Valorant
38
42.3
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
14
16.6
2020 Death Stranding
17
19.1
2020 Marvel's Avengers
11
12.5
2020 Godfall
16
18.6
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
8
9.6
2019 Apex Legends
16
18.0
2019 Anthem
10
11.6
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
15
17.0
2019 Resident Evil 2
23
26.0
2019 Metro Exodus
10
11.6
2019 World War Z
19
21.3
2019 Gears of War 5
15
16.8
2019 F1 2019
18
21.1
2019 GreedFall
17
19.0
2019 Borderlands 3
12
13.4
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
23
25.7
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
8
9.9
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
13
15.5
2018 Just Cause 4
15
16.7
2018 Monster Hunter: World
16
18.0
2018 Strange Brigade
24
27.1
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
20
23.1
2017 For Honor
27
30.8
2017 Project CARS 2
19
21.8
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
23
26.5
2016 Dishonored 2
14
15.9
2015 Rocket League
81
90.0
2015 Need For Speed
22
24.9
2015 Project CARS
21
23.9
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
39
43.7
2014 Thief
22
25.2
2013 Bioshock Infinite
39
44.1
2013 Company of Heroes 2
28
32.1
2013 GRID 2
34
37.9
2013 Metro: Last Light
21
23.8
2013 Total War: Rome 2
41
45.6
2013 Battlefield 4
34
37.9
2012 DiRT: Showdown
25
28.7
2012 Far Cry 3
29
32.5
2012 Hitman: Absolution
35
39.0
2012 Sleeping Dogs
38
42.8
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
55
61.7
2011 DiRT 3
54
60.6
2011 Portal 2
97
108.1
2011 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
20
23.2
2011 Batman: Arkham City
45
51.0
2011 Total War: Shogun 2
55
62.1
2011 Battlefield 3
26
28.9
2010 Civilization V
34
38.4
2010 Metro: 2033
30
34.0
2010 Starcraft II
51
57.1
2009 League of Legends
104
115.7
2008 Crysis: Warhead
27
30.4

Resolution 2560x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
11
14.0
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
7
9.6
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
7
8.8
2023 The Last of Us Part I
5
6.7
2023 Forspoken
5
6.7
2023 The Callisto Protocol
4
5.6
2023 Dead Space
7
8.8
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
10
12.6
2023 Armored Core VI
10
12.6
2023 Immortals of Aveum
3
4.9
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
7
9.6
2023 Remnant II
4
5.3
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
6
7.9
2023 Atomic Heart
6
7.5
2023 Starfield
3
4.7
2022 Elden Ring
7
9.8
2022 God of War
8
10.2
2022 Overwatch 2
15
18.9
2022 F1 22
7
9.6
2022 Dying Light 2
7
9.6
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
8
10.5
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
14
17.5
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
9
11.4
2021 Forza Horizon 5
8
10.3
2021 Halo Infinite
6
8.2
2021 Battlefield 2042
8
11.2
2021 Hitman 3
11
14.4
2021 Far Cry 6
11
14.0
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
11
14.5
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
10
13.5
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
6
8.4
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
4
5.5
2020 Valorant
27
34.6
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
10
13.0
2020 Death Stranding
11
14.9
2020 Marvel's Avengers
7
8.9
2020 Godfall
10
12.5
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
7
9.0
2019 Apex Legends
10
13.4
2019 Anthem
7
9.2
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
10
13.2
2019 Resident Evil 2
14
17.5
2019 Metro Exodus
7
9.0
2019 World War Z
12
15.5
2019 Gears of War 5
9
12.2
2019 F1 2019
12
15.0
2019 GreedFall
10
13.7
2019 Borderlands 3
7
9.4
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
14
18.5
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
6
8.1
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
9
12.2
2018 Just Cause 4
9
12.3
2018 Monster Hunter: World
10
12.6
2018 Strange Brigade
15
18.9
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
13
16.7
2017 For Honor
14
18.0
2017 Project CARS 2
12
15.4
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
19
23.9
2016 Dishonored 2
10
13.6
2015 Rocket League
30
38.6
2015 Need For Speed
15
19.3
2015 Project CARS
14
18.2
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
22
28.3
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
41
51.4
2009 League of Legends
51
64.3

Resolution 3440x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
8
11.4
2019 Anthem
5
7.6
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
8
10.8
2019 Resident Evil 2
10
14.0
2019 Metro Exodus
6
7.9
2019 World War Z
9
13.1
2019 Gears of War 5
8
10.6
2019 F1 2019
9
13.1
2019 GreedFall
7
10.4
2019 Borderlands 3
5
7.7
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
12
15.8
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
5
7.1
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
8
10.6
2018 Just Cause 4
7
10.0
2018 Monster Hunter: World
7
10.0
2018 Strange Brigade
11
15.6
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
11
15.1
2017 For Honor
10
14.4
2017 Project CARS 2
11
15.1
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
17
23.5
2016 Dishonored 2
9
13.1
2015 Rocket League
22
30.2
2015 Need For Speed
13
17.2
2015 Project CARS
12
16.6
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
16
22.1
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
39
52.2
2009 League of Legends
36
48.1

