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AMD Radeon R9 270 vs AMD Radeon HD 7970 183 67 97 28

R9 270	HD 7970	Difference
AMD Radeon R9 270	AMD Radeon HD 7970
Price	$ 275.0	$ 299.0	24 (9%)
Year	2013	2011	2 (0%)
Maximum Recorded Temperature	66C	80C	14 (21%)
Max Fan Noise	48.3dB	58.7dB	10.4 (22%)
Recommended Power Supply	500W	600W	100 (20%)
Benchmark CPU	Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz ($299.99)	Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz ($299.99)
CPU Impact on FPS	+0.3 FPS	+1.5 FPS	1.2 (399%)
CPU Impact on FPS %	0.0%	0.0%	0 (0%)
Benchmark Quality Settings	Ultra Quality Settings	Ultra Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance	33.1 FPS	53.0 FPS	19.9 (60%)
Average 1440p Performance	22.1 FPS	38.9 FPS	16.8 (76%)
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance	19.2 FPS	31.2 FPS	12 (62%)
Average 4K Performance	13.8 FPS	19.5 FPS	5.7 (41%)
Memory	2 GB	3 GB	1 (50%)
1080p Cost Per Frame	$ 5.4	$ 10.4	5 (93%)
1440p Cost Per Frame	$ 8.1	$ 14.1	6 (74%)
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame	$ 9.3	$ 17.6	8.3 (89%)
4K Cost Per Frame	$ 13.0	$ 28.2	15.2 (117%)
Variant	AMD Radeon R9 270	AMD Radeon HD 7970
Overall Combination Score Overall Combination Score × Description Metric From To Weight The release year of the graphics card. The newer the better technology and performance optimization and driver support. Year 2016 2019 13 2015 2016 11 2014 2015 8 2013 2014 4 2007 2013 2 The price of the graphics card. The cheaper the better. Price 0 250 35 250 400 30 400 550 25 550 650 15 650 9999 5 Power Supply Wattage required for overall system. The lower the better. PSU 0 350 4 350 450 4 450 550 3 550 650 2 650 9999 1 Maximum recorded temperature under load. The lower the better for longer life of the graphics card. Temp 0 70 2 70 75 2 75 80 1 80 85 1 85 999 1 Noise Levels under load. The lower the better. Noise 0 45 2 45 48 2 48 50 2 50 55 1 55 999 1 Full HD performance at 1080p resolution. The higher the better. FHD 60 9999 18 55 60 13 45 55 11 35 45 7 0 35 5 Quad HD performance at 1440p resolution. The higher the better. QHD 60 9999 10 55 60 8 45 55 5 35 45 4 0 35 2 4K performance at 2160p resolution. The higher the better. F4K 60 9999 5 55 60 4 45 55 3 35 45 2 0 35 1 Current CPU Impact on performance with respect to the highest performing CPU used for benchmark at the time this graphics card was released. CPU -5 9999 5 -7 -5 4 -10 -7 3 -15 -10 2 -9999 -15 1 Graphics card memory (RAM) capacity. The higher the better for higher resolution textures and future demanding games. MEM 8 9999 5 4 8 4 2 4 3 1 2 2 0 1 1 FROM TO VERDICT The overall score is determined based on the calculated weightings for the individual components. OVERALL SCORE 80 99 Excellent 70 80 Very Good 60 70 Good 40 60 Acceptable 0 40 Weak Close	51/100	54/100	3 (6%)

Our Verdict: The HD 7970 is faster by 76% for 1440p gaming. The price/performance ratio is much better for HD 7970 . Share Your Comments 0

AMD Radeon R9 270

The R9 280 might be the high-end flagship of the latest GCN 1.0 set of graphics cards, but their prices keep them out of the reach of most mid-range PC gamers. On the other hand, the R9 270 is closer to being reasonably affordable at a price tag of $ 179. AMD ’s xx70 cards have always been defined by mid-range prices with performance that knocks on the door of high-end graphics cards – especially when overclocked. After taking the time to fully test the GCN 1.0 graphics card inside the R9 270, we can say without a doubt that it continues the trend.

Compared to its NVIDIA 's closest rival, GTX 660 Ti, the R9 270 was -24.2 % slower. For 1080p Full HD, we were able to play Valorant at 63 fps to 63 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 63 fps.

