Radeon HD 6930 vs Radeon R9 270

In this comparison between Radeon HD 6930 and Radeon R9 270 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon HD 6930 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 270 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 6930 Radeon R9 270
Power consumption (TDP) 186 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, 2x mini-DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6930 has 24% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 270.
  • Radeon HD 6930 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 6930.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon HD 6930 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Radeon R9 270 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Radeon HD 6930 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 270 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 6930 is 10 mm longer, than Radeon R9 270.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 21−24
ultra / 1080p 5−6 12−14
QHD / 1440p 0−1 7−8
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 21−24 40−45
medium / 1080p 10−12 27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 116% more, than Radeon HD 6930.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 6930 Radeon R9 270
Architecture TeraScale 3 GCN 1.0
Code name Cayman Curacao
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 1 December 2011 13 November 2013
Pipelines 1280 1280
Core clock speed 750 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz
Transistor count 2,640 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 60.00 74.00
Floating-point performance 1,920.0 gflops 2,368 gflops
Length 220 mm 210 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 153.6 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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