FirePro V5900 vs Radeon R9 270

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro V5900 and Radeon R9 270, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro V5900 stacks up against Radeon R9 270, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	FirePro V5900	Radeon R9 270
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	150 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	1 x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 270 has 100% more power consumption, than FirePro V5900.
FirePro V5900 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 270 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
FirePro V5900 and Radeon R9 270 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro V5900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Radeon R9 270 - with GCN 1.0.
FirePro V5900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 270 - by 28 nm process technology.
FirePro V5900 is 20 mm longer, than Radeon R9 270.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	4−5	21−24
ultra / 1080p	2−3	12−14
QHD / 1440p	1−2	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	14−16	40−45
medium / 1080p	7−8	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 266% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	10−11	30−35
ultra / 1080p	8−9	30−33
QHD / 1440p	0−1	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	21−24	70−75
medium / 1080p	10−12	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Battlefield 5 is 230% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	40−45	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	130−140	230−240
medium / 768p	100−110	200−210
ultra / 1080p	50−55	120−130
QHD / 1440p	24−27	95−100
4K / 2160p	12−14	55−60
high / 768p	75−80	170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 119% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	50−55	60−65
ultra / 1080p	18−20	50−55
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 46% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	80−85	120−130
medium / 768p	55−60	110−120
ultra / 1080p	30−35	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Dota 2 is 87% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	6−7	27−30
ultra / 1080p	5−6	24−27
QHD / 1440p	−	20−22
4K / 2160p	5−6	8−9
low / 720p	16−18	55−60
medium / 1080p	7−8	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Far Cry 5 is 262% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	7−8	35−40
ultra / 1080p	0−1	27−30
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
low / 720p	55−60	130−140
medium / 1080p	18−20	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Fortnite is 196% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	10−11	35−40
ultra / 1080p	−	27−30
QHD / 1440p	−	14−16
4K / 2160p	8−9	14−16
low / 720p	21−24	70−75
medium / 1080p	12−14	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Forza Horizon 4 is 215% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	50−55	100−110
medium / 768p	−	95−100
high / 1080p	10−11	40−45
ultra / 1080p	4−5	18−20
QHD / 1440p	−	8−9
medium / 720p	40−45	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Grand Theft Auto V is 150% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	3−4	14−16
ultra / 1080p	1−2	10−12
QHD / 1440p	−	10−12
4K / 2160p	−	3−4
low / 720p	10−11	40−45
medium / 1080p	4−5	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Metro Exodus is 320% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	90−95	120−130
ultra / 1080p	80−85	−
medium / 1080p	−	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Minecraft is 35% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	6−7	−
ultra / 1080p	2−3	14−16
4K / 2160p	0−1	−
low / 720p	27−30	70−75
medium / 1080p	9−10	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 169% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	10−12
QHD / 1440p	−	2−3
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	10−11	40−45
medium / 1080p	9−10	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 220% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	20−22	75−80
medium / 768p	12−14	45−50
high / 1080p	6−7	27−30
ultra / 1080p	4−5	14−16
4K / 2160p	3−4	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 288% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	75−80	90−95
medium / 768p	40−45	60−65
ultra / 1080p	18−20	40−45
high / 768p	30−35	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in World of Tanks is 50% more, than FirePro V5900.

Full Specs

	FirePro V5900	Radeon R9 270
Architecture	TeraScale 3	GCN 1.0
Code name	Cayman	Curacao
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	24 May 2011	13 November 2013
Pipelines	512	1280
Core clock speed	600 MHz
Boost Clock		925 MHz
Transistor count	2,640 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	19.20	74.00
Floating-point performance	614.4 gflops	2,368 gflops
Length	230 mm	210 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	64 GB/s	179.2 GB/s
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	+
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	66 Mh/s	293 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
TrueAudio		+
Design		reference
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire		+
DDMA audio		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		16 Mh/s
LiquidVR		+
TressFX		+
UVD		+
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FirePro V5900 vs Radeon R9 270

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