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Radeon R9 270X vs Radeon RX 6500 XT

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

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FPS Winner

Radeon RX 6500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 64-bit

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC Scheda Video Gaming, Schede Grafiche - 4GB GDDR6, 2825 MHz, PCI Express 4 x 4, 64-bit, 1 x DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 (Supporta 4K & 8K)

Buy for 315.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 287 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Radeon RX 6500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 64-bit

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC Scheda Video Gaming, Schede Grafiche - 4GB GDDR6, 2825 MHz, PCI Express 4 x 4, 64-bit, 1 x DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 (Supporta 4K & 8K)

Buy for 315.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 287 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms Radeon R9 270X 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 3025 days newer than Radeon R9 270X.

Advantages of Radeon RX 6500 XT

  • Performs up to 44% better in Monster Hunter: World than Radeon R9 270X - 88 vs 61 FPS
  • Consumes up to 41% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 270X - 107 vs 180 Watts
  • Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 270X - 4 vs 2 GB
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This is a free version of Monster Hunter: World.
Monster Hunter: World

Monster Hunter: World

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

AMD Radeon R9 270X Logo
Radeon R9 270X

Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013


FPS

61

69%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022


FPS

88

100%

Value, €/FPS

€3.59/FPS

100%

Price, €

€315.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC Scheda Video Gaming, Schede Grafiche - 4GB GDDR6, 2825 MHz, PCI Express 4 x 4, 64-bit, 1 x DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 (Supporta 4K & 8K)

Buy for 315.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 287 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

AMD Radeon R9 270X Logo
Radeon R9 270X

Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon R9 270X Logo
Radeon R9 270X

Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013


Pixel Fillrate

33.6 GPixel/s

37%

Texel Fillrate

84 GTexel/s

47%

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022


Pixel Fillrate

90.08 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

180.2 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon R9 270X Logo

Radeon R9 270X

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AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Oct 8th, 2013Release Date
Jan 19th, 2022
Volcanic IslandsGenerationNavi II
$199MSRP$199
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortOutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
2x 6-pinPower Connectors1x 6-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2 GBMemory
4 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR6
256-bitBus64-bit
179.2 GB/s
Bandwidth143.9 GB/s
1000 MHzBase Clock Speed
2310 MHz
1050 MHzBoost Clock Speed
2815 MHz
1400 MHzMemory Clock Speed
2248 MHz

PCs Using Radeon R9 270X or Radeon RX 6500 XT

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