FireStream 9270 vs Radeon HD 5870

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FireStream 9270 and Radeon HD 5870, 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 5870, check out specs charts below.

FireStream 9270

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Main Specs

	FireStream 9270	Radeon HD 5870
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	188 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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Radeon HD 5870 has 17% 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 5870.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FireStream 9270 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon HD 5870 - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5870 is 100 MHz higher, than FireStream 9270.
FireStream 9270 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5870 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5870 is 1200 MHz higher, than FireStream 9270.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	5−6	10−12
ultra / 1080p	2−3	6−7
QHD / 1440p	2−3	1−2
low / 720p	14−16	24−27
medium / 1080p	7−8	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 83% more, than FireStream 9270.
high / 1080p	10−11	18−20
ultra / 1080p	8−9	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	21−24	35−40
medium / 1080p	10−12	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Battlefield 5 is 76% more, than FireStream 9270.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	40−45	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
FireStream 9270 and Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	130−140	180−190
medium / 768p	100−110	150−160
ultra / 1080p	50−55	75−80
QHD / 1440p	27−30	45−50
4K / 2160p	12−14	30−33
high / 768p	75−80	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 48% more, than FireStream 9270.
low / 768p	50−55	55−60
ultra / 1080p	18−20	30−35
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than FireStream 9270.
low / 768p	80−85	95−100
medium / 768p	55−60	80−85
ultra / 1080p	30−35	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Dota 2 is 35% more, than FireStream 9270.
high / 1080p	7−8	12−14
ultra / 1080p	5−6	12−14
4K / 2160p	5−6	5−6
low / 720p	16−18	30−33
medium / 1080p	8−9	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Far Cry 5 is 87% more, than FireStream 9270.
high / 1080p	7−8	20−22
ultra / 1080p	0−1	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	−
low / 720p	55−60	80−85
medium / 1080p	18−20	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Fortnite is 67% more, than FireStream 9270.
high / 1080p	10−11	18−20
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
QHD / 1440p	−	5−6
4K / 2160p	8−9	−
low / 720p	21−24	40−45
medium / 1080p	12−14	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 86% more, than FireStream 9270.
low / 768p	50−55	70−75
medium / 768p	−	60−65
high / 1080p	10−12	21−24
ultra / 1080p	5−6	9−10
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
medium / 720p	45−50	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 47% more, than FireStream 9270.
high / 1080p	3−4	7−8
ultra / 1080p	1−2	5−6
4K / 2160p	−	1−2
low / 720p	10−11	21−24
medium / 1080p	5−6	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Metro Exodus is 120% more, than FireStream 9270.
low / 768p	90−95	100−110
ultra / 1080p	80−85	95−100
medium / 1080p	−	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Minecraft is 16% more, than FireStream 9270.
high / 1080p	6−7	20−22
ultra / 1080p	2−3	16−18
4K / 2160p	0−1	−
low / 720p	27−30	45−50
medium / 1080p	10−11	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 125% more, than FireStream 9270.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	8−9
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	10−11	21−24
medium / 1080p	9−10	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 80% more, than FireStream 9270.
low / 768p	21−24	40−45
medium / 768p	14−16	24−27
high / 1080p	6−7	14−16
ultra / 1080p	4−5	9−10
4K / 2160p	3−4	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 100% more, than FireStream 9270.
low / 768p	75−80	95−100
medium / 768p	40−45	55−60
ultra / 1080p	18−20	27−30
high / 768p	30−35	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in World of Tanks is 35% more, than FireStream 9270.

Full Specs

	FireStream 9270	Radeon HD 5870
Architecture	TeraScale	TeraScale 2
Code name	RV770	Cypress
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	13 November 2008	23 September 2009
Pipelines	800	1600
Core clock speed	750 MHz	850 MHz
Transistor count	956 million	2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	30.00	68.00
Floating-point performance	1,200.0 gflops	2,720.0 gflops
Length		282 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	3600 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	115.2 GB/s	153.6 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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FireStream 9270 vs Radeon HD 5870

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