Can the AMD Radeon HD 6870 run War Thunder?
No — under the minimum
No. The AMD Radeon HD 6870 doesn't reach the minimum graphics requirement for War Thunder. Its 1 GB of video memory is under the 2 GB the minimum spec lists. It may not start, or run far below a playable frame rate.
Frame rate by resolution
- 1080p 16 FPS on high 60 FPS out of reach
- 1440p 10 FPS on high 60 FPS out of reach
- 4K 6 FPS on high 60 FPS out of reach
Modelled at native resolution, paired with the Intel Core i5-8600K or a faster processor. How the model works.
Next to the publisher’s spec
Minimum
DirectX 11 level video card: AMD Radeon 77XX / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660. The minimum supported resolution for the game is…
- Index
- 6
- Video memory
- 2 GB
Recommended
DirectX 11 level video card or higher and drivers: Nvidia GeForce 1060 and higher, Radeon RX 570 and higher
- Index
- 14
- Video memory
- 4 GB
Your card
AMD Radeon HD 6870
- Index
- 4
- Video memory
- 1 GB
Same game, neighbouring cards
AMD Radeon HD 6870 and War Thunder: questions
Can the AMD Radeon HD 6870 run War Thunder?
No. The AMD Radeon HD 6870 doesn't reach the minimum graphics requirement for War Thunder. Its 1 GB of video memory is under the 2 GB the minimum spec lists. It may not start, or run far below a playable frame rate.
How many FPS does the AMD Radeon HD 6870 get in War Thunder?
Modelled on high settings without upscaling: 16 FPS at 1080p, 10 at 1440p and 6 at 4K, with a processor that meets the game's recommendation.
Which card would run War Thunder at the recommended spec?
The lowest launch price among recent cards that meet it belongs to the Intel Arc A580 ($179).
Does my processor change this?
The figures assume a processor at or above War Thunder's recommendation. A slower one lowers the ceiling, most noticeably at 1080p.