Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon VII outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 270X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon VII is 1948 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 270X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 270X
- Up to 64% cheaper than Radeon VII - $207.86 vs $581.3
- Consumes up to 39% less energy than AMD Radeon VII - 180 vs 295 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon VII
- Performs up to 212% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Radeon R9 270X - 50 vs 16 FPS
- Up to 11% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Radeon R9 270X - $12.9 vs $14.42 per FPS
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 270X - 16 vs 2 GB
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
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FPS
50
100%
Value, €/FPS
€12.9/FPS
100%
Price, €
€645.24
35%
FPS and Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Desktop • Feb 7th, 2019
Theoretical Performance
AMD Radeon R9 270X | vs | AMD Radeon VII |
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Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Feb 7th, 2019 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | Vega II |
$199 | MSRP | $699 |
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 GB | Memory | 16 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | HBM2 |
256-bit | Bus | 4096-bit |
179.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 1024 GB/s |
1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1400 MHz |
1050 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
1400 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |