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.

AMD FireStream 9270

AMD FireStream 9170

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

1341

647

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

473

493

Name	AMD FireStream 9270	AMD FireStream 9170
PassMark - G3D Mark	1341	647
PassMark - G2D Mark	473	493

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FireStream 9270	AMD FireStream 9170
Essentials
Architecture	TeraScale	TeraScale
Code name	RV770	RV670
Launch date	13 November 2008	8 November 2007
Place in performance rating	284	289
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Technical info
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
Display Connectors	1x DVI	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	1x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	10.1	10.0
OpenGL	3.3	3.3
Memory
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