Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 5500 XT outperforms Radeon R9 270X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 5500 XT is 2256 days newer than Radeon R9 270X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
- Performs up to 48% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Radeon R9 270X - 40 vs 27 FPS
- Consumes up to 28% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 270X - 130 vs 180 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 270X - 4 vs 2 GB
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 270X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Radeon RX 5500 XT
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 270X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
33.6 GPixel/s
56.91056910569105%
Texel Fillrate
84 GTexel/s
51.724137931034484%
Radeon RX 5500 XT
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
59.04 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
162.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 270X | vs | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Dec 12th, 2019 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi |
| $199 | MSRP | $169 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
| 179.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1607 MHz |
| 1050 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1845 MHz |
| 1400 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
