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Radeon HD 3870 Mac Edition

Graphics processor

Video memory
512 MB*
Memory bus
256 bit*
Rated memory bandwidth
72.06 GB/s*

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Processing & platform

Architecture
TeraScale*
Process node
55 nm*
GPU base clock
777 MHz*

Memory & storage

Video memory
512 MB*
Video memory type
Reported value 1: GDDR6*
Reported value 2: GDDR4*
Reported value 3: GDDR4*
Memory bus
256 bit*
Rated memory bandwidth
72.06 GB/s*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 24 fields
Product Name
Radeon HD 3870 Mac Edition*
Product Name
Radeon HD 3870 Mac Edition*
Product Name
Radeon HD 3870 Mac Edition*
GPU Chip
RV670*
GPU Chip
RV670*
GPU Chip
RV670*
Released
Jun 12th, 2008*
Released
Jun 12th, 2008*
Released
Jun 12th, 2008*
Bus
PCIe 2.0 x16*
Bus
PCIe 2.0 x16*
Bus
PCIe 2.0 x16*
Memory
512 MB, GDDR4, 256 bit*
Memory
512 MB, GDDR4, 256 bit*
Memory
512 MB, GDDR4, 256 bit*
GPU clock
777* MHz
GPU clock
777* MHz
GPU clock
777* MHz
Memory clock
1,126* MHz
Memory clock
1,126* MHz
Memory clock
1,126* MHz
Shaders TMUs ROPs
320 / 16 / 16*
Shaders TMUs ROPs
320 / 16 / 16*
Shaders TMUs ROPs
320 / 16 / 16*
Specifications 2 · 51 fields
Brand
ATI*
Top BUS WIDTH
256* bit
Graphics Processor GPU Name
RV670*
Graphics Processor Architecture
TeraScale*
Graphics Processor Process Size
55* nm
Graphics Processor Transistors
666 million*
Graphics Processor Die Size
192* mm²
Graphics Card Release Date
Jun 12th, 2008*
Graphics Card Generation
Radeon R600 (HD 3800)*
Graphics Card Successor
Radeon R700*
Graphics Card Production
End-of-life*
Name
Radeon HD 3870 Mac Edition*
Graphics Card Bus Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16*
Clock Speeds GPU Clock
777* MHz
Clock Speeds Memory Clock
1126 MHz 2.3 Gbps effective*
Memory Memory Size
512* MB
Memory Memory Type
GDDR4*
Memory Memory Bus
256* bit
Memory Bandwidth
72.06* GB/s
Render Config TMUs
16*
Top GRAPHICS PROCESSOR
RV670*
Render Config ROPs
16*
Theoretical Performance Pixel Rate
12.43 GPixel/s
Theoretical Performance Texture Rate
12.43 GTexel/s
Board Design Slot Width
Single-slot*
Board Design TDP
106* W
Board Design Suggested PSU
300* W
Board Design Outputs
2x DVI 1x S-Video*
Graphics Features DirectX
10.1 (10_1)*
Graphics Features OpenGL
3.3 (full) 4.0 (partial)*
source file
ati2008.json*
Graphics Processor Foundry
TSMC*
Graphics Card Predecessor
Radeon R500 PCIe*
Recommended Resolutions
Good:640x480 | Playable:1280x720 | Low FPS:1366x768*
Board Design Length
241 mm 9.5 inches*
Graphics Processor GPU Variant
RV670 XT (215-0708005)*
Board Design Power Connectors
1x 6-pin*
Graphics Processor Density
3.5M / mm²*
Graphics Card Reviews
80 in our database*
Top TMUS
16*
Graphics Processor Chip Package
FCBGA-1281*
Top ROPS
16*
Graphics Features Shader Model
4.1*
Top CORES
320*
Render Config Shading Units
320*
Render Config Compute Units
4*
Render Config L2 Cache
256* KB
Top MEMORY SIZE
512* MB
Theoretical Performance FP32 (float)
497.3* GFLOPS
Theoretical Performance FP64 (double)
99.46 GFLOPS (1:5)
Top MEMORY TYPE
GDDR4*
Specifications 3 · 27 fields
manufacturer
ATI*
manufacturer
ATI*
rop
32*
rop
16*
igp
No*
igp
No*
bus
PCIe 3.0 x16*
bus
PCIe 2.0 x16*
memType
GDDR6*
memType
GDDR4*
gpuChip
TU117*
gpuChip
RV670*
productName
Radeon HD 3870 Mac Edition*
productName
Radeon HD 3870 Mac Edition*
releaseYear
2,008*
releaseYear
2,008*
memSize
0.512*
memSize
0.512*
memBusWidth
256*
gpuClock
777*
gpuClock
1,065*
memClock
1,126*
memClock
1,250*
unifiedShader
896*
unifiedShader
320*
tmu
16*
tmu
56*

* Provisional data