Radeon HD 7990 vs Radeon R9 270

In this comparison between Radeon HD 7990 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 7990 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 7990 Radeon R9 270
Power consumption (TDP) 375 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 8-pin 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7990 has 150% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 270.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon HD 7990 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 270.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon HD 7990 and Radeon R9 270 are build with GCN 1.0 architecture.
  • Radeon HD 7990 and Radeon R9 270 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 7990 is 97 mm longer, than Radeon R9 270.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 21−24
ultra / 1080p 21−24 12−14
QHD / 1440p 16−18 7−8
4K / 2160p 10−11 5−6
low / 720p 60−65 40−45
medium / 1080p 40−45 27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 68% more, than Radeon R9 270.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 7990 Radeon R9 270
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Malta Curacao
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 24 April 2013 13 November 2013
Pipelines 2048 1280
Core clock speed 950 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz 925 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 128.0 74.00
Floating-point performance 2x 4,096 gflops 2,368 gflops
Length 307 mm 210 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 288.0 GB/s 179.2 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
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Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
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LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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