Radeon HD 4870 X2 vs Radeon R9 270X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 4870 X2 and Radeon R9 270X, 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 4870 X2 stacks up against Radeon R9 270X, check out specs charts below.

Radeon HD 4870 X2

Radeon R9 270X Check Price

Main Specs

	Radeon HD 4870 X2	Radeon R9 270X
Power consumption (TDP)	286 Watt	180 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	2 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
		Check Price

Radeon HD 4870 X2 has 58% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 270X.
Radeon HD 4870 X2 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 270X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 270X has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 4870 X2 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon R9 270X - with GCN.
Radeon HD 4870 X2 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 270X - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	3−4	24−27
ultra / 1080p	1−2	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 720p	14−16	45−50
medium / 1080p	6−7	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 400% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p	8−9	40−45
ultra / 1080p	6−7	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	10−12
low / 720p	21−24	80−85
medium / 1080p	9−10	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Battlefield 5 is 363% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	40−45	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p	130−140	240−250
medium / 768p	100−110	210−220
ultra / 1080p	50−55	140−150
QHD / 1440p	24−27	110−120
4K / 2160p	−	60−65
high / 768p	75−80	180−190
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 129% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p	70−75	60−65
ultra / 1080p	21−24	−
medium / 1080p	40−45	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 5% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p	75−80	120−130
medium / 768p	55−60	110−120
ultra / 1080p	30−35	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Dota 2 is 100% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p	4−5	30−35
ultra / 1080p	4−5	27−30
QHD / 1440p	−	21−24
4K / 2160p	1−2	10−11
low / 720p	14−16	60−65
medium / 1080p	6−7	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Far Cry 5 is 450% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p	12−14	40−45
ultra / 1080p	7−8	30−35
QHD / 1440p	4−5	18−20
low / 720p	60−65	140−150
medium / 1080p	18−20	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Fortnite is 209% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p	8−9	40−45
ultra / 1080p	7−8	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	16−18
low / 720p	21−24	80−85
medium / 1080p	10−11	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Forza Horizon 4 is 325% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p	50−55	110−120
medium / 768p	−	100−110
high / 1080p	10−11	50−55
ultra / 1080p	4−5	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−12
medium / 720p	40−45	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Grand Theft Auto V is 186% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p	2−3	16−18
ultra / 1080p	0−1	12−14
QHD / 1440p	−	12−14
4K / 2160p	0−1	4−5
low / 720p	9−10	45−50
medium / 1080p	4−5	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Metro Exodus is 480% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p	85−90	120−130
high / 1080p	70−75	−
medium / 1080p	−	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Minecraft is 43% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	30−35	80−85
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 90% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p	7−8	18−20
ultra / 1080p	4−5	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	3−4
low / 720p	8−9	45−50
medium / 1080p	8−9	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 271% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p	20−22	90−95
medium / 768p	12−14	55−60
high / 1080p	7−8	30−35
ultra / 1080p	5−6	18−20
4K / 2160p	1−2	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 366% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p	75−80	90−95
medium / 768p	40−45	60−65
ultra / 1080p	18−20	45−50
high / 768p	30−35	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in World of Tanks is 54% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 4870 X2	Radeon R9 270X
Architecture	TeraScale	GCN
Code name	R700	Curacao XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	12 August 2008	8 October 2013
Pipelines	800	1280
Core clock speed	700 MHz
Boost Clock		1050 MHz
Transistor count	956 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	28.00	84.00
Floating-point performance	2x 1,120.0 gflops	2,688 gflops
Length	267 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	115.2 GB/s	179.2 GB/s
Shared memory		-
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)		318 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
TrueAudio		+
Design		reference
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire		+
DDMA audio		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		30 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		163 Sol/s
AppAcceleration		+
LiquidVR		+
TressFX		+
UVD		+
		Check Price

Radeon HD 4870 X2 vs Radeon R9 270X

Main Specs

Game benchmarks

Full Specs

Similar compares