AMD Radeon HD 7970

The good news is, with the release of the HD 7970 GHz Edition, the HD 7970 's price is getting more discount. The HD 7970 is much more expensive than the HD 7870 GHz Edition as it costs a whopping $ 549. Compare this to the HD 7870 GHz Edition, which came originally at a price of $ 349. Meanwhile, the NVIDIA closest equivalent card is the GTX 680 which costs $ 499.

For 1080p Full HD, we were able to play Valorant at 78 fps to 78 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 78 fps. For 1440p Quad HD, we were able to play Valorant at 63 fps to 63 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 63 fps.

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AMD Radeon R9 270 AMD Radeon HD 7970

Year	Game	Frames Per Second
2023	Resident Evil 4	22 25.4 36 41.0
2023	A Plague Tale: Requiem	15 17.3 25 28.0
2023	Hogwarts Legacy	13 15.0 21 24.3
2023	The Last of Us Part I	10 11.5 16 18.7
2023	Forspoken	11 13.3 19 21.6
2023	The Callisto Protocol	9 10.4 15 16.7
2023	Dead Space	15 17.3 25 28.0
2023	Baldur's Gate 3	18 20.5 29 33.1
2023	Armored Core VI	18 20.5 29 33.1
2023	Immortals of Aveum	8 9.2 13 14.9
2023	Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart	16 18.4 26 29.8
2023	Remnant II	9 10.4 15 16.7
2023	Star Wars Jedi: Survivor	12 13.8 20 22.4
2023	Atomic Heart	12 13.8 20 22.4
2023	Starfield	6 6.9 9 11.1
2022	Elden Ring	16 18.6 21 23.5
2022	God of War	15 17.7 20 22.4
2022	Overwatch 2	29 32.8 37 41.6
2022	F1 22	18 20.7 30 33.5
2022	Dying Light 2	17 19.6 28 31.7
2022	Total War: Warhammer III	17 19.6 28 31.7
2022	Spider-Man Remastered	28 32.2 46 52.1
2022	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II	20 23.0 33 37.3
2021	Forza Horizon 5	16 17.9 20 22.6
2021	Halo Infinite	12 13.6 15 17.2
2021	Battlefield 2042	22 25.2 28 31.9
2021	Hitman 3	23 26.5 38 42.8
2021	Far Cry 6	22 24.7 35 39.8
2021	Guardians of the Galaxy	24 27.0 39 43.5
2020	Watch Dogs: Legion	24 27.2 39 44.0
2020	Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12 14.4 16 18.3
2020	Microsoft Flight Simulator	8 9.4 10 11.9
2020	Valorant	56 63.2 72 80.0
2020	Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War	22 24.8 28 31.4
2020	Death Stranding	25 28.6 32 36.2
2020	Marvel's Avengers	16 18.6 21 23.5
2020	Godfall	25 27.9 31 35.2
2020	Cyberpunk 2077	12 14.4 16 18.3
2019	Apex Legends	24 27.3 33 37.1
2019	Anthem	15 17.6 21 23.9
2019	Far Cry New Dawn	23 25.8 31 35.1
2019	Resident Evil 2	34 38.8 44 49.1
2019	Metro Exodus	15 17.3 19 21.9
2019	World War Z	34 38.4 36 40.3
2019	Gears of War 5	22 25.2 28 31.9
2019	F1 2019	28 31.5 35 39.9
2019	GreedFall	25 28.4 32 36.0
2019	Borderlands 3	18 20.0 22 25.3
2019	Call of Duty Modern Warfare	34 38.4 43 48.6
2019	Red Dead Redemption 2	13 14.8 16 18.7
2019	Need For Speed: Heat	20 23.2 26 29.4
2018	Just Cause 4	22 25.0 28 31.6
2018	Monster Hunter: World	24 26.9 30 34.1
2018	Strange Brigade	36 40.5 46 51.3
2017	Need For Speed: Payback	31 34.6 39 43.8
2017	For Honor	41 46.1 52 58.3
2017	Project CARS 2	29 32.6 37 41.3
2017	Forza Motorsport 7	35 39.5 45 50.0
2016	Dishonored 2	21 23.8 27 30.1
2015	Rocket League	120 134.4 153 170.1
2015	Need For Speed	33 37.3 42 47.2
2015	Project CARS	32 35.7 40 45.2
2015	Rainbow Six Siege	58 65.3 74 82.7
2013	Bioshock Infinite	46 51.6 65 73.2
2013	Company of Heroes 2	31 34.5 38 43.2
2013	Crysis 3	39 44.0 36 40.0
2013	GRID 2	57 64.4 81 90.3
2013	Metro: Last Light	33 37.1 53 59.9
2013	Total War: Rome 2	33 37.1 45 51.1
2013	Battlefield 4	35 39.2 46 51.6
2012	Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	82 92.2 104 116.6
2011	Battlefield 3	45 50.7 48 53.8
2009	League of Legends	155 172.8 196 218.7
2008	Crysis: Warhead	41 45.8 50 56.4

