Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 480 outperforms Radeon R9 270X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 480 is 995 days newer than Radeon R9 270X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 480
- Performs up to 35% better in Apex Legends than Radeon R9 270X - 107 vs 79 FPS
- Consumes up to 17% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 270X - 150 vs 180 Watts
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 270X - 8 vs 2 GB
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon R9 270X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
40.51 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
182.3 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 270X | vs | AMD Radeon RX 480 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Jun 29th, 2016 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Arctic Islands |
$199 | MSRP | $229 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-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 |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1120 MHz |
| 1050 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1266 MHz |
| 1400 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
