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Graphics card overview

Radeon R9 270X

AMD

Radeon R9 270X

2048 Mb GDDR5 Released 8 Oct 2013 DESKTOP
Radeon R9 270X

Core configuration

GPUCuracao
ArchitectureAMD_GCN_1_0
Shaders : TMUs : ROPs1280 : 80 : 32
Raytracing Coresnone
Performance2560.00 GFLOPs

Memory configuration

Memory Size2048 Mb
Memory Bus Width256 bit
Memory Speed1400 MHz
5600 MHz effective
Memory Bandwidth179.00 Gb/s

Summary

Relative performance

Performance summary, based on benchmarks charts.

The Radeon R9 270X is a graphics card released by AMD on 8 Oct 2013. The graphics card houses the Curacao die, based on the AMD_GCN_1_0 architecture which packs 2,800 million transistors on a 28 nm, 212 mm² die.

Radeon R9 270X pros and cons

  • Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
  • Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
  • Supports Mantle
  • Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

Specifications

Compared to similar performing cards
Radeon R9 270X Radeon R9 270X Radeon RX 460 Radeon RX 460 Compare GeForce GTX 950 GeForce GTX 950 Compare Radeon R7 370 Radeon R7 370 Compare GeForce GTX 750 Ti GeForce GTX 750 Ti Compare
Shader units 1280 896 768 1024 640
ROPs 32 16 32 32 16
Graphics processor Curacao Baffin GM206 Trinidad GM107
Process size 28 nm 14 nm 28 nm 28 nm 28 nm
Memory 2048 Mb GDDR5 (1400 MHz
5600 MHz effective)		 2048 Mb GDDR5 (1750 MHz
7000 MHz effective)		 2048 Mb GDDR5 (1653 MHz
6612 MHz effective)		 2048 Mb GDDR5 (1400 MHz
5600 MHz effective)		 2048 Mb GDDR5 (1350 MHz
5400 MHz effective)
Memory bus width 256 bit 128 bit 128 bit 256 bit 128 bit
Memory bandwidth 179.00 Gb/s 112.00 Gb/s 105.80 Gb/s 179.20 Gb/s 86.40 Gb/s
Release date 8 Oct 2013 29 Jun 2016 20 Aug 2015 18 Jun 2015 18 Feb 2014

Benchmarks

Grand Theft Auto V

  • GeForce GTX 950 45
  • Radeon R7 370 43
  • Radeon RX 460 43
  • Radeon R9 270X 42
  • GeForce GTX 750 Ti 34

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

  • Radeon RX 460 32
  • GeForce GTX 950 31
  • Radeon R7 370 31
  • Radeon R9 270X 28
  • GeForce GTX 750 Ti 23

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

  • Radeon R9 270X 22
  • Radeon R7 370 21
  • GeForce GTX 950 20

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

  • GeForce GTX 950 38
  • Radeon RX 460 38
  • Radeon R7 370 37
  • Radeon R9 270X 37

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

  • Radeon R7 370 27
  • Radeon R9 270X 27
  • Radeon RX 460 27
  • GeForce GTX 950 26

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

  • GeForce GTX 950 7
  • Radeon R7 370 7
  • Radeon R9 270X 6

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

  • Radeon RX 460 28
  • Radeon R9 270X 27
  • GeForce GTX 950 27
  • Radeon R7 370 25

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

  • Radeon R9 270X 21
  • Radeon RX 460 21
  • GeForce GTX 950 20
  • Radeon R7 370 19

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

  • Radeon R9 270X 11
  • GeForce GTX 950 11
  • Radeon R7 370 10

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield Hardline

  • GeForce GTX 950 32
  • Radeon R7 370 31
  • Radeon R9 270X 29
  • Radeon RX 460 27

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield Hardline

  • GeForce GTX 950 22
  • Radeon R7 370 22
  • Radeon R9 270X 22
  • Radeon RX 460 18

FPS (higher is better)