FireStream 9270 vs GeForce GTX 590

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FireStream 9270 and GeForce GTX 590, 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 FireStream 9270 stacks up against GeForce GTX 590, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  FireStream 9270 GeForce GTX 590
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 365 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin Two 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU)
Display Connectors 1x DVI 3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 590 has 128% more power consumption, than FireStream 9270.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 590 has 3070 GB more memory, than FireStream 9270.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FireStream 9270 is build with TeraScale architecture, and GeForce GTX 590 - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 590 is 465 MHz higher, than FireStream 9270.
  • FireStream 9270 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 590 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FireStream 9270 is 1893 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 590.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 5−6 16−18
ultra / 1080p 2−3 10−11
QHD / 1440p 2−3 4−5
low / 720p 14−16 35−40
medium / 1080p 7−8 21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than FireStream 9270.

Full Specs

  FireStream 9270 GeForce GTX 590
Architecture TeraScale Fermi
Code name RV770 GF110
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 13 November 2008 24 March 2011
Pipelines 800 1024
Core clock speed 750 MHz 1215 MHz
Transistor count 956 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 30.00 77.7 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 1,200.0 gflops 2x 1,244.2 gflops
Length 11" (280 mm) (27.9 cm)
Memory bus width 256 Bit 768-bit (384-bit per GPU)
Memory clock speed 3600 MHz 1707 MHz
Memory bandwidth 115.2 GB/s 327.7 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 10.1 (10_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 4.1 5.1
OpenGL 3.3 4.2
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 1024
Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
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