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AMD logo Radeon R9 270
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AMD logo Radeon HD 6850

AMD Radeon R9 270 logo AMD Radeon HD 6850 logo
General information Radeon R9 270 Radeon HD 6850
Launched Q4 2013 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 2048 MB 0 % 1024 MB 50 %
Core Clock 1000 MHz 0 % 775 MHz 22.5 %
Effective Clock 6000 MHz 0 % 1100 MHz 81.7 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 W 0 % 127 W 15.3 %
Length 264 mm 0 % 260 mm 1.5 %
Cooling Fans 2 0 % 2 0 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 2-way 0 % 2-way 0 %
Performance Radeon R9 270 Radeon HD 6850
Overall Score 33266 0 % 22572 32.1 %
Future Proof 30 % 0 % 21 % 30 %
Benchmark Score 11066 0 % 5095 54 %
2D Benchmark Score 643.7 0 % 431.8 32.9 %
Average DirectX performance 35.4 FPS 0 % 19.6 FPS 44.6 %
DirectX 9 performance 73.6 FPS 0 % 50.5 FPS 31.4 %
DirectX 10 performance 18.9 FPS 0 % 14 FPS 25.9 %
DirectX 11 performance 27.2 FPS 0 % 14.1 FPS 48.2 %
DirectX 12 performance 22.1 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 1774.2 operations/s 0 % 889.5 operations/s 49.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 270, Radeon HD 6850.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 270 Radeon HD 6850
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 69.0 FPS 41.3 FPS
High settings 124.1 FPS 74.3 FPS
Medium settings 149.0 FPS 89.2 FPS
Low settings 208.6 FPS 124.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 40.1 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for Radeon R9 270, Radeon HD 6850.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 270 Radeon HD 6850
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 54.9 FPS 36.4 FPS
High settings 98.8 FPS 65.5 FPS
Medium settings 118.6 FPS 78.6 FPS
Low settings 166.0 FPS 110.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 33.7 %
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