FireStream 9270 vs Radeon HD 7950
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FireStream 9270 and Radeon HD 7950, 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 Radeon HD 7950, check out specs charts below.
FireStream 9270
Main Specs
FireStream 9270
Radeon HD 7950
Power consumption (TDP)
160 Watt
200 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
3 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7950 has 25% more power consumption, than FireStream 9270.
FireStream 9270 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7950 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 7950 has 1 GB more memory, than FireStream 9270.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FireStream 9270 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon HD 7950 - with GCN 1.0.
FireStream 9270 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7950 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of FireStream 9270 is 2350 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7950.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
5−6
35−40
ultra / 1080p
2−3
21−24
QHD / 1440p
2−3
16−18
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
14−16
60−65
medium / 1080p
7−8
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 500% more, than FireStream 9270.
high / 1080p
10−11
55−60
ultra / 1080p
8−9
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
18−20
low / 720p
21−24
100−110
medium / 1080p
10−12
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Battlefield 5 is 423% more, than FireStream 9270.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
40−45
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than FireStream 9270.
low / 768p
130−140
250−260
medium / 768p
100−110
220−230
ultra / 1080p
50−55
180−190
QHD / 1440p
27−30
110−120
4K / 2160p
12−14
70−75
high / 768p
75−80
210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 160% more, than FireStream 9270.
low / 768p
50−55
60−65
ultra / 1080p
18−20
−
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 20% more, than FireStream 9270.
low / 768p
80−85
120−130
medium / 768p
55−60
110−120
ultra / 1080p
30−35
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Dota 2 is 101% more, than FireStream 9270.
high / 1080p
7−8
45−50
ultra / 1080p
5−6
40−45
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
5−6
14−16
low / 720p
16−18
80−85
medium / 1080p
8−9
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Far Cry 5 is 487% more, than FireStream 9270.
high / 1080p
7−8
60−65
ultra / 1080p
0−1
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
27−30
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
low / 720p
55−60
180−190
medium / 1080p
18−20
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Fortnite is 328% more, than FireStream 9270.
high / 1080p
10−11
60−65
ultra / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
−
30−35
4K / 2160p
8−9
24−27
low / 720p
21−24
100−110
medium / 1080p
12−14
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Forza Horizon 4 is 400% more, than FireStream 9270.
low / 768p
50−55
140−150
medium / 768p
−
120−130
high / 1080p
10−12
70−75
ultra / 1080p
5−6
30−35
QHD / 1440p
−
21−24
medium / 720p
45−50
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Grand Theft Auto V is 260% more, than FireStream 9270.
high / 1080p
3−4
24−27
ultra / 1080p
1−2
20−22
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
−
8−9
low / 720p
10−11
65−70
medium / 1080p
5−6
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Metro Exodus is 620% more, than FireStream 9270.
low / 768p
90−95
130−140
ultra / 1080p
80−85
−
medium / 1080p
−
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Minecraft is 46% more, than FireStream 9270.
high / 1080p
6−7
−
ultra / 1080p
2−3
14−16
4K / 2160p
0−1
−
low / 720p
27−30
100−110
medium / 1080p
10−11
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 253% more, than FireStream 9270.
high / 1080p
−
24−27
ultra / 1080p
−
16−18
QHD / 1440p
−
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 720p
10−11
65−70
medium / 1080p
9−10
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 420% more, than FireStream 9270.
low / 768p
21−24
130−140
medium / 768p
14−16
85−90
high / 1080p
6−7
45−50
ultra / 1080p
4−5
24−27
4K / 2160p
3−4
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 520% more, than FireStream 9270.
low / 768p
75−80
90−95
medium / 768p
40−45
60−65
ultra / 1080p
18−20
50−55
high / 768p
30−35
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in World of Tanks is 59% more, than FireStream 9270.
Full Specs
FireStream 9270
Radeon HD 7950
Architecture
TeraScale
GCN 1.0
Code name
RV770
Tahiti
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
13 November 2008
31 January 2012
Pipelines
800
1792
Core clock speed
750 MHz
Boost Clock
1250 MHz
Transistor count
956 million
4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
30.00
89.60
Floating-point performance
1,200.0 gflops
2,867 gflops
Length
267 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
384 Bit
Memory clock speed
3600 MHz
1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth
115.2 GB/s
240 GB/s
DirectX
10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model
4.1
5.1
OpenGL
3.3
4.6
OpenCL
1.1
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)
0.56 kh/s
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0 x16
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
381 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
PowerTune
+
ZeroCore
+
Design
reference
Number of Eyefinity displays
6
CrossFire
+
Decred / DCR (Decred)
0.78 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
13.86 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)
250 Sol/s
Compute units
28
AppAcceleration
+
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