Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7950 outperforms Radeon R9 270X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 7950 is 616 days older than Radeon R9 270X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 270X
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7950 - 180 vs 200 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7950
- Performs up to 1% better in Battlefield IV than Radeon R9 270X - 168 vs 167 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 270X - 3 vs 2 GB
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 270X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Radeon HD 7950
Desktop • Jan 31st, 2012
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 270X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
33.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
84 GTexel/s
93.75000000000001%
Radeon HD 7950
Desktop • Jan 31st, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
25.6 GPixel/s
76.19047619047619%
Texel Fillrate
89.6 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 270X | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7950 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 31st, 2012 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Southern Islands |
$199 | MSRP | $449 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 179.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 800 MHz |
| 1050 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1400 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
