Graphics card comparison
Radeon RX 460 vs Radeon R9 270X
AMD
Radeon RX 460
2048 Mb GDDR5
Released 29 Jun 2016
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VS
AMD
Radeon R9 270X
2048 Mb GDDR5
Released 8 Oct 2013
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Summary
Synthetic performance index
- Radeon RX 460100%
- Radeon R9 270X107%
Relative performance
Gaming performance index
- Radeon RX 460100%
- Radeon R9 270X101%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 460
- 105 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon R9 270X .
- This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports FreeSync
- Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports TrueAudio
- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Reasons to consider the Radeon R9 270X
- 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- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Our verdict
No clear winner declared
These graphics cards seems to have comparable performance based on the game benchmark suite used (8 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| Radeon RX 460 | Radeon R9 270X |
|---|
| GPU Name | Baffin (Baffin PRO) | Curacao (Curacao XT) |
| Fab Process | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 123 mm² | 212 mm² |
| Transistors | 3,000 million | 2,800 million |
| Shaders | 896 | 1280 |
| Compute Units | 14 | 20 |
| Core clock | 1090 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| TMUs | 56 | 80 |
Memory configuration
| Radeon RX 460 | Radeon R9 270X |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1750 MHz
7000 MHz effective | 1400 MHz
5600 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 2048 Mb | 2048 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 460 | Radeon R9 270X |
|---|
| TDP | 75 watts | 180 watts |
| Release Date | 29 Jun 2016 | 8 Oct 2013 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- Radeon RX 46019.20 GP/s
- Radeon R9 270X32.00 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- Radeon RX 46067.20 GT/s
- Radeon R9 270X80.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- Radeon RX 460112.00 GB/s
- Radeon R9 270X179.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- Radeon RX 4602150.40 GFLOPs
- Radeon R9 270X2560.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
3DMark 11
- Radeon RX 4608080
- Radeon R9 270X8700
Points (higher is better)
Game benchmarks
Battlefield Hardline
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
- Radeon RX 46027
- Radeon R9 270X29
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- Radeon RX 46043
- Radeon R9 270X42
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 46028
- Radeon R9 270X27
FPS (higher is better)
Thief 2014
DX11, Very High Details
- Radeon RX 46038
- Radeon R9 270X37
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield Hardline
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
- Radeon RX 46018
- Radeon R9 270X22
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- Radeon RX 46032
- Radeon R9 270X28
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon RX 46021
- Radeon R9 270X21
FPS (higher is better)
Thief 2014
DX11, Very High Details
- Radeon RX 46027
- Radeon R9 270X27
FPS (higher is better)