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AMD Radeon R9 270 AMD Radeon HD 7970

Year	Game	Frames Per Second
2023	Resident Evil 4	14 18.3 23 29.4
2023	A Plague Tale: Requiem	10 12.6 16 20.2
2023	Hogwarts Legacy	9 11.5 14 18.4
2023	The Last of Us Part I	6 8.7 11 13.9
2023	Forspoken	6 8.7 11 13.9
2023	The Callisto Protocol	5 7.3 9 11.8
2023	Dead Space	9 11.5 14 18.4
2023	Baldur's Gate 3	13 16.5 21 26.4
2023	Armored Core VI	13 16.5 21 26.4
2023	Immortals of Aveum	5 6.4 8 10.3
2023	Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart	10 12.6 16 20.2
2023	Remnant II	5 6.8 8 11.0
2023	Star Wars Jedi: Survivor	8 10.4 13 16.5
2023	Atomic Heart	7 9.9 12 15.7
2023	Starfield	4 6.2 7 9.9
2022	Elden Ring	11 14.7 14 18.3
2022	God of War	12 15.1 15 18.9
2022	Overwatch 2	22 28.0 28 35.2
2022	F1 22	10 12.6 16 20.2
2022	Dying Light 2	10 12.6 16 20.2
2022	Total War: Warhammer III	11 13.8 17 22.0
2022	Spider-Man Remastered	18 22.9 29 36.7
2022	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II	11 14.9 19 23.9
2021	Forza Horizon 5	12 15.3 15 19.1
2021	Halo Infinite	9 12.3 12 15.3
2021	Battlefield 2042	13 16.6 16 20.8
2021	Hitman 3	15 18.8 24 30.1
2021	Far Cry 6	14 18.3 23 29.4
2021	Guardians of the Galaxy	15 19.0 24 30.5
2020	Watch Dogs: Legion	14 17.7 22 28.2
2020	Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10 12.5 12 15.5
2020	Microsoft Flight Simulator	6 8.2 8 10.3
2020	Valorant	41 51.4 51 64.3
2020	Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War	15 19.3 19 24.2
2020	Death Stranding	17 22.1 22 27.6
2020	Marvel's Avengers	10 13.2 13 16.5
2020	Godfall	14 18.5 18 23.2
2020	Cyberpunk 2077	10 13.4 13 16.8
2019	Apex Legends	16 20.2 21 27.2
2019	Anthem	11 13.9 14 18.7
2019	Far Cry New Dawn	15 19.9 21 26.8
2019	Resident Evil 2	20 25.9 26 32.5
2019	Metro Exodus	10 13.4 13 16.8
2019	World War Z	22 27.8 23 29.0
2019	Gears of War 5	14 18.2 18 22.8
2019	F1 2019	17 22.2 22 27.8
2019	GreedFall	16 20.4 20 25.6
2019	Borderlands 3	11 14.0 14 17.5
2019	Call of Duty Modern Warfare	22 27.5 27 34.4
2019	Red Dead Redemption 2	9 12.1 12 15.0
2019	Need For Speed: Heat	14 18.2 18 22.8
2018	Just Cause 4	14 18.3 18 23.0
2018	Monster Hunter: World	14 18.7 18 23.5
2018	Strange Brigade	22 28.0 28 35.2
2017	Need For Speed: Payback	19 24.8 24 31.1
2017	For Honor	21 26.7 26 33.5
2017	Project CARS 2	18 22.9 23 28.8
2017	Forza Motorsport 7	28 35.5 35 44.5
2016	Dishonored 2	16 20.2 20 25.4
2015	Rocket League	45 57.3 57 71.8
2015	Need For Speed	22 28.6 28 35.9
2015	Project CARS	21 27.1 27 33.9
2015	Rainbow Six Siege	33 42.0 42 52.6
2012	Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	61 76.4 76 95.7
2009	League of Legends	76 95.5 95 119.6

