FireStream 9270 vs Radeon HD 6970

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FireStream 9270 and Radeon HD 6970, 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 6970, check out specs charts below.

FireStream 9270

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Main Specs

	FireStream 9270	Radeon HD 6970
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	550 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	DDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6970 has 243% more power consumption, than FireStream 9270.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
FireStream 9270 and Radeon HD 6970 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FireStream 9270 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon HD 6970 - with Terascale 2.
FireStream 9270 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of FireStream 9270 is 2225 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	5−6	14−16
ultra / 1080p	2−3	9−10
QHD / 1440p	2−3	3−4
low / 720p	14−16	30−35
medium / 1080p	7−8	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 150% more, than FireStream 9270.
high / 1080p	10−11	24−27
ultra / 1080p	8−9	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	21−24	50−55
medium / 1080p	10−12	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Battlefield 5 is 146% 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 6970 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	130−140	210−220
medium / 768p	100−110	180−190
ultra / 1080p	50−55	95−100
QHD / 1440p	27−30	50−55
4K / 2160p	12−14	30−33
high / 768p	75−80	140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 77% more, than FireStream 9270.
low / 768p	50−55	55−60
ultra / 1080p	18−20	40−45
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 25% more, than FireStream 9270.
low / 768p	80−85	110−120
medium / 768p	55−60	90−95
ultra / 1080p	30−35	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Dota 2 is 57% more, than FireStream 9270.
high / 1080p	7−8	18−20
ultra / 1080p	5−6	16−18
4K / 2160p	5−6	6−7
low / 720p	16−18	35−40
medium / 1080p	8−9	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Far Cry 5 is 137% more, than FireStream 9270.
high / 1080p	7−8	24−27
ultra / 1080p	0−1	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
low / 720p	55−60	95−100
medium / 1080p	18−20	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Fortnite is 107% more, than FireStream 9270.
high / 1080p	10−11	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	9−10
4K / 2160p	8−9	−
low / 720p	21−24	50−55
medium / 1080p	12−14	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 133% more, than FireStream 9270.
low / 768p	50−55	85−90
medium / 768p	−	75−80
high / 1080p	10−12	30−33
ultra / 1080p	5−6	12−14
QHD / 1440p	−	3−4
medium / 720p	45−50	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 91% more, than FireStream 9270.
high / 1080p	3−4	9−10
ultra / 1080p	1−2	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	10−11	27−30
medium / 1080p	5−6	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Metro Exodus is 180% more, than FireStream 9270.
low / 768p	90−95	110−120
ultra / 1080p	80−85	100−110
medium / 1080p	−	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Minecraft is 26% more, than FireStream 9270.
high / 1080p	6−7	21−24
ultra / 1080p	2−3	18−20
4K / 2160p	0−1	−
low / 720p	27−30	55−60
medium / 1080p	10−11	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 158% more, than FireStream 9270.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	9−10
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	10−11	27−30
medium / 1080p	9−10	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 120% more, than FireStream 9270.
low / 768p	21−24	55−60
medium / 768p	14−16	30−35
high / 1080p	6−7	18−20
ultra / 1080p	4−5	10−12
4K / 2160p	3−4	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 150% more, than FireStream 9270.
low / 768p	75−80	100−110
medium / 768p	40−45	60−65
ultra / 1080p	18−20	35−40
high / 768p	30−35	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in World of Tanks is 52% more, than FireStream 9270.

Full Specs

	FireStream 9270	Radeon HD 6970
Architecture	TeraScale	Terascale 2
Code name	RV770	Cayman
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	13 November 2008	14 December 2010
Pipelines	800	1536
Core clock speed	750 MHz
Boost Clock		880 MHz
Transistor count	956 million	2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	30.00	84.48
Floating-point performance	1,200.0 gflops	2,703.4 gflops
Length		267 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	3600 MHz	1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	115.2 GB/s
DirectX	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	4.1	5.0
OpenGL	3.3	4.4
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A
Bus support		PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		273 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
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FireStream 9270 vs Radeon HD 6970

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