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AMD logo Radeon HD 7970
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AMD logo Radeon R9 270

AMD Radeon HD 7970 logo AMD Radeon R9 270 logo
General information Radeon HD 7970 Radeon R9 270
Launched Q3 2012 Q4 2013
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 3072 MB 0 % 2048 MB 33.3 %
Core Clock 1000 MHz 0 % 1000 MHz 0 %
Boost Clock 975 MHz 8.9 % 1070 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 6600 MHz 0 % 6000 MHz 9.1 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 250 W 0 % 150 W 40 %
Length 320 mm 0 % 264 mm 17.5 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Case Slots 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 2-way 50 %
Performance Radeon HD 7970 Radeon R9 270
Overall Score 36823 0 % 33266 9.7 %
Future Proof 21 % 30 % 30 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 13559 0 % 11066 18.4 %
2D Benchmark Score 735.1 0 % 643.7 12.4 %
Average DirectX performance 39.1 FPS 0 % 35.4 FPS 9.3 %
DirectX 9 performance 56.5 FPS 23.2 % 73.6 FPS 0 %
DirectX 10 performance 31.6 FPS 0 % 18.9 FPS 40.1 %
DirectX 11 performance 48.3 FPS 0 % 27.2 FPS 43.7 %
DirectX 12 performance 20 FPS 9.5 % 22.1 FPS 0 %
Graphic card computing 3291 operations/s 0 % 1774.2 operations/s 46.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 7970, Radeon R9 270.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 7970 Radeon R9 270
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 78.4 FPS 69.0 FPS
High settings 141.1 FPS 124.1 FPS
Medium settings 169.3 FPS 149.0 FPS
Low settings 237.0 FPS 208.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 12 %

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 7970, Radeon R9 270.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 7970 Radeon R9 270
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 61.0 FPS 54.9 FPS
High settings 109.8 FPS 98.8 FPS
Medium settings 131.8 FPS 118.6 FPS
Low settings 184.5 FPS 166.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 10.1 %
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