FireStream 9270 vs Radeon HD 4870 X2

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FireStream 9270 and Radeon HD 4870 X2, 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 4870 X2, check out specs charts below.
FireStream 9270
Radeon HD 4870 X2

Main Specs

  FireStream 9270 Radeon HD 4870 X2
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 286 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
 
  • Radeon HD 4870 X2 has 78% more power consumption, than FireStream 9270.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FireStream 9270 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FireStream 9270 and Radeon HD 4870 X2 are build with TeraScale architecture.
  • Core clock speed of FireStream 9270 is 50 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
  • FireStream 9270 and Radeon HD 4870 X2 are manufactured by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FireStream 9270 and Radeon HD 4870 X2 is 3600 MHz.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 5−6 3−4
ultra / 1080p 2−3 1−2
QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 14−16
medium / 1080p 7−8 6−7
The average gaming FPS of FireStream 9270 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 16% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.

Full Specs

  FireStream 9270 Radeon HD 4870 X2
Architecture TeraScale TeraScale
Code name RV770 R700
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 13 November 2008 12 August 2008
Pipelines 800 800
Core clock speed 750 MHz 700 MHz
Transistor count 956 million 956 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 30.00 28.00
Floating-point performance 1,200.0 gflops 2x 1,120.0 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 3600 MHz 3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 115.2 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
DirectX 10.1 (10_1) 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 4.1 4.1
OpenGL 3.3 3.3
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A