FireStream 9270 vs Radeon R9 M270X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FireStream 9270 and Radeon R9 M270X, 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 FireStream 9270 stacks up against Radeon R9 M270X, check out specs charts below.
FireStream 9270
Radeon R9 M270X

Main Specs

  FireStream 9270 Radeon R9 M270X
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI No outputs
 
  • FireStream 9270 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 FireStream 9270.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FireStream 9270 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon R9 M270X - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of FireStream 9270 is 25 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M270X.
  • FireStream 9270 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M270X - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FireStream 9270 is 2475 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M270X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 5−6 6−7
ultra / 1080p 2−3 4−5
QHD / 1440p 2−3 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 FireStream 9270.

Full Specs

  FireStream 9270 Radeon R9 M270X
Architecture TeraScale GCN 1.0
Code name RV770 Venus
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 13 November 2008 21 March 2014
Pipelines 800 640
Core clock speed 750 MHz 725 MHz
Boost Clock 775 MHz
Transistor count 956 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 30.00 31.00
Floating-point performance 1,200.0 gflops 1,536 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 3600 MHz 1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth 115.2 GB/s 72 GB/s
DirectX 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 4.1 5.1
OpenGL 3.3 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 Not Listed
Vulkan N/A
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
Compute units 10