Radeon RX Vega 7 vs R9 270

Place in performance ranking	391	503
Place by popularity	not in top-100	10
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.11	10.89
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)	Vega (2017−2021)
GPU code name	Curacao	Vega Raven Ridge
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	13 November 2013 (10 years ago)	7 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$179	no data
Current price	$229 (1.3x MSRP)	$387

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX Vega 7 has 416% 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	448
Boost clock speed	925 MHz	1800 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 performance	2,368 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 270 and Radeon RX Vega 7 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

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	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	no data
Eyefinity	1	no data
HDMI	+	no data
DisplayPort 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

API compatibility

List of supported graphics 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	+	no data
Mantle	-	no data

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
+50.7%

RX Vega 7 7.40

R9 270 outperforms RX Vega 7 by 51% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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
+77.1%

RX Vega 7 3348

R9 270 outperforms RX Vega 7 by 77% 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 +30.4%	23 −30.4%
1440p	55−60 +48.6%	37 −48.6%
4K	21−24 +40%	15 −40%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

27−30
+50%

−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−33 +42.9%	21 −42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 +42.1%	19 −42.1%
Battlefield 5	30−33 +36.4%	21−24 −36.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +41.2%	17 −41.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +50%	14 −50%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +41.2%	17 −41.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 +42.9%	21−24 −42.9%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +48.6%	37 −48.6%
Hitman 3	21−24 +50%	14 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 +46.3%	41 −46.3%
Metro Exodus	40−45 +48.1%	27 −48.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +48.1%	27 −48.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +37.9%	29 −37.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 +41.2%	17 −41.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +41.2%	17 −41.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +40%	15 −40%
Battlefield 5	30−33 +36.4%	21−24 −36.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +50%	18 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +40%	10 −40%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +41.2%	16−18 −41.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 +42.9%	21−24 −42.9%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +38.9%	35−40 −38.9%
Hitman 3	10−11 +42.9%	7 −42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−105 +37%	73 −37%
Metro Exodus	30−33 +50%	20 −50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 +50%	20 −50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +45.8%	24 −45.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +42.1%	19 −42.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +50%	80 −50%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +40%	14−16 −40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +40%	14−16 −40%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +33.3%	9 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +41.2%	16−18 −41.2%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +48.1%	27 −48.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 +36.4%	22 −36.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 +42.9%	21 −42.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +38.5%	13 −38.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +37.9%	27−30 −37.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30
+50%

−50%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 +50%	14−16 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +45.5%	10−12 −45.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +45.5%	10−12 −45.5%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +38.5%	12−14 −38.5%
Hitman 3	16−18 +45.5%	10−12 −45.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +50%	16−18 −50%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20
+38.5%

12−14

−38.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Hitman 3	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%