Radeon R9 270X: specs and benchmarks

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Aggregate performance score

Radeon R9 270X provides acceptable gaming and benchmark performance at 11.02% of a leader's which is RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell.

Summary

AMD started Radeon R9 270X sales 8 October 2013 at a recommended price of $199. This is a desktop graphics card based on a GCN 1.0 architecture and made with 28 nm manufacturing process. It is primarily aimed at gamer market. 4 GB of GDDR5 memory clocked at are supplied, and together with 256 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 179.2 GB/s.

Compatibility-wise, this is a dual-slot graphics card attached via PCIe 3.0 x16 interface. Two 6-pin power connectors are required, and power consumption is at 180 Watt.

Primary details

Some basic facts about Radeon R9 270X: architecture, market segment, release date etc.

Place in the ranking445
Place by popularitynot in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.83
Power efficiency4.95of 100.00 (Radeon 890M)
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameCuracao
Market segmentDesktop
Designreference
Release date8 October 2013 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 of 14,999 (Quadro Plex 7000)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Radeon R9 270X's specs such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of Radeon R9 270X's performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.

Pipelines / CUDA cores1280of 960 (GeForce GTX 660)
Boost clock speed1050 MHzof 1000 (HD Graphics (Haswell))
Number of transistors2,800 millionof 100,000 million (Data Center GPU Max 1100)
Manufacturing process technology28 nmof 0.003 MB (Arc Graphics 140V)
Power consumption (TDP)180 Wattof 235 (FirePro S9150)
Texture fill rate84.00of 1,968 (RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell)
Floating-point processing power2.688 TFLOPSof 126 (RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell)
ROPs32of 512 (Moore Threads MTT S4000)
TMUs80of 896 (Data Center GPU Max 1350)
L1 Cache320 KBof 64 MB (Data Center GPU Max 1550)
L2 Cache512 KBof 408 MB (Data Center GPU Max 1350)

Form factor & compatibility

This section provides details about the physical dimensions of Radeon R9 270X and its compatibility with other computer components. This information is useful when selecting a computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards, it includes details about the interface and bus (for motherboard compatibility) and additional power connectors (for power supply compatibility).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16
Width2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2 x 6-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of memory installed on Radeon R9 270X: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM instead.

Memory typeGDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GBof 288 GB (Radeon Instinct MI325X)
Memory bus width256 Bitof 384 (GeForce GTX 980 Ti)
Memory bandwidth179.2 GB/sof 983040 MB (GeForce RTX 5080)
Shared memory-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on Radeon R9 270X. As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference graphics cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model, while non-reference desktop models can (though not necessarily will) bear a different set of video ports.

Display Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinity+
HDMI+
DisplayPort support+

Supported technologies

Technological solutions and APIs supported by Radeon R9 270X. You'll probably need this information if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration+
CrossFire+
FreeSync+
HD3D+
LiquidVR+
TressFX+
TrueAudio+
UVD+
DDMA audio+

API and SDK support

APIs supported by Radeon R9 270X, sometimes including their particular versions.

DirectXDirectX® 12
Shader Model5.1
OpenGL4.6
OpenCL1.2
Vulkan+

Benchmark performance

Synthetic benchmark performance of Radeon R9 270X. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

R9 270X
11.02

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

R9 270X 4873
Samples: 10886

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 270X 6560

Unigine Heaven 4.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark, a newer version of Unigine 3.0 with relatively small differences. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. The benchmark is still sometimes used, despite its significant age, as it was released back in 2013.

R9 270X 735

Gaming performance

Let's see how good Radeon R9 270X is for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in frames per second. Comparisons with game system requirements are included, but remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect reality inaccurately.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 65−70
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 50−55
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
Far Cry 5 35−40
Fortnite 65−70
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
Valorant 100−110

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 50−55
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 170−180
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
Dota 2 80−85
Far Cry 5 35−40
Fortnite 65−70
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
Grand Theft Auto V 45−50
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
Metro Exodus 24−27
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
Valorant 100−110

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 50−55
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
Dota 2 80−85
Far Cry 5 35−40
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
Valorant 100−110

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 65−70

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 85−90
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
Metro Exodus 14−16
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
Valorant 120−130

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 30−35
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
Far Cry 5 24−27
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
Hogwarts Legacy 12−14
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 24−27

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
Metro Exodus 8−9
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
Valorant 60−65

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 16−18
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
Dota 2 40−45
Far Cry 5 12−14
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12

4K
Epic

Fortnite 10−12

Closest competitors

Radeon R9 270X's performance relative to its closest rivals among desktop graphics cards.


Radeon R9 270X 100

NVIDIA equivalent

According to our data, the closest NVIDIA alternative to Radeon R9 270X is GeForce GTX 760, which is slower by 1% and lower by 3 positions in our ranking.

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Similar GPUs

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Recommended processors

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