AMD Radeon R9 270X: specs and benchmarks

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Games supported 77%

Year of release 2013

Performance 12.50

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

It provides poor gaming and benchmark performance at

12.50%

of a leader's which is NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090.

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General info

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

Place in performance ranking	313
Value for money	2.71
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code name	Curacao XT
Market segment	Desktop
Design	reference
Release date	8 October 2013 (9 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199
Current price	$284 (1.4x MSRP)	of 158889 (A100 PCIe)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Technical specs

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 cores	1280	of 20480 (Data Center GPU Max NEXT)
Boost clock speed	1050 MHz	of 3599 (Radeon RX 7990 XTX)
Number of transistors	2,800 million	of 14400 (GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	of 4 (GeForce RTX 4080)
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	of 2400 (Data Center GPU Max Subsystem)
Texture fill rate	84.00	of 969.9 (H100 SXM5 96 GB)
Floating-point performance	2,688 gflops	of 16384 (Radeon Pro Duo)

Size and 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 support	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16
Width	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2 x 6-pin

Memory

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 type	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	of 128 (Radeon Instinct MI250X)
Memory bus width	256 Bit	of 8192 (Radeon Instinct MI250X)
Memory bandwidth	179.2 GB/s	of 14400 (Radeon R7 M260)
Shared memory	-

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinity	+
HDMI	+
DisplayPort support	+

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	1
Enduro	-
FreeSync	1
HD3D	+
LiquidVR	1
PowerTune	-
TressFX	1
TrueAudio	+
ZeroCore	-
UVD	+
DDMA audio	+

API support

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12
Shader Model	5.1
OpenGL	4.6
OpenCL	1.2
Vulkan	+
Mantle	-

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 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 270X 12.50

Passmark

This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various 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: 24%

R9 270X 4917

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 seemingly made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

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.

Benchmark coverage: 1%

R9 270X 735

Mining hashrates

Cryptocurrency mining performance of Radeon R9 270X. Usually measured in megahashes per second.

Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	318 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)	30 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)	163 Sol/s

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.

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

21−24

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24
Battlefield 5	40−45
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24
Far Cry 5	30−35
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35
Forza Horizon 4	40−45
Hitman 3	35−40
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24
Battlefield 5	40−45
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24
Far Cry 5	30−35
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35
Forza Horizon 4	40−45
Hitman 3	35−40
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30
Metro Exodus	18−20
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24
Battlefield 5	40−45
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24
Far Cry 5	30−35
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35
Forza Horizon 4	40−45
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20
Hitman 3	20−22
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18
Metro Exodus	10−12
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10
Battlefield 5	24−27
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9
Far Cry 5	21−24
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24
Forza Horizon 4	21−24
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10
Hitman 3	12−14
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10
Metro Exodus	5−6
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6
Battlefield 5	12−14
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4
Far Cry 5	10−11
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14
Forza Horizon 4	16−18
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5

Relative perfomance

Radeon R9 270X's performance compared to nearest competitors among desktop video cards.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB 104.16

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630 103.04

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 102.64

AMD Radeon R9 270X 100

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 97.04

AMD Radeon HD 7950 96.88

AMD Radeon Sky 500 96.32

NVIDIA equivalent

According to our data, the closest NVIDIA alternative to Radeon R9 270X is GeForce GTX 1050, which is faster by 3% and higher by 2 positions in our ranking.