ATI Radeon HD 5670 vs R9 270X

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 270X and Radeon HD 5670, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 270X
2013
4 GB GDDR5, 180 Watt
12.38
+510%

R9 270X outperforms ATI HD 5670 by a whopping 510% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking404886
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.730.26
Power efficiency4.832.23
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameCuracaoRedwood
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date8 October 2013 (11 years ago)14 January 2010 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 $119

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

R9 270X has 2104% better value for money than ATI HD 5670.

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 cores1280400
Core clock speedno data775 MHz
Boost clock speed1050 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,800 million627 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)180 Watt64 Watt
Texture fill rate84.0015.50
Floating-point processing power2.688 TFLOPS0.62 TFLOPS
ROPs328
TMUs8020

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data168 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors2 x 6-pinNone

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.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth179.2 GB/s64 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
Eyefinity+-
HDMI++
DisplayPort support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration+-
CrossFire+-
FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
LiquidVR+-
TressFX+-
TrueAudio+-
UVD+-
DDMA audio+no data

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectXDirectX® 1211.2 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan+N/A

Synthetic benchmark performance

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.

R9 270X 12.38
+510%
ATI HD 5670 2.03

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

R9 270X 4873
+509%
ATI HD 5670 800

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:

900p150−160
+477%
26
−477%
Full HD200−210
+506%
33
−506%

Cost per frame, $

1080p1.00
+262%
3.61
−262%
  • R9 270X has 262% lower cost per frame in 1080p

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 30−33
+500%
5−6
−500%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+163%
8−9
−163%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+500%
4−5
−500%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 30−33
+500%
5−6
−500%
Battlefield 5 50−55
+940%
5−6
−940%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+163%
8−9
−163%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+500%
4−5
−500%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+1900%
2−3
−1900%
Fortnite 65−70
+763%
8−9
−763%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+410%
10−11
−410%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+1500%
2−3
−1500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+291%
10−12
−291%
Valorant 100−110
+169%
35−40
−169%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 30−33
+500%
5−6
−500%
Battlefield 5 50−55
+940%
5−6
−940%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+163%
8−9
−163%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 170−180
+325%
40−45
−325%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+500%
4−5
−500%
Dota 2 80−85
+264%
21−24
−264%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+1900%
2−3
−1900%
Fortnite 65−70
+763%
8−9
−763%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+410%
10−11
−410%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+1500%
2−3
−1500%
Grand Theft Auto V 45−50
+1025%
4−5
−1025%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+700%
3−4
−700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+291%
10−12
−291%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+357%
7−8
−357%
Valorant 100−110
+169%
35−40
−169%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+940%
5−6
−940%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+163%
8−9
−163%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+500%
4−5
−500%
Dota 2 80−85
+264%
21−24
−264%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+1900%
2−3
−1900%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+410%
10−11
−410%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+1500%
2−3
−1500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+291%
10−12
−291%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+357%
7−8
−357%
Valorant 100−110
+169%
35−40
−169%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 65−70
+763%
8−9
−763%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+650%
2−3
−650%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 90−95
+592%
12−14
−592%
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20 0−1
Metro Exodus 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 80−85
+493%
14−16
−493%
Valorant 120−130
+753%
14−16
−753%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+540%
5−6
−540%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+767%
3−4
−767%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+480%
5−6
−480%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+533%
3−4
−533%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 24−27
+733%
3−4
−733%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Counter-Strike 2 5−6 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
+53.3%
14−16
−53.3%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+650%
2−3
−650%
Valorant 60−65
+540%
10−11
−540%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Counter-Strike 2 5−6 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5 0−1
Dota 2 40−45
+975%
4−5
−975%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%

This is how R9 270X and ATI HD 5670 compete in popular games:

  • R9 270X is 477% faster in 900p
  • R9 270X is 506% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Forza Horizon 5, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R9 270X is 2000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, R9 270X surpassed ATI HD 5670 in all 56 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.38 2.03
Recency 8 October 2013 14 January 2010
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 64 Watt

R9 270X has a 509.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

ATI HD 5670, on the other hand, has 181.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R9 270X is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 5670 in performance tests.

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