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AMD logo Radeon R9 270
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AMD logo Radeon HD 5970

AMD Radeon R9 270 logo AMD Radeon HD 5970 logo
General information Radeon R9 270 Radeon HD 5970
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 % 850 MHz 15 %
Effective Clock 6000 MHz 0 % 1000 MHz 83.3 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 W 49 % 294 W 0 %
Length 264 mm 13.2 % 304 mm 0 %
Cooling Fans 2 33.3 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 2-way 0 % 2-way 0 %
Performance Radeon R9 270 Radeon HD 5970
Overall Score 33266 0 % 24383 26.7 %
Future Proof 30 % 0 % 21 % 30 %
Benchmark Score 11066 0 % 5945 46.3 %
2D Benchmark Score 650.2 0 % 414.8 36.2 %
Average DirectX performance 35.4 FPS 0 % 23.2 FPS 34.6 %
DirectX 9 performance 73.8 FPS 0 % 61.4 FPS 16.7 %
DirectX 10 performance 18.8 FPS 0 % 14.1 FPS 25.3 %
DirectX 11 performance 27.1 FPS 0 % 17.1 FPS 36.9 %
DirectX 12 performance 21.8 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 1770.7 operations/s 40.3 % 2967.1 operations/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 270, Radeon HD 5970.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 270 Radeon HD 5970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 68.8 FPS 45.9 FPS
High settings 123.9 FPS 82.6 FPS
Medium settings 148.7 FPS 99.1 FPS
Low settings 208.2 FPS 138.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 33.4 %

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 R9 270, Radeon HD 5970.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 270 Radeon HD 5970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 54.9 FPS 39.5 FPS
High settings 98.8 FPS 71.1 FPS
Medium settings 118.6 FPS 85.3 FPS
Low settings 166.0 FPS 119.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 28 %
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