FirePro W600 vs Radeon R9 270

In this comparison between FirePro W600 and Radeon R9 270 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro W600 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 270 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  FirePro W600 Radeon R9 270
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 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 6x mini-DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 270 has 100% more power consumption, than FirePro W600.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro W600 and Radeon R9 270 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W600 and Radeon R9 270 are build with GCN 1.0 architecture.
  • FirePro W600 and Radeon R9 270 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R9 270 is 47 mm longer, than FirePro W600.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 21−24
ultra / 1080p 5−6 12−14
QHD / 1440p 0−1 7−8
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 18−20 40−45
medium / 1080p 10−11 27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 160% more, than FirePro W600.

Full Specs

  FirePro W600 Radeon R9 270
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Cape Verde Curacao
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 13 June 2012 13 November 2013
Pipelines 512 1280
Core clock speed 750 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 24.00 74.00
Floating-point performance 768.0 gflops 2,368 gflops
Length 163 mm 210 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 179.2 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 94 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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