Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7970 outperforms Radeon R9 270 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 7970 is 692 days older than Radeon R9 270.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Performs up to 7% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Radeon R9 270 - 46 vs 43 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 270 - 3 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 270
- Consumes up to 40% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 150 vs 250 Watts
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Radeon R9 270
Desktop • Nov 13th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 270 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Nov 13th, 2013 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $549 | MSRP | $179 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
3 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 179.2 GB/s |
925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 900 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1400 MHz |
