Radeon HD 7670A vs Radeon R9 270

In this comparison between Radeon HD 7670A 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 7670A 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 7670A Radeon R9 270
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 150 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 270 has 233% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7670A.
  • Radeon HD 7670A is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon R9 270 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 270 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7670A.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon HD 7670A is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon R9 270 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Radeon HD 7670A is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 270 - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 21−24
ultra / 1080p 0−1 12−14
QHD / 1440p 0−1 7−8
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 12−14 40−45
medium / 1080p 3−4 27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 416% more, than Radeon HD 7670A.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 7670A Radeon R9 270
Architecture TeraScale 2 GCN 1.0
Code name Turks Curacao
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 5 January 2012 13 November 2013
Pipelines 480 1280
Core clock speed 600 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz
Transistor count 716 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 14.40 74.00
Floating-point performance 576.0 gflops 2,368 gflops
Length 210 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 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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