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AMD logo Radeon HD 7870 XT
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AMD logo Radeon R9 270

AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT logo AMD Radeon R9 270 logo
General information Radeon HD 7870 XT Radeon R9 270
Launched Q2 2013 Q4 2013
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 2048 MB 0 % 2048 MB 0 %
Core Clock 925 MHz 7.5 % 1000 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 6000 MHz 0 % 6000 MHz 0 %
DirectX DirectX 11.2 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 185 W 0 % 150 W 18.9 %
Length 275 mm 0 % 264 mm 4 %
Cooling Fans 2 0 % 2 0 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 2-way 0 % 2-way 0 %
Performance Radeon HD 7870 XT Radeon R9 270
Overall Score 33978 0 % 33259 2.1 %
Future Proof 26 % 13.3 % 30 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 11545 0 % 11062 4.2 %
2D Benchmark Score 661 0 % 640.5 3.1 %
Average DirectX performance 33.5 FPS 4.9 % 35.2 FPS 0 %
DirectX 9 performance 49.7 FPS 32.2 % 73.3 FPS 0 %
DirectX 10 performance 26.9 FPS 0 % 18.9 FPS 29.7 %
DirectX 11 performance 41.3 FPS 0 % 26.8 FPS 35.2 %
DirectX 12 performance 16.1 FPS 26.7 % 22 FPS 0 %
Graphic card computing 2732.6 operations/s 0 % 1786.7 operations/s 34.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 7870 XT, Radeon R9 270.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 7870 XT Radeon R9 270
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 71.5 FPS 69.6 FPS
High settings 128.7 FPS 125.3 FPS
Medium settings 154.4 FPS 150.4 FPS
Low settings 216.2 FPS 210.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 2.6 %

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 7870 XT, Radeon R9 270.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 7870 XT Radeon R9 270
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 56.4 FPS 55.2 FPS
High settings 101.5 FPS 99.3 FPS
Medium settings 121.8 FPS 119.2 FPS
Low settings 170.5 FPS 166.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 2.2 %
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