Radeon R9 M270X vs ATI HD 4890

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 4890 with Radeon R9 M270X, including specs and performance data.

ATI HD 4890
2009
1 GB GDDR5, 190 Watt
3.92
+25.6%

ATI HD 4890 outperforms R9 M270X by a significant 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking701755
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.45no data
Power efficiency1.41no data
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameRV790Venus
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date2 April 2009 (15 years ago)21 March 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$249 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores800640
Compute unitsno data10
Core clock speed850 MHz725 MHz
Boost clock speedno data775 MHz
Number of transistors959 million1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)190 Wattno data
Texture fill rate34.0031.00
Floating-point processing power1.36 TFLOPS0.992 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs4040

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 supportno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length241 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinno data

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 amount1 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed975 MHz1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth124.8 GB/s72 GB/s

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 S-VideoNo outputs
Eyefinity-+

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync-+
HD3D-+
PowerTune-+
DualGraphics-+
ZeroCore-+
Switchable graphics-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)DirectX® 11
Shader Model4.15.1
OpenGL3.34.4
OpenCL1.1Not Listed
VulkanN/A-
Mantle-+

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

ATI HD 4890 3.92
+25.6%
R9 M270X 3.12

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.

ATI HD 4890 1512
+25.6%
R9 M270X 1204

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.92 3.12
Recency 2 April 2009 21 March 2014
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 28 nm

ATI HD 4890 has a 25.6% higher aggregate performance score.

R9 M270X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 4890 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M270X in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 4890 is a desktop card while Radeon R9 M270X is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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