FireStream 9270 vs Radeon HD 7690M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FireStream 9270 and Radeon HD 7690M, 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 7690M, check out specs charts below.

Radeon HD 7690M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7690M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon HD 7690M here:

Main Specs

  FireStream 9270 Radeon HD 7690M
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 20 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5/DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI No outputs
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  • FireStream 9270 has 700% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7690M.
  • FireStream 9270 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7690M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • FireStream 9270 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7690M.
  • FireStream 9270 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7690M - in Laptops.
  • FireStream 9270 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon HD 7690M - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of FireStream 9270 is 150 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7690M.
  • FireStream 9270 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7690M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FireStream 9270 and Radeon HD 7690M is 3600 MHz.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 5−6 2−3
ultra / 1080p 2−3 0−1
QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 12−14
medium / 1080p 7−8 4−5
The average gaming FPS of FireStream 9270 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than Radeon HD 7690M.

Full Specs

  FireStream 9270 Radeon HD 7690M
Architecture TeraScale Terascale 2
Code name RV770 Thames XT / XTX
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 13 November 2008 7 June 2011
Pipelines 800 480
Core clock speed 750 MHz 600 MHz
Boost Clock 725 MHz
Transistor count 956 million 716 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 30.00 17.40
Floating-point performance 1,200.0 gflops 696.0 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 3600 MHz 3600/1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 115.2 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
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
Laptop size medium sized
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