HIS R9 270 iPower IceQ X2

H270QM2G2M

Graphics Processor

Curacao

Cores

1280

TMUs

ROPs

Memory Size

2 GB

Memory Type

GDDR5

Bus Width

256 bit

GPU

Graphics Processor

GPU Name: Curacao

GPU Variant: Curacao PRO
(215-0848000)

Architecture: GCN 1.0

Foundry: TSMC

Process Size: 28 nm

Transistors: 2,800 million

Density: 13.2M / mm²

Die Size: 212 mm²

Chip Package: FCBGA-1737

Graphics Card

Release Date: Nov 13th, 2013

Generation: Volcanic Islands
(R9 200)

Predecessor: Sea Islands

Successor: Pirate Islands

Production: End-of-life

Bus Interface: PCIe 3.0 x16

Clock Speeds

Base Clock: 900 MHz

Boost Clock: 925 MHz

Memory Clock: 1400 MHz
5.6 Gbps effective

Memory

Memory Size: 2 GB

Memory Type: GDDR5

Memory Bus: 256 bit

Bandwidth: 179.2 GB/s

Render Config

Shading Units: 1280

TMUs: 80

ROPs: 32

Compute Units: 20

L1 Cache: 16 KB (per CU)

L2 Cache: 512 KB

Theoretical Performance

Pixel Rate: 29.60 GPixel/s

Texture Rate: 74.00 GTexel/s

FP32 (float): 2.368 TFLOPS

FP64 (double): 148.0 GFLOPS (1:16)

Board Design

Slot Width: Dual-slot

Length: ~~210 mm~~
224 mm
~~8.3 inches~~
8.8 inches

TDP: 150 W

Suggested PSU: 450 W

Outputs: 2x DVI
1x HDMI 1.4a
1x DisplayPort 1.2
1x DVI
1x HDMI 1.4a
2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2

Power Connectors: 1x 6-pin

Board Number: 109-C63057-01_02,
C631,
C632

Graphics Features

DirectX: 12 (11_1)

OpenGL: 4.6

OpenCL: 2.1 (1.2)

Vulkan: 1.2.170

Shader Model: 6.5 (5.1)

Card Notes

Direct Rebrand of HD 8860

Curacao GPU Notes

Generation: Southern Islands
Desktop Variant: Pitcairn / Trinidad
Mobile Variant: Wimbledon / Neptune
Graphics/Compute: GFX6 (gfx601)
Display Core Engine: 6.0
Unified Video Decoder: 4.0
Video Compression Engine: 1.0
CLRX: GCN 1.0

Latest Drivers:
Windows XP / 8:
Catalyst Software Suite 14.4

Windows Vista :
Catalyst Software Suite 13.12

Windows 7:
32-bit: Radeon Software: Adrenalin Edition 18.9.3
64-bit: AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.6.1

Windows 8.1:
32-bit: Radeon Software: Crimson ReLive Edition 16.12.2 / 17.1.2
64-bit: Radeon Software: Crimson ReLive Edition 17.4.4 / 17.7.1

Windows 10:
32-bit: Radeon Software: Adrenalin Edition 18.9.3
64-bit: AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.6.1

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