Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290X outperforms Radeon R9 270 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 290X is 20 days older than Radeon R9 270.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Performs up to 12% better in Rust than Radeon R9 270 - 100 vs 89 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 270 - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 270
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 150 vs 290 Watts
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Desktop • Nov 13th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | AMD Radeon R9 270 |
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Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 13th, 2013 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$549 | MSRP | $179 |
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
512-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 179.2 GB/s |
1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 900 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1400 MHz |