FireStream 9270 vs Radeon RX 460 Mobile

Place in the ranking	448	728
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	12.68	1.51
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code name	Baffin	RV770
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	8 August 2016 (8 years ago)	13 November 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$86	no data

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	896	800
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	750 MHz
Boost clock speed	1180 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,000 million	956 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	160 Watt
Texture fill rate	66.08	30.00
Floating-point processing power	2.115 TFLOPS	1.2 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	16
TMUs	56	40

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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 2.0 x16
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	2x 6-pin

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80 GB/s	115.2 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 Connectors

No outputs

1x DVI

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	6.4	4.1
OpenGL	4.6	3.3
OpenCL	2.0	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A

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

35
+192%

12−14

−192%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

2.46

no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +217%	6−7 −217%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +233%	6−7 −233%
Elden Ring	27−30 +190%	10−11 −190%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +230%	10−11 −230%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +217%	6−7 −217%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +233%	6−7 −233%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +233%	12−14 −233%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +200%	9−10 −200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +200%	9−10 −200%
Valorant	35−40 +217%	12−14 −217%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +230%	10−11 −230%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +217%	6−7 −217%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +233%	6−7 −233%
Dota 2	35−40 +200%	12−14 −200%
Elden Ring	27−30 +190%	10−11 −190%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +193%	14−16 −193%
Fortnite	55−60 +228%	18−20 −228%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +233%	12−14 −233%
Grand Theft Auto V	35−40 +200%	12−14 −200%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +200%	9−10 −200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 +225%	24−27 −225%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +200%	9−10 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +210%	10−11 −210%
Valorant	35−40 +217%	12−14 −217%
World of Tanks	140−150 +190%	50−55 −190%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +230%	10−11 −230%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +217%	6−7 −217%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +233%	6−7 −233%
Dota 2	35−40 +200%	12−14 −200%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +193%	14−16 −193%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +233%	12−14 −233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	22 +214%	7−8 −214%
Valorant	35−40 +217%	12−14 −217%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	12−14 +225%	4−5 −225%
Elden Ring	14−16 +250%	4−5 −250%
Grand Theft Auto V	12−14 +225%	4−5 −225%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 +200%	16−18 −200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
World of Tanks	70−75 +204%	24−27 −204%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +217%	6−7 −217%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +214%	7−8 −214%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +214%	7−8 −214%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +217%	6−7 −217%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +200%	4−5 −200%
Valorant	24−27 +213%	8−9 −213%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Dota 2	20−22 +233%	6−7 −233%
Elden Ring	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Grand Theft Auto V	20−22 +233%	6−7 −233%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 +190%	10−11 −190%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 +233%	6−7 −233%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Counter-Strike 2	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Dota 2	20−22 +233%	6−7 −233%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +200%	4−5 −200%
Fortnite	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +225%	4−5 −225%
Valorant	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%

This is how RX 460 Mobile and FireStream 9270 compete in popular games:

RX 460 Mobile is 192% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.11	3.49
Recency	8 August 2016	13 November 2008
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	160 Watt

RX 460 Mobile has a 189.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 292.9% more advanced lithography process, and 190.9% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 460 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the FireStream 9270 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 460 Mobile is a notebook card while FireStream 9270 is a workstation one.

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