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AMD Radeon R9 270 AMD Radeon HD 7970

Year	Game	Frames Per Second
2019	Apex Legends	13 17.3 17 23.2
2019	Anthem	8 11.5 11 15.4
2019	Far Cry New Dawn	12 16.3 16 21.9
2019	Resident Evil 2	15 20.7 19 26.0
2019	Metro Exodus	8 11.7 11 14.6
2019	World War Z	17 23.5 18 24.3
2019	Gears of War 5	12 15.9 15 19.8
2019	F1 2019	14 19.5 18 24.3
2019	GreedFall	11 15.5 14 19.3
2019	Borderlands 3	8 11.4 10 14.2
2019	Call of Duty Modern Warfare	17 23.5 22 29.4
2019	Red Dead Redemption 2	7 10.5 9 13.1
2019	Need For Speed: Heat	12 15.9 15 19.8
2018	Just Cause 4	11 14.9 14 18.7
2018	Monster Hunter: World	11 14.8 14 18.6
2018	Strange Brigade	17 23.2 22 29.0
2017	Need For Speed: Payback	17 22.5 21 28.1
2017	For Honor	16 21.4 20 26.9
2017	Project CARS 2	17 22.5 21 28.2
2017	Forza Motorsport 7	26 34.9 33 43.7
2016	Dishonored 2	14 19.4 18 24.3
2015	Rocket League	34 44.9 42 56.2
2015	Need For Speed	19 25.5 24 31.9
2015	Project CARS	18 24.7 23 30.9
2015	Rainbow Six Siege	25 32.9 31 41.2
2012	Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	59 77.7 73 97.2
2009	League of Legends	54 71.5 68 89.5

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AMD Radeon R9 270 AMD Radeon HD 7970

Year	Game	Frames Per Second
2023	Resident Evil 4	9 13.8 15 22.0
2023	A Plague Tale: Requiem	5 8.0 8 12.8
2023	Hogwarts Legacy	5 8.0 8 12.8
2023	The Last of Us Part I	3 4.6 5 7.3
2023	Forspoken	2 4.1 4 6.6
2023	The Callisto Protocol	2 3.6 4 5.9
2023	Dead Space	3 4.6 5 7.3
2023	Baldur's Gate 3	6 9.1 10 14.6
2023	Armored Core VI	6 9.1 10 14.6
2023	Immortals of Aveum	2 3.0 3 4.8
2023	Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart	4 6.8 7 10.9
2023	Remnant II	2 3.4 3 5.5
2023	Star Wars Jedi: Survivor	3 5.0 5 8.0
2023	Atomic Heart	4 6.2 6 9.8
2023	Starfield	2 4.1 4 6.6
2022	Elden Ring	5 8.3 7 10.4
2022	God of War	8 11.7 10 14.7
2022	Overwatch 2	14 21.2 18 26.4
2022	F1 22	6 9.1 10 14.6
2022	Dying Light 2	6 9.1 10 14.6
2022	Total War: Warhammer III	7 10.3 11 16.4
2022	Spider-Man Remastered	11 16.1 17 25.6
2022	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II	6 9.1 10 14.6
2021	Forza Horizon 5	8 11.8 10 14.8
2021	Halo Infinite	5 8.4 7 10.5
2021	Battlefield 2042	7 10.6 9 13.4
2021	Hitman 3	7 11.4 12 18.3
2021	Far Cry 6	6 9.8 10 15.7
2021	Guardians of the Galaxy	7 10.3 11 16.4
2020	Watch Dogs: Legion	7 11.4 12 18.3
2020	Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5 8.4 7 10.5
2020	Microsoft Flight Simulator	4 6.5 5 8.1
2020	Valorant	31 44.7 39 55.8
2020	Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War	7 10.3 9 12.9
2020	Death Stranding	9 13.4 11 16.7
2020	Marvel's Avengers	4 6.9 6 8.6
2020	Godfall	6 8.8 7 11.0
2020	Cyberpunk 2077	6 8.7 7 10.9
2019	Apex Legends	8 12.1 11 16.2
2019	Anthem	5 7.5 7 10.1
2019	Far Cry New Dawn	7 10.5 9 14.2
2019	Resident Evil 2	8 12.8 11 16.0
2019	Metro Exodus	5 8.4 7 10.5
2019	World War Z	11 16.1 11 16.6
2019	Gears of War 5	7 11.4 10 14.3
2019	F1 2019	9 14.2 12 17.6
2019	GreedFall	5 8.4 7 10.5
2019	Borderlands 3	5 7.2 6 9.0
2019	Call of Duty Modern Warfare	11 16.4 14 20.6
2019	Red Dead Redemption 2	5 7.6 6 9.5
2019	Need For Speed: Heat	7 11.4 10 14.3
2018	Just Cause 4	6 9.5 8 12.0
2018	Monster Hunter: World	6 8.9 7 11.2
2018	Strange Brigade	10 15.3 13 19.0
2017	Need For Speed: Payback	12 17.2 15 21.5
2017	For Honor	9 13.4 11 16.7
2017	Project CARS 2	13 19.1 16 23.9
2017	Forza Motorsport 7	20 29.7 26 37.2
2016	Dishonored 2	11 16.1 14 20.1
2015	Rocket League	18 26.7 23 33.4
2015	Need For Speed	13 19.1 16 23.9
2015	Project CARS	13 19.1 16 23.9
2015	Rainbow Six Siege	13 19.5 17 24.3
2012	Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	48 68.7 60 85.9
2009	League of Legends	26 38.2 33 47.7

