AMD FireStream 9270 vs AMD FireStream 9170
Comparative analysis of AMD FireStream 9270 and AMD FireStream 9170 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD FireStream 9270
- Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
- 2.3x more texture fill rate: 30 GTexel / s vs 12.8 GTexel / s
- 2.5x more pipelines: 800 vs 320
- 2.3x better floating-point performance: 1,200.0 gflops vs 512.0 gflops
- 2.3x more memory clock speed: 3600 MHz vs 1600 MHz
- 2.1x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1341 vs 647
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 13 November 2008 vs 8 November 2007 |
Texture fill rate | 30 GTexel / s vs 12.8 GTexel / s |
Pipelines | 800 vs 320 |
Floating-point performance | 1,200.0 gflops vs 512.0 gflops |
Memory clock speed | 3600 MHz vs 1600 MHz |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 1341 vs 647 |
Reasons to consider the AMD FireStream 9170
- Around 7% higher core clock speed: 800 MHz vs 750 MHz
- Around 52% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 160 Watt
- Around 4% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 493 vs 473
Specifications (specs) | |
Core clock speed | 800 MHz vs 750 MHz |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 105 Watt vs 160 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 493 vs 473 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD FireStream 9270
GPU 2: AMD FireStream 9170
PassMark - G3D Mark |
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PassMark - G2D Mark |
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Name | AMD FireStream 9270 | AMD FireStream 9170 |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 1341 | 647 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 473 | 493 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD FireStream 9270 | AMD FireStream 9170 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | TeraScale | TeraScale |
Code name | RV770 | RV670 |
Launch date | 13 November 2008 | 8 November 2007 |
Place in performance rating | 293 | 294 |
Type | Desktop | Desktop |
Technical info |
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Core clock speed | 750 MHz | 800 MHz |
Floating-point performance | 1,200.0 gflops | 512.0 gflops |
Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 55 nm |
Pipelines | 800 | 320 |
Texture fill rate | 30 GTexel / s | 12.8 GTexel / s |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 160 Watt | 105 Watt |
Transistor count | 956 million | 666 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | 1x DVI | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin |
API support |
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DirectX | 10.1 | 10.0 |
OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 2 GB |
Memory bandwidth | 115.2 GB / s | 51.2 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 3600 MHz | 1600 MHz |
Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |