Processor
| Processor frequency |
900 MHz |
| Graphics processor family |
AMD |
| CUDA |
N |
Memory
| Graphics adapter memory type |
GDDR5 |
| Memory bus |
256 bit |
| Memory clock speed |
4200 MHz |
| Discrete graphics adapter memory |
1 GB |
Performance
| DirectX version |
11 |
| OpenGL version |
3.1 |
| Shader model version |
5.0 |
| PhysX |
N |
| TV tuner integrated |
N |
Ports & interfaces
| DVI-D ports quantity |
1 |
| Interface type |
PCI Express 2.0 |
Other features
| HDMI |
Y |
| Mac compatibility |
N |
Additionally
| Mini DisplayPort quantity |
2 |
| Dual-link DVI |
Y |
Radeon HD6870 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-E 2560x1600
The SAPPHIRE HD 6870 has a new architecture with a total of 1120 stream processors and 56 texture units delivering massively parallel computing power for graphics and other accelerated applications. Its core clock speed of 900MHz, together with a dedicated high speed interface to 1GB of GDDR5 memory running at 1050MHz (4.2 Gb/s effective) delivers class leading performance. It boasts a very modest active power consumption and, using Dynamic Power Management, the card has a super low-power idle mode.