FireStream 9270 vs Radeon HD 5850

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FireStream 9270 and Radeon HD 5850, 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 5850, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  FireStream 9270 Radeon HD 5850
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 151 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • FireStream 9270 has 5% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 5850.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FireStream 9270 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5850.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FireStream 9270 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon HD 5850 - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of FireStream 9270 is 25 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5850.
  • FireStream 9270 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5850 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FireStream 9270 is 1600 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5850.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 5−6 9−10
ultra / 1080p 2−3 5−6
QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 21−24
medium / 1080p 7−8 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 71% more, than FireStream 9270.

Full Specs

  FireStream 9270 Radeon HD 5850
Architecture TeraScale Terascale 2
Code name RV770 Cypress
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 13 November 2008 30 September 2009
Pipelines 800 1440
Core clock speed 750 MHz 725 MHz
Transistor count 956 million 2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 30.00 52.20
Floating-point performance 1,200.0 gflops 2,088.0 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 3600 MHz 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 115.2 GB/s 128.0 GB/s
DirectX 10.1 (10_1) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 4.1 5.0
OpenGL 3.3 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A N/A
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