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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6800 outperforms Radeon R9 270X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 6800 is 2577 days newer than Radeon R9 270X.
Advantages of Radeon R9 270X
- Consumes up to 28% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6800 - 180 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of Radeon RX 6800
- Performs up to 219% better in Alan Wake 2 than Radeon R9 270X - 83 vs 26 FPS
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 270X - 16 vs 2 GB
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon RX 6800
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
FPS
83
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$9.4/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$779.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
XFX Speedster SWFT319 AMD Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 2 RX-68XLAQBD9
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon R9 270X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Radeon RX 6800
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6800
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
202.1 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
505.2 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 270X | vs | Radeon RX 6800 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 28th, 2020 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi II |
$199 | MSRP | $579 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 16 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 179.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 512 GB/s |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1700 MHz |
| 1050 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2105 MHz |
| 1400 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
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