Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 590 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 RX 590 is 1828 days newer than Radeon R9 270.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 270
- Consumes up to 14% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 150 vs 175 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590
- Performs up to 17% better in Rust than Radeon R9 270 - 104 vs 89 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 270 - 8 vs 2 GB
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon R9 270
Desktop • Nov 13th, 2013
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 270 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 13th, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
$179 | MSRP | $279 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 179.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| 900 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1469 MHz |
| 925 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1545 MHz |
| 1400 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