Resolution 3840x2160

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
7
10.5
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
4
6.1
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
4
6.1
2023 The Last of Us Part I
2
3.5
2023 Forspoken
2
3.2
2023 The Callisto Protocol
1
2.8
2023 Dead Space
2
3.5
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
4
7.0
2023 Armored Core VI
4
7.0
2023 Immortals of Aveum
1
2.3
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
3
5.3
2023 Remnant II
1
2.6
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
2
3.9
2023 Atomic Heart
3
4.7
2023 Starfield
2
3.2
2022 Elden Ring
3
5.6
2022 God of War
5
7.9
2022 Overwatch 2
10
14.3
2022 F1 22
4
7.0
2022 Dying Light 2
4
7.0
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
5
7.9
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
8
12.3
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
4
7.0
2021 Forza Horizon 5
5
8.0
2021 Halo Infinite
3
5.7
2021 Battlefield 2042
5
7.2
2021 Hitman 3
6
8.8
2021 Far Cry 6
5
7.5
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
5
7.9
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
6
8.8
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
3
5.7
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
3
4.4
2020 Valorant
21
30.1
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
4
6.9
2020 Death Stranding
6
9.0
2020 Marvel's Avengers
3
4.7
2020 Godfall
4
5.9
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
4
5.9
2019 Apex Legends
5
8.0
2019 Anthem
3
5.0
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
4
7.0
2019 Resident Evil 2
6
8.6
2019 Metro Exodus
3
5.7
2019 World War Z
6
8.9
2019 Gears of War 5
5
7.7
2019 F1 2019
6
9.5
2019 GreedFall
3
5.7
2019 Borderlands 3
3
4.9
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
7
11.1
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
3
5.1
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
5
7.7
2018 Just Cause 4
4
6.4
2018 Monster Hunter: World
4
6.0
2018 Strange Brigade
7
10.3
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
8
11.6
2017 For Honor
6
9.0
2017 Project CARS 2
9
12.9
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
14
20.0
2016 Dishonored 2
7
10.8
2015 Rocket League
12
18.0
2015 Need For Speed
9
12.9
2015 Project CARS
9
12.9
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
9
13.1
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
32
46.3
2009 League of Legends
17
25.7
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580
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AMD Radeon HD 6950
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2010 2GB $ 250
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AMD Radeon HD 6970
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21% faster
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
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HD 6870 Specifications

HD 6870 Board Design

Board NumberC222
Length8.66 inches 220 mm
Outputs2x DVI1x HDMI2x mini-DisplayPort
Power Connectors2x 6-pin
Slot WidthDual-slot
TDP151 W

HD 6870 Clock Speeds

GPU Clock900 MHz
Memory Clock1050 MHz 4200 MHz effective

HD 6870 Graphics Card

Bus InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16
GenerationNorthern Islands (HD 6800)
Launch Price239 USD
ProductionEnd-of-life
Release DateOct 21st, 2010

HD 6870 Graphics Features

DirectX11.2 (11_0)
OpenCL1.2
OpenGL4.4
Shader Model5
VulkanN/A

HD 6870 Graphics Processor

ArchitectureTeraScale 2
Die Size255 mm²
GPU NameBarts
GPU VariantBarts XT (215-0798000)
Process Size40 nm
Transistors1,700 million

HD 6870 Memory

Bandwidth134.4 GB/s
Memory Bus256 bit
Memory Size1024 MB
Memory TypeGDDR5

HD 6870 Render Config

Compute Units14
ROPs32
Shading Units1120
TMUs56

HD 6870 Theoretical Performance

FP32 (float) performance2,016 GFLOPS
Pixel Rate28.80 GPixel/s
Texture Rate50.40 GTexel/s

Critics Reviews

It’s obvious that when Shakespeare penned this famous quip, he was foretelling the arrival of AMD’s Radeon HD 6800-series cards. Wherefore art thou, Radeon 6700?... “What’s in a name?
AMD Radeon HD 6870 - Verdict To some extent it feels that AMD has been a victim of its own success. A case in point is the 5850, a graphics card that has managed to keep it's pricing above the £ ...
Performance Summary: We set out to ascertain two things at the beginning of this project, to see how well a pair of Radeon HD 6870 cards scaled in CrossFire mode using recent drivers and to see ...
The Radeon HD 6850 finds itself in a similar situation. Overall, the Radeon HD 6850 trails the older Radeon HD 5850, but hangs with or outruns a stock GeForce GTX 460 1GB, an overclocked 460 ...
We expect the Radeon HD 6870 to be slightly slower than the 5870, while the Radeon HD 6850 should be slower than the 5850, just don't pay attention to the tricky naming.
The AMD Radeon HD 6870 represents some major improvements in the sub-$250 video card space, but Nvidia solutions can provide a bit more performance for the same price.
The Radeon HD 6870 is slower than Radeon HD 5870. Radeon HD 6850 is slower than Radeon HD 5850. It's confusing, we know, but AMD has what it considers a good explanation for the naming scheme.
Launching today are the first two members of AMD’s HD 6000 series. At the top end we have the Radeon HD 6870, a card utilizing a full-fledged version of AMD’s new Barts GPU.
The Radeon HD 6870 is the larger, more capable member of AMD's new 6800 series lineup (the other newcomer is the Radeon HD 6850). Priced at a respectable $239 (as of October 21, 2010), this ...
The Radeon HD 6870 has a small memory bandwidth advantage at 134.4 GB/s, versus the Radeon HD 5850 at 128GB/s. If you like, go here for a look at the previous generation architecture side-by-side ...
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Every player has a different notion about the ideal setting for PC games. But in most cases, opting for a High quality graphics configuration is the way to go.

What are CPU or GPU Bottlenecks?

What are CPU or GPU Bottlenecks?

Are you getting sudden frame drops? you might have a bottleneck.
What is the acceptable FPS speed for me?

What is the acceptable FPS speed for me?

For some games, you can still enjoy great garphics at lower frame rates.
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GPU Hierarchy
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GPU Compare
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CPU Compare
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Gaming Monitors
Headset Hierarchy
Gaming Headsets

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