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AMD logo Radeon HD 3870

AMD Radeon R9 270 logo AMD Radeon HD 3870 logo
General information Radeon R9 270 Radeon HD 3870
Launched Q4 2013 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Memory 2048 MB 0 % 1024 MB 50 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 10.1
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 3.3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 W 0 % 106 W 29.3 %
Performance Radeon R9 270 Radeon HD 3870
Overall Score 33265 0 % 11974 64 %
Future Proof 30 % 0 % 21 % 30 %
Benchmark Score 11065 0 % 1434 87 %
2D Benchmark Score 639.2 0 % 58.1 90.9 %
Average DirectX performance 35.4 FPS 0 % 5.7 FPS 83.7 %
DirectX 9 performance 73.9 FPS 0 % 21 FPS 71.6 %
DirectX 10 performance 18.9 FPS 0 % 2 FPS 89.3 %
DirectX 11 performance 27 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
DirectX 12 performance 21.8 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 1763.6 operations/s 0 % 0 operations/s 100 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 270, Radeon HD 3870.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 270 Radeon HD 3870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 68.8 FPS 16.6 FPS
High settings 123.9 FPS 29.9 FPS
Medium settings 148.7 FPS 35.9 FPS
Low settings 208.2 FPS 50.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 75.9 %

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 3870.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 270 Radeon HD 3870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 54.8 FPS 18.3 FPS
High settings 98.7 FPS 33.0 FPS
Medium settings 118.4 FPS 39.6 FPS
Low settings 165.7 FPS 55.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 66.6 %
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