amd
Brand2GB GDDR5
Memory1280
Cores179.2 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon R9 270
amd
Brand2GB GDDR5
Memory1280
Cores153.6 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition
AMD Radeon R9 270
Radeon R9 270
$179 • Nov 2013
Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition
$349 • Mar 2012
AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition
Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon R9 270 | AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| TDP | 150 W | 175 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 925 MHz | N/A |
| Memory Bandwidth | 179.2 GB/s | 153.6 GB/s |
| Process Size | 28nm | 28nm |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 | GCN 1.0 |
| Shading Units | 1280 | 1280 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 80 | 80 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1400 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 29.6 GPixel/s | 32 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 179.2 GTexel/s | 80 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 2.368 GFLOPS | 2.56 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 0.50 MB | 0.50 MB |
| Die Size | 212 mm² | 212 mm² |
| Transistors | 2800 Million | 2800 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 450 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 11.1 | 11.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
AMD Radeon R9 270
AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
AMD Radeon R9 270
AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
AMD Radeon R9 270
AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
AMD Radeon R9 270
AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition
Game Benchmarks Comparison
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AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition Wins!
Based on 4 synthetic benchmarks
AMD Radeon R9 270
AMD • 2GB GDDR5
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AMD • 2GB GDDR5
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