NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 vs AMD Radeon R9 270X

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Combined performance score

R9 270X
12.62

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms Radeon R9 270X by 692% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking3621
Place by popularitynot in top-1007
Value for money4.4310.69
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)Ada Lovelace
GPU code nameCuracao XTAD102-300-A1
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date8 October 2013 (10 years old)20 September 2022 (1 year old)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 $1,599
Current price$136 (0.7x MSRP)$1756 (1.1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4090 has 141% better value for money than R9 270X.

Technical specs

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 cores128016384
Core clock speedno data2235 MHz
Boost clock speed1050 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistors2,800 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)180 Watt450 Watt
Texture fill rate84.001,290
Floating-point performance2,688 gflopsno data

Size and 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 supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Width2-slot3-slot
Supplementary power connectors2 x 6-pin1x 16-pin

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount4 GB24 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speedno data21000 MHz
Memory bandwidth179.2 GB/s1,008 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Eyefinity+no data
HDMI++
DisplayPort support+no data

Technologies

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

AppAcceleration+no data
CrossFire1no data
Enduro-no data
FreeSync1no data
HD3D+no data
LiquidVR1no data
PowerTune-no data
TressFX1no data
TrueAudio+no data
ZeroCore-no data
UVD+no data
DDMA audio+no data

API support

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan+1.3
Mantle-no data
CUDAno data8.9

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 270X 12.62
RTX 4090 100.00
+692%

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms Radeon R9 270X by 692% in our combined 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 270X 4889
RTX 4090 38753
+693%

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms Radeon R9 270X by 693% 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 270X 6560
RTX 4090 73174
+1015%

GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms Radeon R9 270X by 1015% 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 HD30−35
−783%
265
+783%
1440p24−27
−783%
212
+783%
4K18−20
−733%
150
+733%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
−1025%
225
+1025%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−770%
235
+770%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−1267%
287
+1267%
Battlefield 5 40−45
−349%
190−200
+349%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
−439%
170−180
+439%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
−1010%
222
+1010%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−553%
209
+553%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
−424%
178
+424%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−591%
300−350
+591%
Hitman 3 30−35
−544%
210−220
+544%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−958%
275
+958%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−771%
180−190
+771%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−1031%
294
+1031%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
−717%
188
+717%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−719%
221
+719%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−1081%
248
+1081%
Battlefield 5 40−45
−349%
190−200
+349%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
−439%
170−180
+439%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
−970%
214
+970%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−528%
201
+528%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
−403%
171
+403%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−591%
300−350
+591%
Hitman 3 30−35
−544%
210−220
+544%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−862%
250
+862%
Metro Exodus 18−20
−1089%
226
+1089%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−771%
180−190
+771%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−1008%
288
+1008%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−2104%
573
+2104%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
−652%
173
+652%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−563%
179
+563%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−948%
220
+948%
Battlefield 5 40−45
−349%
190−200
+349%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
−950%
210
+950%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−484%
187
+484%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
−353%
154
+353%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−591%
300−350
+591%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−1073%
305
+1073%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
−565%
153
+565%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−728%
140−150
+728%
Hitman 3 20−22
−965%
210−220
+965%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−1217%
237
+1217%
Metro Exodus 10−12
−1509%
177
+1509%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−933%
90−95
+933%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−1594%
271
+1594%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−1092%
155
+1092%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
−1933%
183
+1933%
Battlefield 5 24−27
−684%
190−200
+684%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−2467%
154
+2467%
Far Cry 5 20−22
−830%
186
+830%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−591%
152
+591%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−1079%
280−290
+1079%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−2133%
268
+2133%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
−2071%
152
+2071%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−967%
95−100
+967%
Hitman 3 12−14
−967%
120−130
+967%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
−1978%
187
+1978%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−2183%
137
+2183%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−814%
60−65
+814%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−2557%
186
+2557%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−2445%
280
+2445%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−1614%
120
+1614%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−1900%
120
+1900%
Battlefield 5 12−14
−1033%
130−140
+1033%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−3900%
80
+3900%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−1630%
173
+1630%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−1015%
145
+1015%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−1394%
250−260
+1394%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
−2825%
117
+2825%

This is how R9 270X and RTX 4090 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • RTX 4090 is 783% faster than R9 270X

1440p resolution:

  • RTX 4090 is 783% faster than R9 270X

4K resolution:

  • RTX 4090 is 733% faster than R9 270X

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4090 is 3900% faster than the R9 270X.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 4090 surpassed R9 270X in all 68 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 12.62 100.00
Recency 8 October 2013 20 September 2022
Cost $199 $1599
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 450 Watt

The GeForce RTX 4090 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 270X in performance tests.


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

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