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AMD logo Radeon R9 255

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General information Radeon HD 5870 Radeon R9 255
Launched Q3 2012 Q2 2014
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 2048 MB 0 % 2048 MB 0 %
Core Clock 875 MHz 2.8 % 900 MHz 0 %
DirectX DirectX 11 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Performance Radeon HD 5870 Radeon R9 255
Overall Score 23927 0 % 19402 18.9 %
Future Proof 21 % 36.4 % 33 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 5725 0 % 3764 34.3 %
2D Benchmark Score 408.8 0 % 391.2 4.3 %
Average DirectX performance 20.5 FPS 0 % 11.8 FPS 42.4 %
DirectX 9 performance 52 FPS 0 % 25.1 FPS 51.7 %
DirectX 10 performance 16 FPS 0 % 4 FPS 75.3 %
DirectX 11 performance 13.9 FPS 0 % 10.1 FPS 27.6 %
DirectX 12 performance 0 FPS 100 % 8.1 FPS 0 %
Graphic card computing 1031.9 operations/s 0 % 713.1 operations/s 30.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 5870, Radeon R9 255.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 5870 Radeon R9 255
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 44.7 FPS 33.4 FPS
High settings 80.5 FPS 60.1 FPS
Medium settings 96.6 FPS 72.1 FPS
Low settings 135.3 FPS 100.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 25.4 %

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 HD 5870, Radeon R9 255.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 5870 Radeon R9 255
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 38.8 FPS 31.0 FPS
High settings 69.8 FPS 55.8 FPS
Medium settings 83.8 FPS 67.0 FPS
Low settings 117.3 FPS 93.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 20 %
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