Radeon HD 5830 vs Radeon R9 270

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 5830 and Radeon R9 270, 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 Radeon HD 5830 stacks up against Radeon R9 270, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 5830	Radeon R9 270
Power consumption (TDP)	175 Watt	150 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	1 x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 5830 has 16% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 270.
Radeon HD 5830 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 270 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 270 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5830.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 5830 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon R9 270 - with GCN 1.0.
Radeon HD 5830 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 270 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 5830 is 72 mm longer, than Radeon R9 270.

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 Radeon HD 5830.
high / 1080p	14−16	30−35
ultra / 1080p	12−14	30−33
QHD / 1440p	0−1	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	30−33	70−75
medium / 1080p	14−16	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Battlefield 5 is 138% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
low / 768p	150−160	230−240
medium / 768p	120−130	200−210
ultra / 1080p	60−65	120−130
QHD / 1440p	35−40	95−100
4K / 2160p	27−30	55−60
high / 768p	90−95	170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 79% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	21−24	50−55
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 35% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
low / 768p	85−90	120−130
medium / 768p	65−70	110−120
ultra / 1080p	40−45	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Dota 2 is 64% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
high / 1080p	10−11	27−30
ultra / 1080p	9−10	24−27
QHD / 1440p	−	20−22
4K / 2160p	4−5	8−9
low / 720p	21−24	55−60
medium / 1080p	10−11	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Far Cry 5 is 163% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
high / 1080p	16−18	35−40
ultra / 1080p	12−14	27−30
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	65−70	130−140
medium / 1080p	27−30	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Fortnite is 122% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
high / 1080p	14−16	35−40
ultra / 1080p	12−14	27−30
QHD / 1440p	2−3	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	14−16
low / 720p	30−35	70−75
medium / 1080p	16−18	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Forza Horizon 4 is 143% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
low / 768p	60−65	100−110
medium / 768p	50−55	95−100
high / 1080p	14−16	40−45
ultra / 1080p	7−8	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Grand Theft Auto V is 94% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
high / 1080p	5−6	14−16
ultra / 1080p	4−5	10−12
QHD / 1440p	−	10−12
4K / 2160p	1−2	3−4
low / 720p	14−16	40−45
medium / 1080p	7−8	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Metro Exodus is 200% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
low / 768p	95−100	120−130
high / 1080p	90−95	−
ultra / 1080p	85−90	−
medium / 1080p	95−100	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Minecraft is 23% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
high / 1080p	18−20	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	35−40	70−75
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 52% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	8−9	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	14−16	40−45
medium / 1080p	12−14	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 108% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
low / 768p	30−33	75−80
medium / 768p	20−22	45−50
high / 1080p	10−12	27−30
ultra / 1080p	7−8	14−16
4K / 2160p	6−7	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 133% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	45−50	60−65
ultra / 1080p	21−24	40−45
high / 768p	40−45	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in World of Tanks is 23% more, than Radeon HD 5830.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 5830	Radeon R9 270
Architecture	TeraScale 2	GCN 1.0
Code name	Cypress	Curacao
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	25 February 2010	13 November 2013
Pipelines	1120	1280
Core clock speed	800 MHz
Boost Clock		925 MHz
Transistor count	2,154 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	44.80	74.00
Floating-point performance	1,792.0 gflops	2,368 gflops
Length	282 mm	210 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	128.0 GB/s	179.2 GB/s
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	+
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		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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Radeon HD 5830 vs Radeon R9 270

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