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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms Radeon R9 270 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 6500 XT is 2989 days newer than Radeon R9 270.
Advantages of Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Performs up to 38% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Radeon R9 270 - 54 vs 39 FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 270 - 107 vs 150 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 270 - 4 vs 2 GB
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
54
100%
Value, €/FPS
€3.15/FPS
100%
Price, €
€169.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon™ RX 6500 XT ITX Pure Gaming OC 4GB GDDR6 HDMI/DP
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 270
Desktop • Nov 13th, 2013
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 270 | vs | Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 13th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 19th, 2022 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi II |
$179 | MSRP | $199 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
179.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 143.9 GB/s |
| 900 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2310 MHz |
| 925 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2815 MHz |
| 1400 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2248 MHz |
PCs Using Radeon R9 270 or Radeon RX 6500 XT
With selected game settings
41 FPS
€17.78/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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41 FPS
€16.58/FPS
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16 GB, N/A Storage
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41 FPS
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16 GB, N/A Storage
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50 FPS
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16 GB, N/A Storage
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45 FPS
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16 GB, N/A Storage
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47 FPS
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16 GB, N/A Storage
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€26.58/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i9-13900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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