Radeon HD 7690M XT vs Radeon R9 270
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 7690M XT 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 7690M XT stacks up against Radeon R9 270, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 7690M XT is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon HD 7690M XT 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 XT here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 7690M XT
Radeon R9 270
Power consumption (TDP)
25 Watt
150 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1 x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 270 has 500% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
Radeon HD 7690M XT is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 270 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 7690M XT and Radeon R9 270 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Radeon HD 7690M XT is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 270 - in Desktops.
Radeon HD 7690M XT is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R9 270 - with GCN 1.0.
Radeon HD 7690M XT is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 270 - by 28 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
2−3
21−24
ultra / 1080p
1−2
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
7−8
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
12−14
40−45
medium / 1080p
4−5
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 420% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
high / 1080p
−
30−35
ultra / 1080p
5−6
30−33
QHD / 1440p
0−1
14−16
4K / 2160p
−
8−9
low / 720p
16−18
70−75
medium / 1080p
6−7
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Battlefield 5 is 422% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
40−45
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon HD 7690M XT and Radeon R9 270 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
120−130
230−240
medium / 768p
95−100
200−210
ultra / 1080p
40−45
120−130
QHD / 1440p
21−24
95−100
4K / 2160p
16−18
55−60
high / 768p
65−70
170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 140% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
low / 768p
65−70
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 26% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
low / 768p
75−80
120−130
medium / 768p
45−50
110−120
ultra / 1080p
21−24
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Dota 2 is 118% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
high / 1080p
2−3
27−30
ultra / 1080p
2−3
24−27
QHD / 1440p
−
20−22
4K / 2160p
2−3
8−9
low / 720p
10−12
55−60
medium / 1080p
4−5
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Far Cry 5 is 625% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
high / 1080p
10−11
35−40
ultra / 1080p
5−6
27−30
QHD / 1440p
3−4
16−18
low / 720p
50−55
130−140
medium / 1080p
10−12
75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Fortnite is 268% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
high / 1080p
5−6
35−40
ultra / 1080p
−
27−30
QHD / 1440p
3−4
14−16
4K / 2160p
2−3
14−16
low / 720p
18−20
70−75
medium / 1080p
8−9
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Forza Horizon 4 is 414% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
low / 768p
45−50
100−110
medium / 768p
−
95−100
high / 1080p
4−5
40−45
ultra / 1080p
2−3
18−20
QHD / 1440p
0−1
8−9
medium / 720p
35−40
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Grand Theft Auto V is 205% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
high / 1080p
2−3
14−16
ultra / 1080p
0−1
10−12
QHD / 1440p
−
10−12
4K / 2160p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
4−5
40−45
medium / 1080p
3−4
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Metro Exodus is 733% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
low / 768p
90−95
120−130
high / 1080p
80−85
−
ultra / 1080p
70−75
−
medium / 1080p
85−90
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Minecraft is 33% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
70−75
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 94% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
−
10−12
QHD / 1440p
−
2−3
4K / 2160p
−
2−3
low / 720p
6−7
40−45
medium / 1080p
−
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 600% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
low / 768p
10−11
75−80
medium / 768p
8−9
45−50
high / 1080p
4−5
27−30
ultra / 1080p
4−5
14−16
4K / 2160p
1−2
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 600% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
low / 768p
70−75
90−95
medium / 768p
35−40
60−65
ultra / 1080p
14−16
40−45
high / 768p
30−35
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in World of Tanks is 61% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 7690M XT
Radeon R9 270
Architecture
Terascale 2
GCN 1.0
Code name
Thames XTX
Curacao
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
7 June 2011
13 November 2013
Pipelines
480
1280
Core clock speed
725 MHz
Boost Clock
925 MHz
Transistor count
716 million
2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
17.40
74.00
Floating-point performance
696.0 gflops
2,368 gflops
Length
210 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth
57.6 GB/s
179.2 GB/s
Shared memory
-
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
Laptop size
medium sized
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
TrueAudio
+
Design
reference
DisplayPort support
+
CrossFire
+
DDMA audio
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
16 Mh/s
LiquidVR
+
TressFX
+
UVD
+
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