GPUBoss Review Our evaluation of R9 270X vs 7950 among Desktop GPUs

Gaming

Radeon R9 270X
6.0
Radeon HD 7950
6.7
GeForce GTX 760
6.3
Battlefield 3, Battlefield 4, Bioshock Infinite and 21 more

Graphics

Radeon R9 270X
6.2
Radeon HD 7950
6.3
GeForce GTX 760
n.d.
T-Rex, Manhattan, Cloud Gate Factor, Sky Diver Factor and 1 more

Computing

Radeon R9 270X
6.7
Radeon HD 7950
7.2
GeForce GTX 760
n.d.
Face Detection, Ocean Surface Simulation and 3 more

Performance per Watt

Radeon R9 270X
6.9
Radeon HD 7950
7.1
GeForce GTX 760
7.0
Battlefield 3, Battlefield 4, Bioshock Infinite and 32 more

Value

Radeon R9 270X
n.d.
Radeon HD 7950
n.d.
GeForce GTX 760
n.d.
Battlefield 3, Battlefield 4, Bioshock Infinite and 32 more

Noise and Power

Radeon R9 270X
8.6
Radeon HD 7950
6.4
GeForce GTX 760
8.7
TDP, Idle Power Consumption, Load Power Consumption and 2 more
6.9

Overall Score

Radeon R9 270X
6.6
Radeon HD 7950
6.9
GeForce GTX 760
6.7

Winner
AMD Radeon HD 7950 

GPUBoss recommends the AMD Radeon HD 7950  based on its benchmarks and compute performance.

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AMD Radeon R9 270X

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Front view of Radeon HD 7950

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Differences What are the advantages of each

Front view of Radeon R9 270X

Reasons to consider the
AMD Radeon R9 270X

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Significantly better 3DMark06 score 23,610 vs 16,730 More than 40% better 3DMark06 score
Higher clock speed 1,000 MHz vs 800 MHz 25% higher clock speed
Higher effective memory clock speed 5,600 MHz vs 5,000 MHz More than 10% higher effective memory clock speed
Higher pixel rate 33.6 GPixel/s vs 25.6 GPixel/s More than 30% higher pixel rate
Higher memory clock speed 1,400 MHz vs 1,250 MHz More than 10% higher memory clock speed
Slightly lower TDP 180W vs 200W 10% lower TDP
Front view of Radeon HD 7950

Reasons to consider the
AMD Radeon HD 7950

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Higher memory bandwidth 240 GB/s vs 179.2 GB/s Around 35% higher memory bandwidth
Better 3DMark vantage graphics score 31,710 vs 28,000 Around 15% better 3DMark vantage graphics score
More memory 3,072 MB vs 2,048 MB 50% more memory
More shading units 1,792 vs 1,280 512 more shading units
More texture mapping units 112 vs 80 32 more texture mapping units
Significantly better PassMark direct compute score 2,725 vs 1,062 More than 2.5x better PassMark direct compute score
Wider memory bus 384 bit vs 256 bit 50% wider memory bus
Better ocean surface simulation score 1,606.26 frames/s vs 1,298.8 frames/s Around 25% better ocean surface simulation score
More compute units 28 vs 20 8 more compute units
Slightly better cloud gate factor score 20.6 vs 19.79 Around 5% better cloud gate factor score

Benchmarks Real world tests of Radeon R9 270X vs HD 7950

Bitcoin mining Data courtesy CompuBench

Radeon R9 270X
251.26 mHash/s
Radeon HD 7950
382.11 mHash/s

Face detection Data courtesy CompuBench

Radeon R9 270X
48.58 mPixels/s
Radeon HD 7950
63.94 mPixels/s

Ocean surface simulation Data courtesy CompuBench

Radeon R9 270X
1,298.8 frames/s
Radeon HD 7950
1,606.26 frames/s

T-Rex (GFXBench 3.0) Data courtesy CompuBench

Radeon R9 270X
3,353.98
Radeon HD 7950
3,355.86

Manhattan (GFXBench 3.0) Data courtesy CompuBench

Radeon R9 270X
3,713.26
Radeon HD 7950
3,712.14

Fire Strike Factor Data courtesy FutureMark

Radeon R9 270X
51.83
Radeon HD 7950
57.91

Sky Diver Factor Data courtesy FutureMark

Radeon R9 270X
338.41
Radeon HD 7950
355.06

Battlefield 3

Radeon R9 270X
65
Radeon HD 7950
64

Reviews Word on the street

Radeon R9 270X  vs HD 7950 
9.0
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9.1
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This power configuration is good for up to 225 W of power draw.
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Comments

Showing 17 comments.
ddfasdfacvsadvca (08:46 PM, September 18, 2015)
Agreed, he is full of shit.
tom (04:20 AM, May 28, 2015)
lol me cague de risa, hablo español, hay algo en la palabra "potato" que me hace reir mucho en cuanto hardware se refiere
Dylan (09:39 PM, April 17, 2015)
The 270X with tuning will also go up, so I'm not sure what you're trying to point out. With both at stock, they're both 180, as provided by AMD.
Berg (07:48 PM, April 17, 2015)
7950 with tuning has 250 W
Berg (07:47 PM, April 17, 2015)
i don't believe you)) my 7950 can work wihout increasing voltage only on 1060 mhz ( it's on 1094 mv), Asus Gaming card
henk (11:24 AM, February 28, 2015)
i have a 7950 at 1150 mhz without increasing voltage so now the 270x is way slower
axel bordon (01:53 PM, February 21, 2015)
My computer: Processor: Intel Pentium potato 0.01ghz Video card: nvidia potato 1kb vram ram: potato 1kb hard drive: potato -1 rpm 2kb (You speak spanish? pues yo si hablo español :V)
dyn (02:02 PM, January 24, 2015)
Which card can overclock higer? In 7950 we can put bios from 280 model, they are the same, instead clock and we have 133 mhz change without voltage change.
Dylan (07:24 PM, December 30, 2014)
They're both 180 W.
dtn (07:13 PM, December 30, 2014)
Which card has lower TDP?
Dylan (12:57 PM, November 30, 2014)
A stock 270X anyway. Practically 100% of people who buy the 270X will overclock it.
Brian Blair (11:02 AM, September 17, 2014)
How is the R9 270X so close to the 7950? Is AMD tweaking the drivers? Maybe this is why artifacting is common with AMD cards. AMD just cares about bench scores and to heck with your screen going nuts LOL.
Guest (06:00 AM, June 7, 2014)
overclock and u have a 270x now
Brian Blair (01:17 PM, May 11, 2014)
I bought a HIS R9 270 iPower IceQ X² Boost Clock 2GB for $179, It is a great card I love it, But today I found A $219 Saphire R9 270X 4GB model on newegg for just $40 dollars more than what I paid for my R9 270 nonX 2GB. Oh well I need to just be thankful for what I have. It is still better than my old GTX 650 Ti 1GB and Better than the GTX 660 and GTX 750 TI.
Dylan (08:25 AM, April 26, 2014)
The HD 7950 by about 3% in benchmarks. In games, they're pretty much the same.
Leandro (06:34 PM, March 18, 2014)
Who is the winner?
Allan Souza Colaço (10:44 PM, November 7, 2013)
MUITOOO BOAAA A 270X
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