Radeon R9 270 vs Radeon R9 370

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R9 270 and Radeon R9 370, 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 R9 270 stacks up against Radeon R9 370, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  Radeon R9 270 Radeon R9 370
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 110 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 270 has 36% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 370.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon R9 270 and Radeon R9 370 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon R9 270 and Radeon R9 370 are build with GCN 1.0 architecture.
  • Radeon R9 270 and Radeon R9 370 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R9 370 is 11 mm longer, than Radeon R9 270.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 35−40
ultra / 1080p 12−14 21−24
QHD / 1440p 7−8 16−18
4K / 2160p 5−6 10−11
low / 720p 40−45 60−65
medium / 1080p 27−30 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 370 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 68% more, than Radeon R9 270.

Full Specs

  Radeon R9 270 Radeon R9 370
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Curacao Trinidad
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 13 November 2013 5 May 2015
Pipelines 1280 1280
Core clock speed 925 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz 975 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 74.00 78.00
Floating-point performance 2,368 gflops 2,496 gflops
Length 210 mm 221 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 179.2 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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HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
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LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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