Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 270 outperforms Radeon HD 7790 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 270 is 236 days newer than Radeon HD 7790.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7790
- Consumes up to 43% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 270 - 85 vs 150 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 270
- Performs up to 3% better in Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Radeon HD 7790 - 73 vs 71 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7790 - 2 vs 1 GB
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Mar 22nd, 2013
Desktop • Nov 13th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
AMD Radeon HD 7790 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 270 |
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Mar 22nd, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 13th, 2013 |
Southern Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$149 | MSRP | $179 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
1 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
128-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
96 GB/s | Bandwidth | 179.2 GB/s |
1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 900 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
1500 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1400 MHz |