AMD Radeon R9 290X2 vs AMD FireStream 9270
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 290X2 and AMD FireStream 9270 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: CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 290X2
- Videocard is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 7 month(s) later
- Around 33% higher core clock speed: 1000 MHz vs 750 MHz
- 72.5x more texture fill rate: 2x 176.0 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 30 GTexel / s
- 7x more pipelines: 2x 2816 vs 800
- 9.4x better floating-point performance: 2x 5,632 gflops vs 1,200.0 gflops
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 55 nm
- 4x more maximum memory size: 2x 4 GB vs 2 GB
- Around 50% higher memory clock speed: 5400 MHz vs 3600 MHz
Launch date | 24 June 2014 vs 13 November 2008 |
Core clock speed | 1000 MHz vs 750 MHz |
Texture fill rate | 2x 176.0 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 30 GTexel / s |
Pipelines | 2x 2816 vs 800 |
Floating-point performance | 2x 5,632 gflops vs 1,200.0 gflops |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm vs 55 nm |
Maximum memory size | 2x 4 GB vs 2 GB |
Memory clock speed | 5400 MHz vs 3600 MHz |
Reasons to consider the AMD FireStream 9270
- 3.6x lower typical power consumption: 160 Watt vs 580 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 160 Watt vs 580 Watt |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 290X2
GPU 2: AMD FireStream 9270
Name | AMD Radeon R9 290X2 | AMD FireStream 9270 |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 19.441 | |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 1341 | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 473 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Radeon R9 290X2 | AMD FireStream 9270 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | GCN 2.0 | TeraScale |
Code name | Hawaii | RV770 |
Launch date | 24 June 2014 | 13 November 2008 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $1,399 | |
Place in performance rating | 292 | 293 |
Type | Desktop | Desktop |
Technical info |
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Core clock speed | 1000 MHz | 750 MHz |
Floating-point performance | 2x 5,632 gflops | 1,200.0 gflops |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 55 nm |
Pipelines | 2x 2816 | 800 |
Texture fill rate | 2x 176.0 GTexel / s billion / sec | 30 GTexel / s |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 580 Watt | 160 Watt |
Transistor count | 6,200 million | 956 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 1x DVI |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
Supplementary power connectors | 4x 8-pin | 2x 6-pin |
API support |
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DirectX | 12.0 (12_0) | 10.1 |
OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 2x 4 GB | 2 GB |
Memory bandwidth | 2x 345.6 GB / s | 115.2 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 2x 512 Bit | 256 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 5400 MHz | 3600 MHz |
Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |