A16 PCIe vs Radeon R9 270 1024SP
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Pitcairn | GA107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 13 March 2015 (11 years ago) | 12 April 2021 (5 years ago) |
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 cores | 1024 | 2560 ×4 |
| Core clock speed | 900 MHz | 885 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 925 MHz | 1695 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,800 million | 17,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 59.20 | 135.6 ×4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.894 TFLOPS | 8.678 TFLOPS ×4 |
| ROPs | 32 | 48 ×4 |
| TMUs | 64 | 80 ×4 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 80 ×4 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 20 ×4 |
| L1 Cache | 256 KB | 2.5 MB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 2 MB |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 8-pin EPS |
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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 16 GB ×4 |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit ×4 |
| Memory clock speed | 1200 MHz | 1812 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 153.6 GB/s | 231.9 GB/s ×4 |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 13 March 2015 | 12 April 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 250 Watt |
R9 270 1024SP has 67% lower power consumption.
A16 PCIe, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon R9 270 1024SP and A16 PCIe. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon R9 270 1024SP is a desktop graphics card while A16 PCIe is a workstation one.
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