Radeon HD 4890 vs Radeon R9 270

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 4890 and Radeon R9 270, 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 Radeon HD 4890 stacks up against Radeon R9 270, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 4890	Radeon R9 270
Power consumption (TDP)	190 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 S-Video	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 4890 has 26% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 270.
Radeon HD 4890 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 4890.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 4890 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon R9 270 - with GCN 1.0.
Radeon HD 4890 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 270 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 4890 is 31 mm longer, than Radeon R9 270.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	7−8	21−24
ultra / 1080p	4−5	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	16−18	40−45
medium / 1080p	8−9	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 188% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
high / 1080p	12−14	30−35
ultra / 1080p	10−11	30−33
QHD / 1440p	0−1	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	24−27	70−75
medium / 1080p	12−14	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Battlefield 5 is 186% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
low / 768p	140−150	230−240
medium / 768p	110−120	200−210
ultra / 1080p	55−60	120−130
QHD / 1440p	30−33	95−100
4K / 2160p	27−30	55−60
high / 768p	80−85	170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 96% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	20−22	50−55
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 35% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
low / 768p	80−85	120−130
medium / 768p	60−65	110−120
ultra / 1080p	35−40	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Dota 2 is 78% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
high / 1080p	8−9	27−30
ultra / 1080p	8−9	24−27
QHD / 1440p	−	20−22
4K / 2160p	3−4	8−9
low / 720p	18−20	55−60
medium / 1080p	9−10	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Far Cry 5 is 222% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
high / 1080p	14−16	35−40
ultra / 1080p	10−11	27−30
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	60−65	130−140
medium / 1080p	24−27	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Fortnite is 146% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
high / 1080p	12−14	35−40
ultra / 1080p	10−12	27−30
QHD / 1440p	1−2	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	14−16
low / 720p	27−30	70−75
medium / 1080p	14−16	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Forza Horizon 4 is 200% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
low / 768p	50−55	100−110
medium / 768p	45−50	95−100
high / 1080p	12−14	40−45
ultra / 1080p	6−7	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Grand Theft Auto V is 127% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
high / 1080p	5−6	14−16
ultra / 1080p	3−4	10−12
QHD / 1440p	−	10−12
4K / 2160p	0−1	3−4
low / 720p	12−14	40−45
medium / 1080p	6−7	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Metro Exodus is 200% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
low / 768p	95−100	120−130
high / 1080p	90−95	−
ultra / 1080p	80−85	−
medium / 1080p	90−95	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Minecraft is 26% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
high / 1080p	16−18	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	30−35	70−75
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 59% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	7−8	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	12−14	40−45
medium / 1080p	10−12	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 150% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
low / 768p	24−27	75−80
medium / 768p	16−18	45−50
high / 1080p	9−10	27−30
ultra / 1080p	6−7	14−16
4K / 2160p	6−7	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 169% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
low / 768p	85−90	90−95
medium / 768p	45−50	60−65
ultra / 1080p	20−22	40−45
high / 768p	35−40	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in World of Tanks is 31% more, than Radeon HD 4890.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 4890	Radeon R9 270
Architecture	TeraScale	GCN 1.0
Code name	RV790	Curacao
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	2 April 2009	13 November 2013
Pipelines	800	1280
Core clock speed	850 MHz
Boost Clock		925 MHz
Transistor count	959 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	34.00	74.00
Floating-point performance	1,360.0 gflops	2,368 gflops
Length	241 mm	210 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	3900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	124.8 GB/s	179.2 GB/s
DirectX	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	4.1	5.1
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	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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Radeon HD 4890 vs Radeon R9 270

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