FireStream 9270 vs Radeon Sky 500

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FireStream 9270 and Radeon Sky 500, 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 Sky 500, check out specs charts below.

FireStream 9270

Radeon Sky 500

Main Specs

	FireStream 9270	Radeon Sky 500
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	150 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI	1x DisplayPort

FireStream 9270 has 6% more power consumption, than Radeon Sky 500.
FireStream 9270 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon Sky 500 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon Sky 500 has 2 GB more memory, than FireStream 9270.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FireStream 9270 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon Sky 500 - with GCN 1.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 200 MHz higher, than FireStream 9270.
FireStream 9270 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon Sky 500 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 1200 MHz higher, than FireStream 9270.

Game benchmarks


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 Sky 500 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 Sky 500 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 Sky 500 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 Sky 500 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 Sky 500 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 Sky 500 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 Sky 500 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 Sky 500 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 Sky 500 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 Sky 500 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 Sky 500 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 Sky 500 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 Sky 500 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 Sky 500 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 Sky 500 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 Sky 500 in World of Tanks is 59% more, than FireStream 9270.

Full Specs

	FireStream 9270	Radeon Sky 500
Architecture	TeraScale	GCN 1.0
Code name	RV770	Pitcairn
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	13 November 2008	27 March 2013
Pipelines	800	1280
Core clock speed	750 MHz	950 MHz
Transistor count	956 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	30.00	76.00
Floating-point performance	1,200.0 gflops	2,432 gflops
Length		242 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	3600 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	115.2 GB/s	154 GB/s
DirectX	10.1 (10_1)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	4.1	5.1
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
Form factor		full height / full length
DisplayPort count		1
Dual-link DVI support		+

FireStream 9270 vs Radeon Sky 500

Main Specs

Game benchmarks

Full Specs

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