GeForce RTX 2060 Super vs Radeon R9 270

Place in performance ranking	391	77
Place by popularity	not in top-100	19
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.11	29.50
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)	Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code name	Curacao	Turing TU106
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	13 November 2013 (10 years ago)	2 July 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$179	$399
Current price	$229 (1.3x MSRP)	$374 (0.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2060 Super has 1298% better value for money than R9 270.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1280	2176
Core clock speed	no data	1470 MHz
Boost clock speed	925 MHz	1650 MHz
Number of transistors	2,800 million	10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	175 Watt
Texture fill rate	74.00	224.4
Floating-point performance	2,368 gflops	no data

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 support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	210 mm	229 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin	1x 8-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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	179.2 GB/s	448.0 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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 Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
Eyefinity	1	no data
HDMI	+	+
DisplayPort support	+	no data
G-SYNC support	no data	+

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration	-	no data
CrossFire	1	no data
Enduro	-	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
HD3D	+	no data
LiquidVR	1	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TressFX	1	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
ZeroCore	-	no data
UVD	+	no data
DDMA audio	+	no data
VR Ready	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	+	1.2.131
Mantle	-	no data
CUDA	no data	7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

R9 270 11.15

RTX 2060 Super 42.88
+285%

GeForce RTX 2060 Super outperforms Radeon R9 270 by 285% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

R9 270 4306

RTX 2060 Super 16559
+285%

GeForce RTX 2060 Super outperforms Radeon R9 270 by 285% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

R9 270 5930

RTX 2060 Super 21970
+270%

GeForce RTX 2060 Super outperforms Radeon R9 270 by 270% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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 HD	30−35 −293%	118 +293%
1440p	16−18 −331%	69 +331%
4K	10−12 −350%	45 +350%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

21−24

−319%

88
+319%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −321%	101 +321%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −286%	81 +286%
Battlefield 5	40−45 −308%	163 +308%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 −325%	102 +325%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −339%	79 +339%
Far Cry 5	30−33 −333%	130 +333%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −311%	144 +311%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −334%	152 +334%
Hitman 3	24−27 −292%	94 +292%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 −285%	231 +285%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −311%	144 +311%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 −307%	122 +307%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 −315%	228 +315%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −285%	104 +285%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −305%	85 +305%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −325%	68 +325%
Battlefield 5	35−40 −329%	150 +329%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 −296%	95 +296%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −294%	71 +294%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −300%	108 +300%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −293%	106 +293%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −287%	271 +287%
Hitman 3	18−20 −328%	77 +328%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 −291%	293 +291%
Metro Exodus	30−33 −340%	132 +340%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 −303%	121 +303%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 −309%	184 +309%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −308%	163 +308%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 −293%	216 +293%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −336%	61 +336%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −336%	61 +336%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −294%	71 +294%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −288%	62 +288%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −311%	74 +311%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 −300%	120 +300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 −337%	131 +337%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 −290%	156 +290%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −305%	85 +305%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −321%	59 +321%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30
−322%

114

+322%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 −300%	96 +300%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −322%	114 +322%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −333%	52 +333%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −292%	47 +292%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −289%	70 +289%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −300%	40 +300%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −319%	88 +319%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −308%	98 +308%
Hitman 3	14−16 −314%	58 +314%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −313%	99 +313%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −314%	87 +314%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −322%	114 +322%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −300%	60−65 +300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 −340%	44 +340%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

−290%

82
+290%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −292%	47 +292%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 −310%	41 +310%
Hitman 3	10−11 −290%	39 +290%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −300%	55−60 +300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −322%	38 +322%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −321%	59 +321%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −289%	35 +289%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 −314%	29 +314%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −329%	30 +329%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −375%	19 +375%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −329%	30 +329%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −319%	67 +319%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −300%	56 +300%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −308%	49 +308%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 −317%	25 +317%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11

−320%

42
+320%

This is how R9 270 and RTX 2060 Super compete in popular games:

RTX 2060 Super is 293% faster in 1080p
RTX 2060 Super is 331% faster in 1440p
RTX 2060 Super is 350% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	11.15	42.88
Recency	13 November 2013	2 July 2019
Cost	$179	$399
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	175 Watt