Radeon R9 270 vs R9 Fury

Place in performance ranking	201	391
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	8.62	2.11
Architecture	GCN 1.2 (2015−2016)	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code name	Fiji	Curacao
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	no data	reference
Release date	16 June 2015 (9 years ago)	13 November 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$549	$179
Current price	$44 (0.1x MSRP)	$229 (1.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R9 Fury has 309% 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	3584	1280
Compute units	56	no data
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz	925 MHz
Number of transistors	8,900 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	275 Watt	150 Watt
Texture fill rate	224.0	74.00
Floating-point performance	7,168 gflops	2,368 gflops

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	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	210 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	1 x 6-pin
Bridgeless CrossFire	1	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	High Bandwidth Memory (HBM)	GDDR5
High bandwidth memory (HBM)	+	no data
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	4096 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	500 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	512 GB/s	179.2 GB/s
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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinity	+	1
Number of Eyefinity displays	6	no data
HDMI	+	+
DisplayPort support	+	+

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration	+	-
CrossFire	1	1
Enduro	-	-
FRTC	1	no data
FreeSync	1	1
HD3D	+	+
LiquidVR	1	1
PowerTune	+	-
TressFX	1	1
TrueAudio	+	+
ZeroCore	-	-
UVD	+	+
VCE	+	no data
DDMA audio	+	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	DirectX® 12
Shader Model	6.3	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	+	+
Mantle	+	-

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 Fury 24.84
+123%

R9 270 11.15

R9 Fury outperforms R9 270 by 123% based on our aggregate 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 Fury 9592
+123%

R9 270 4306

R9 Fury outperforms R9 270 by 123% 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 Fury 14580
+146%

R9 270 5930

R9 Fury outperforms R9 270 by 146% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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 Fury 1691
+138%

R9 270 711

R9 Fury outperforms R9 270 by 138% in Unigine Heaven 4.0.

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	92 +130%	40−45 −130%
1440p	106 +136%	45−50 −136%
4K	47 +124%	21−24 −124%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

40−45
+128%

18−20

−128%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +124%	21−24 −124%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +139%	18−20 −139%
Battlefield 5	80−85 +131%	35−40 −131%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +143%	21−24 −143%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +128%	18−20 −128%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +138%	24−27 −138%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +141%	27−30 −141%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +140%	45−50 −140%
Hitman 3	50−55 +138%	21−24 −138%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 +145%	40−45 −145%
Metro Exodus	80−85 +131%	35−40 −131%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +144%	27−30 −144%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	85−90 +143%	35−40 −143%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 +133%	30−33 −133%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +124%	21−24 −124%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +139%	18−20 −139%
Battlefield 5	51 +143%	21−24 −143%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +143%	21−24 −143%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +128%	18−20 −128%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +138%	24−27 −138%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +141%	27−30 −141%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +140%	45−50 −140%
Hitman 3	50−55 +138%	21−24 −138%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 +145%	40−45 −145%
Metro Exodus	80−85 +131%	35−40 −131%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +144%	27−30 −144%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	85−90 +143%	35−40 −143%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	91 +128%	40−45 −128%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 +133%	30−33 −133%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	29 +142%	12−14 −142%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +139%	18−20 −139%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +143%	21−24 −143%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +128%	18−20 −128%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +138%	24−27 −138%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +140%	45−50 −140%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 +145%	40−45 −145%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	85−90 +143%	35−40 −143%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	46 +156%	18−20 −156%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 +133%	30−33 −133%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

65−70
+144%

27−30

−144%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +124%	21−24 −124%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +152%	21−24 −152%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +160%	10−11 −160%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +150%	10−11 −150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +143%	14−16 −143%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +129%	7−8 −129%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +139%	18−20 −139%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +133%	21−24 −133%
Hitman 3	30−33 +150%	12−14 −150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +143%	21−24 −143%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +124%	21−24 −124%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +125%	24−27 −125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +158%	12−14 −158%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +125%	8−9 −125%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45
+133%

18−20

−133%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	38 +138%	16−18 −138%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +138%	8−9 −138%
Hitman 3	20−22 +150%	8−9 −150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +142%	12−14 −142%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +143%	7−8 −143%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	36 +125%	16−18 −125%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	11 +175%	4−5 −175%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +160%	5−6 −160%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +133%	6−7 −133%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +133%	6−7 −133%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +143%	14−16 −143%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +142%	12−14 −142%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +140%	10−11 −140%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%