Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) vs R9 270

Place in the ranking	422	586
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.06	no data
Power efficiency	5.11	27.58
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code name	Curacao	Vega Renoir
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	13 November 2013 (11 years ago)	7 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$179	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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 cores	1280	384
Core clock speed	no data	400 MHz
Boost clock speed	925 MHz	1500 MHz
Number of transistors	2,800 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	74.00	no data
Floating-point processing power	2.368 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	32	no data
TMUs	80	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	no data
Length	210 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin	no data

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	no data
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory bandwidth	179.2 GB/s	no data
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 Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	no data
Eyefinity	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DisplayPort support	+	-

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
HD3D	+	-
LiquidVR	+	-
TressFX	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
UVD	+	-
DDMA audio	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12_1
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
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. 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 11.18
+85.1%

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 6.04

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.

R9 270 5930
+112%

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 2793

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	35−40 +75%	20 −75%
1440p	50−55 +78.6%	28 −78.6%
4K	35−40 +75%	20 −75%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	5.11	no data
1440p	3.58	no data
4K	5.11	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16 +0%	16 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Battlefield 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14 +0%	14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 +0%	9 +0%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Hitman 3	11 +0%	11 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	97 +0%	97 +0%
Metro Exodus	23 +0%	23 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	22 +0%	22 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	62 +0%	62 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Battlefield 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12 +0%	12 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	6 +0%	6 +0%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Hitman 3	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	73 +0%	73 +0%
Metro Exodus	17 +0%	17 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14 +0%	14 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21 +0%	21 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50 +0%	50 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Hitman 3	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	17 +0%	17 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18 +0%	18 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	11 +0%	11 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Hitman 3	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−12

+0%

10−12

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Hitman 3	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	11 +0%	11 +0%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8

+0%

7−8

+0%

This is how R9 270 and RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) compete in popular games:

R9 270 is 75% faster in 1080p
R9 270 is 79% faster in 1440p
R9 270 is 75% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 71 test (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	11.18	6.04
Recency	13 November 2013	7 January 2020
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	15 Watt

R9 270 has a 85.1% higher aggregate performance score.

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 900% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R9 270 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 270 is a desktop card while Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.