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Radeon R9 270 vs Radeon RX 6500 XT

Radeon R9 270 vs Radeon RX 6500 XT: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Radeon R9 270

2 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

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Radeon RX 6500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 64-bit

Asrock Radeon RX 6500 XT Phantom Gaming 4GB OC GDDR6 Graphics Card, RDNA2, AMD FidelityFX, 1024 Streams, 2820MHz Boost

Buy for £178.04 on Amazon

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Radeon R9 270

2 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

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Radeon RX 6500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 64-bit

Asrock Radeon RX 6500 XT Phantom Gaming 4GB OC GDDR6 Graphics Card, RDNA2, AMD FidelityFX, 1024 Streams, 2820MHz Boost

Buy for £178.04 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 108 minutes ago

Prices and Stock
MSRP $179

All items are out of stock

Prices and Stock
MSRP $199

Asrock Radeon RX 6500 XT Phantom Gaming 4GB OC GDDR6 Graphics Card, RDNA2, AMD FidelityFX, 1024 Streams, 2820MHz Boost

ASUS Dual AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT OC Edition 4GB GDDR6 Gaming Graphics Card (AMD RDNA 2, PCIe 4.0, 4GB GDDR6

POWERCOLOR AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT ITX Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory

MSI AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X OC 4GB Open Box Graphics Card

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 65% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Radeon R9 270 - 61 vs 37 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

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This is a free version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra+

Desktop • Nov 13th, 2013

FPS

37

61%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

FPS

61

100%

Value, £/FPS

£2.92/FPS

100%

Price, £

£178.04

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Asrock Radeon RX 6500 XT Phantom Gaming 4GB OC GDDR6 Graphics Card, RDNA2, AMD FidelityFX, 1024 Streams, 2820MHz Boost

Buy for £178.04 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 108 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra+

Desktop • Nov 13th, 2013

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

81

FPS

99

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

385

FPS

388

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

119

FPS

136

FPS

Escape From Tarkov

Escape From Tarkov

546

FPS

624

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

140

FPS

161

FPS

World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

Theoretical Performance

Desktop • Nov 13th, 2013

Pixel Fillrate

29.6 GPixel/s

33%

Texel Fillrate

74 GTexel/s

41%

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

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£799.98

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

Radeon RX 7600 XT

£319.99

GeForce RTX 4060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 3050

£169.98

Radeon RX 7800 XT

£469.99

Radeon RX 7900 XT

£683.99

£201.99

£141.32

Radeon RX 7700 XT

£469.99

£89.99

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

£1,151.3

£244.6

GeForce RTX 4070

£559.95

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

£1,305

£147.42

Radeon RX 6600 XT

Out of Stock

GeForce GT 1030

£68.99

£70.62

Radeon RX 6750 XT

£334.78

GeForce RTX 2060

£406.74

GeForce RTX 4090

Out of Stock

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

£359.99

£63.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

GeForce RTX 4080

£1,529.99

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

£409

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

£484.71

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

£900

GeForce RTX 3080

£899

£605.36

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

£199.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

£799.98

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

Radeon RX 7600 XT

£319.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

GeForce RTX 4060

£254.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

GeForce RTX 3050

£169.98

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

Radeon RX 7800 XT

£469.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

Radeon RX 7900 XT

£683.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

£201.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

£141.32

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

Radeon RX 7700 XT

£469.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

£89.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

£1,151.3

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

£244.6

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

GeForce RTX 4070

£559.95

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

£1,305

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

£147.42

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

Radeon RX 6600 XT

Out of Stock

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

GeForce GT 1030

£68.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

£70.62

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

Radeon RX 6750 XT

£334.78

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

GeForce RTX 2060

£406.74

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

GeForce RTX 4090

Out of Stock

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

£359.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

£63.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

GeForce RTX 4080

£1,529.99

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

£409

Radeon RX 6500 XT

£178.04

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

£484.71