Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX Vega 56 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 Vega 56 is 1406 days newer than Radeon R9 270X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 270X
- Consumes up to 14% less energy than AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 - 180 vs 210 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- Performs up to 69% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Radeon R9 270X - 86 vs 51 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 270X - 8 vs 2 GB
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Radeon R9 270X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
94.14 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
329.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 270X | vs | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Aug 14th, 2017 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Vega |
$199 | MSRP | $399 |
| 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 | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | HBM2 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 2048-bit |
| 179.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1156 MHz |
| 1050 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1471 MHz |
1400 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 800 MHz |
