GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
AMD Radeon R9 270X
95%
95%
ATI Radeon HD 5970
105%
105%
ATI Radeon HD 5970 is approximately 10% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | AMD Radeon R9 270X | ATI Radeon HD 5970 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | Curacao | Hemlock x2 |
| CoresDifferent | 1280 | 1600 x2 |
| TMUsDifferent | 80 | 80 x2 |
| ROPsDifferent | 32 | 32 x2 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 2 GB | 1024 MB x2 |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 256 bit | 256 bit x2 |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 270X | ATI Radeon HD 5970 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | Curacao | Hemlock |
| GPU VariantDifferent | Curacao XT(215-0848004) | Hemlock XT(215-0735075) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | GCN 1.0 | TeraScale 2 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 2,800 million | 2,154 million |
| DensityDifferent | 13.2M / mm² | 6.4M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 212 mm² | 334 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | FCBGA-1737 | N/A |
Graphics Card
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 270X | ATI Radeon HD 5970 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Oct 8th, 2013 | Nov 18th, 2009 |
| GenerationDifferent | Volcanic Islands(R9 200) | Evergreen(HD 5900) |
| PredecessorDifferent | Sea Islands | Radeon R700 |
| SuccessorDifferent | Pirate Islands | Northern Islands |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 199 USD | 699 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 90 in our database | 74 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 270X | ATI Radeon HD 5970 |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 1000 MHz | N/A |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 1050 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1400 MHz5.6 Gbps effective | 1000 MHz4 Gbps effective |
| GPU ClockDifferent | N/A | 725 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 270X | ATI Radeon HD 5970 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 2 GB | 1024 MB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 179.2 GB/s | 128.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 270X | ATI Radeon HD 5970 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 1280 | 1600 |
| TMUs | 80 | 80 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Compute Units | 20 | 20 |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 16 KB (per CU) | 8 KB (per CU) |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 270X | ATI Radeon HD 5970 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 33.60 GPixel/s | 23.20 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 84.00 GTexel/s | 58.00 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 2.688 TFLOPS | 2.320 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 168.0 GFLOPS (1:16) | 464.0 GFLOPS (1:5) |
Board Design
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 270X | ATI Radeon HD 5970 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 241 mm9.5 inches | 311 mm12.2 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 109 mm4.3 inches | 111 mm4.4 inches |
| WidthDifferent | 36 mm1.4 inches | 37 mm1.5 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 180 W | 294 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 450 W | 600 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a1x DisplayPort 1.2 | 2x DVI1x mini-DisplayPort 1.1 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 2x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | C631, 109-C63257-00A_02, 109-C63257-12_02 | 109-C00037-00 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | AMD Radeon R9 270X | ATI Radeon HD 5970 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 (11_1) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 2.1 (1.2) | 1.2 |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.2.170 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.5 (5.1) | 5.0 |
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