AMD Radeon R9 270 / i7-5820K

With current 2048 MB RAM, the R9 270 can have serious memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games. This combination between R9 270 and Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz has less than 8% bottleneck in many games and is perfect match to avoid FPS loss. This combination between R9 270 and Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz is a perfect match to avoid FPS loss. With current 2048 MB RAM, the R9 270 can have very few memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games. View Current Price List

AMD Radeon HD 7970 / i7-5820K

For the most part, the HD 7970 is still capable of playing modern games, but you would have to reduce settings to sustain those higher framerates. If keeping graphics quality settings closer to ultra or high is important, there are a few options for upgrades. It is worth noting that the HD 7970 is a very power hungry card and requires a decent power supply unit. This combination between HD 7970 and Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz has less than 8% bottleneck in many games and is perfect match to avoid FPS loss. This combination between HD 7970 and Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz is a perfect match to avoid FPS loss. With current 3072 MB RAM, the HD 7970 can have very few memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games. View Current Price List

R9 270 vs HD 7970 Specifications Comparison

Board Design

R9 270	HD 7970
Board Number	C630, C631, C632	C380
Length	8.28 inches 210 mm	10.8 inches 274 mm
Outputs	2x DVI1x HDMI1x DisplayPort	1x DVI1x HDMI2x mini-DisplayPort
Power Connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Slot Width	Dual-slot	Dual-slot
TDP	150 W	250 W

Clock Speeds

R9 270	HD 7970
GPU Clock	900 MHz	925 MHz
Memory Clock	1400 MHz 5600 MHz effective	1375 MHz 5500 MHz effective

Graphics Card

R9 270	HD 7970
Bus Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Generation	Volcanic Islands (R9 200)	Southern Islands (HD 7900)
Launch Price	179 USD	549 USD
Production	End-of-life	End-of-life
Release Date	Nov 13th, 2013	Dec 22nd, 2011

Graphics Features

R9 270	HD 7970
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	12.0 (11_1)
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
Vulkan	1.1.77	1.1.77

Graphics Processor

R9 270	HD 7970
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN 1.0
Die Size	212 mm²	352 mm²
GPU Name	Curacao	Tahiti
GPU Variant	Curacao PRO (215-0848000)	Tahiti XT (215-0821060)
Process Size	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors	2,800 million	4,313 million

Memory

R9 270	HD 7970
Bandwidth	179.2 GB/s	264.0 GB/s
Memory Bus	256 bit	384 bit
Memory Size	2048 MB	3072 MB
Memory Type	GDDR5	GDDR5

Render Config

R9 270	HD 7970
Compute Units	20	32
ROPs	32	32
Shading Units	1280	2048
TMUs	80	128

Theoretical Performance

R9 270	HD 7970
FP32 (float) performance	2,368 GFLOPS	3,789 GFLOPS
FP64 (double) performance	148.0 GFLOPS (1:16)	947.2 GFLOPS (1:4)
Pixel Rate	29.60 GPixel/s	29.60 GPixel/s
Texture Rate	74.00 GTexel/s	118.4 GTexel/s

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