Radeon RX Vega 9 vs ATI HD 4270
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 4270 and Radeon RX Vega 9, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RX Vega 9 outperforms HD 4270 by a whopping 1850% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1420 | 676 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 25.99 |
| Architecture | RV6xx (2008−2010) | Vega (2017−2020) |
| GPU code name | RS880M | Vega Raven Ridge |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 May 2010 (15 years ago) | 26 October 2017 (8 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 40 | 576 |
| Core clock speed | 590 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1300 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 15 Watt |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | no data |
| Shared memory | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 | 12_1 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
3DMark Vantage Performance
3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 0−1 | 18 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−900%
|
10−11
+900%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−100%
|
10−11
+100%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−900%
|
10−11
+900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−700%
|
24−27
+700%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−100%
|
10−11
+100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−186%
|
20−22
+186%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−148%
|
60−65
+148%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 12−14
−577%
|
85−90
+577%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−900%
|
10−11
+900%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−378%
|
40−45
+378%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−700%
|
24−27
+700%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−100%
|
10−11
+100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−186%
|
20−22
+186%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−160%
|
13
+160%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−148%
|
60−65
+148%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−900%
|
10−11
+900%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−378%
|
40−45
+378%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−700%
|
24−27
+700%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−100%
|
10−11
+100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−186%
|
20−22
+186%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−60%
|
8
+60%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−148%
|
60−65
+148%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−233%
|
10−11
+233%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−1100%
|
35−40
+1100%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−1100%
|
12−14
+1100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−600%
|
7−8
+600%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−14.3%
|
16−18
+14.3%
|
| Valorant | 1−2
−2400%
|
24−27
+2400%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
−400%
|
5−6
+400%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 22
+0%
|
22
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 16
+0%
|
16
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 9
+0%
|
9
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Valorant | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
4K
High
| Hogwarts Legacy | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX Vega 9 is 2400% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX Vega 9 performs better in 30 tests (48%)
- there's a draw in 33 tests (52%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.26 | 5.07 |
| Recency | 1 May 2010 | 26 October 2017 |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 14 nm |
RX Vega 9 has a 1850% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 292.9% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX Vega 9 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4270 in performance tests.
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