The Radeon R9 270 is at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 590. We cannot compare value as at least one GPU is out of stock.
Advantages of the Radeon R9 270
- Consumes up to 14% less energy – 150 vs 175 Watts
Advantages of the Radeon RX 590
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 2 GB
Radeon R9 270 vs Radeon RX 590 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R9 270
Nov 13th, 2013
Average FPS
50
68%
Min 1% FPS
22
59%
Price, £
Out of Stock
Value, £/FPS
Not Available
All items are out of stock.
Radeon RX 590
Nov 15th, 2018
Average FPS
73
100%
Min 1% FPS
37
100%
Price, £
£149.99
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.05/FPS
100%
Radeon R9 270 vs Radeon RX 590 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon R9 270 vs Radeon RX 590 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 270 vs Radeon RX 590 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 270
Nov 13th, 2013
Memory
2 GB
25%
Memory Bandwidth
179.2 GB/s
70%
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
60%
Texture Fillrate
74 GTexel/s
33%
FP32
2.368 TFLOPS
33%
Radeon RX 590
Nov 15th, 2018
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
7.119 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 270 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Nov 13th, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
$179.00 | MSRP | $279.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
150 W | Power Consumption | 175 W |
| Memory | ||
| 2 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 179.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 29.6 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 49.44 GPixel/s |
| 74 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 222.5 GTexel/s |
| 2.368 TFLOPS | FP32 | 7.119 TFLOPS |
