FirePro V5900 vs Radeon R9 M270X

In this comparison between FirePro V5900 and Radeon R9 M270X 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 FirePro V5900 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 M270X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  FirePro V5900 Radeon R9 M270X
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI No outputs
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  • FirePro V5900 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M270X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 M270X has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro V5900.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro V5900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Radeon R9 M270X - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M270X is 125 MHz higher, than FirePro V5900.
  • FirePro V5900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M270X - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro V5900 is 875 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M270X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 6−7
ultra / 1080p 2−3 4−5
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 16−18
medium / 1080p 7−8 8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 28% more, than FirePro V5900.

Full Specs

  FirePro V5900 Radeon R9 M270X
Architecture TeraScale 3 GCN 1.0
Code name Cayman Venus
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 24 May 2011 21 March 2014
Pipelines 512 640
Core clock speed 600 MHz 725 MHz
Boost Clock 775 MHz
Transistor count 2,640 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 19.20 31.00
Floating-point performance 614.4 gflops 1,536 gflops
Length 230 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 72 GB/s
DirectX 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan N/A
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 66 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
Compute units 10
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