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AMD Radeon HD 6870 User Manual

AMD Radeon HD 6870
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AMD Radeon™ HD 6850/6870
User Guide
Part Number: 137-41807-11

Table of Contents

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AMD Radeon HD 6870 Specifications

General IconGeneral
GPUBarts XT
ArchitectureTeraScale 2
Process Size40 nm
Transistors1, 700 million
Die Size255 mm²
Core Clock900 MHz
Memory Clock1050 MHz
Memory Size1 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5
Memory Bus Width256 bit
Memory Bandwidth134.4 GB/s
Stream Processors1120
Texture Units56
ROPs32
Compute Units14
Pixel Rate28.8 GPixel/s
Texture Rate50.4 GTexel/s
Floating-point performance2.016 TFLOPS
TDP151 W
Suggested PSU500 W
Outputs2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
DirectX11
OpenCL1.2
Shader Model5.0

Summary

Getting Started

System Requirements

Details hardware and CrossFireX requirements for installation.

Recording Serial and Part Numbers

Instructions on how to record serial and part numbers for registration.

Uninstalling Old Drivers

Steps to uninstall existing graphics drivers for Windows XP, Vista, and 7.

Hardware Installation

Installation Overview and Scenarios

Outlines installation procedures for new or replacement graphics cards.

Installing the Graphics Card

Detailed steps for physically installing the graphics card into the PC.

Software Installation

ATI Drivers and Software

Explains the importance of drivers and configuration software for the graphics card.

Installing AMD Catalyst Software Suite

Procedure for installing AMD Catalyst software and drivers from the CD.

Display Configuration

Display Connections and Configurations

Details the graphics card's display output ports and general setup options.

Advanced Display Setup

Covers multi-display setups, adapter usage, and optional display adjustments.

AMD CrossFireX Technology

Installing AMD CrossFire Graphics Cards

Instructions for installing a second graphics card for CrossFireX setup.

Enabling AMD CrossFireX

Steps to enable and configure CrossFireX support via Catalyst Control Center.

Using Catalyst Control Center

Catalyst Control Center Overview

Introduction to the software for managing display settings and features.

Starting the Catalyst Control Center Software

Various methods to launch the Catalyst Control Center application.

Accessing Catalyst Control Center Help

How to access the built-in help system for usage information.

Reference and Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting Guide

Comprehensive guide covering installation, CrossFireX, and HDTV issues.

Customer Care

International Compliance Information

Details worldwide compliance information for the product.

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