Radeon R9 270X vs Arc 8-Core iGPU

Arc 7-Core iGPU Arc 7-Cores iGPU Arc 8-Core iGPU
VS
Radeon R9 255 OEM Radeon R9 260 OEM Radeon R9 270 Radeon R9 270 1024SP Radeon R9 270X Radeon R9 280 Radeon R9 280X Radeon R9 280X2 Radeon R9 285 Radeon R9 285X Radeon R9 290 Radeon R9 290X Radeon R9 290X2 Radeon R9 295X2

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Arc 8-Core iGPU with Radeon R9 270X, including specs and performance data.

Arc 8-Core iGPU
2023
18.48
+46.1%

Arc 8-Core iGPU outperforms R9 270X by a considerable 46% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Arc 8-Core iGPU Arc 8-Core iGPU
R9 270X R9 270X

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking308404
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data5.86
Power efficiencyno data4.83
ArchitectureXe LPG (2023)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameMeteor Lake iGPUCuracao
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date14 December 2023 (1 year ago)8 October 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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 cores81280
Boost clock speed2300 MHz1050 MHz
Number of transistorsno data2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data180 Watt
Texture fill rateno data84.00
Floating-point processing powerno data2.688 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data80

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).

Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2 x 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 typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data4 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory bandwidthno data179.2 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 Connectorsno data2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinity-+
HDMI-+
DisplayPort support-+

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration-+
CrossFire-+
FreeSync-+
HD3D-+
LiquidVR-+
TressFX-+
TrueAudio-+
UVD-+
DDMA audiono data+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12_2DirectX® 12
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

Arc 8-Core iGPU 18.48
+46.1%
R9 270X 12.65

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Arc 8-Core iGPU 8561
+30.5%
R9 270X 6560

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 HD35
+66.7%
21−24
−66.7%
1440p18
+50%
12−14
−50%
4K16
+60%
10−12
−60%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data9.48
1440pno data16.58
4Kno data19.90

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 53
+76.7%
30−33
−76.7%
Counter-Strike 2 26
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+54.2%
24−27
−54.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 40
+33.3%
30−33
−33.3%
Battlefield 5 70−75
+40.4%
50−55
−40.4%
Counter-Strike 2 23
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+54.2%
24−27
−54.2%
Far Cry 5 39
−2.6%
40−45
+2.6%
Fortnite 90−95
+36.2%
65−70
−36.2%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+39.2%
50−55
−39.2%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+54.8%
30−35
−54.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
+51.2%
40−45
−51.2%
Valorant 130−140
+27.6%
100−110
−27.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 28
−7.1%
30−33
+7.1%
Battlefield 5 70−75
+40.4%
50−55
−40.4%
Counter-Strike 2 23
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 210−220
+28.2%
170−180
−28.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+54.2%
24−27
−54.2%
Far Cry 5 36
−11.1%
40−45
+11.1%
Fortnite 90−95
+36.2%
65−70
−36.2%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+39.2%
50−55
−39.2%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+54.8%
30−35
−54.8%
Grand Theft Auto V 25
−80%
45−50
+80%
Metro Exodus 28
+16.7%
24−27
−16.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
+51.2%
40−45
−51.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 48
+50%
30−35
−50%
Valorant 130−140
+27.6%
100−110
−27.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+40.4%
50−55
−40.4%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+52.4%
21−24
−52.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+54.2%
24−27
−54.2%
Far Cry 5 34
−17.6%
40−45
+17.6%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+39.2%
50−55
−39.2%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+54.8%
30−35
−54.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
+51.2%
40−45
−51.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
−33.3%
30−35
+33.3%
Valorant 130−140
+27.6%
100−110
−27.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 90−95
+36.2%
65−70
−36.2%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 120−130
+41.1%
90−95
−41.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 11
−63.6%
18−20
+63.6%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+97.6%
80−85
−97.6%
Valorant 160−170
+32%
120−130
−32%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+53.1%
30−35
−53.1%
Counter-Strike 2 20−22
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Far Cry 5 32
+23.1%
24−27
−23.1%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+48.3%
27−30
−48.3%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+47.6%
21−24
−47.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+47.4%
18−20
−47.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 35−40
+56%
24−27
−56%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Grand Theft Auto V 9
−156%
21−24
+156%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+66.7%
14−16
−66.7%
Valorant 95−100
+51.6%
60−65
−51.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+62.5%
16−18
−62.5%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+50%
20−22
−50%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+54.5%
10−12
−54.5%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 16−18
+54.5%
10−12
−54.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Dota 2 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Dota 2 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Dota 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

This is how Arc 8-Core iGPU and R9 270X compete in popular games:

  • Arc 8-Core iGPU is 67% faster in 1080p
  • Arc 8-Core iGPU is 50% faster in 1440p
  • Arc 8-Core iGPU is 60% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Arc 8-Core iGPU is 98% faster.
  • in Grand Theft Auto V, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the R9 270X is 156% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Arc 8-Core iGPU is ahead in 55 tests (82%)
  • R9 270X is ahead in 8 tests (12%)
  • there's a draw in 4 tests (6%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 18.48 12.65
Recency 14 December 2023 8 October 2013
Chip lithography 5 nm 28 nm

Arc 8-Core iGPU has a 46.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc 8-Core iGPU is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 270X in performance tests.

Be aware that Arc 8-Core iGPU is a notebook card while Radeon R9 270X is a desktop one.

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