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AMD logo Radeon R9 270
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AMD logo Radeon HD 5870

AMD Radeon R9 270 logo AMD Radeon HD 5870 logo
General information Radeon R9 270 Radeon HD 5870
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 % 2048 MB 0 %
Core Clock 1000 MHz 0 % 875 MHz 12.5 %
Effective Clock 6000 MHz 0 % 1200 MHz 80 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 W 34.2 % 228 W 0 %
Length 264 mm 5.4 % 279 mm 0 %
Cooling Fans 2 0 % 2 0 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 2-way 50 % 4-way 0 %
Performance Radeon R9 270 Radeon HD 5870
Overall Score 33264 0 % 23927 28.1 %
Future Proof 30 % 0 % 21 % 30 %
Benchmark Score 11065 0 % 5725 48.3 %
2D Benchmark Score 642.4 0 % 405.1 36.9 %
Average DirectX performance 35.6 FPS 0 % 20.5 FPS 42.4 %
DirectX 9 performance 74.2 FPS 0 % 52.1 FPS 29.9 %
DirectX 10 performance 18.9 FPS 0 % 15.9 FPS 15.9 %
DirectX 11 performance 27.1 FPS 0 % 14 FPS 48.1 %
DirectX 12 performance 22.1 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 1760 operations/s 0 % 1044.3 operations/s 40.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 270, Radeon HD 5870.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 270 Radeon HD 5870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 68.8 FPS 44.7 FPS
High settings 123.9 FPS 80.5 FPS
Medium settings 148.7 FPS 96.6 FPS
Low settings 208.2 FPS 135.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 35 %

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 5870.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 270 Radeon HD 5870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 54.8 FPS 38.8 FPS
High settings 98.7 FPS 69.9 FPS
Medium settings 118.4 FPS 83.9 FPS
Low settings 165.8 FPS 117.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 29.2 %
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