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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $549
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon R9 290X outperforms the more expensive Radeon R9 270X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon R9 290X is 16 days newer than the more expensive Radeon R9 270X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 270X
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 180 vs 290 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Performs up to 35% better in Dead Island 2 than Radeon R9 270X - 74 vs 55 FPS
- Up to 26% cheaper than Radeon R9 270X - $210.0 vs $284.28
- Up to 45% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Radeon R9 270X - $2.84 vs $5.17 per FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 270X - 4 vs 2 GB
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Radeon R9 270X 2GB GDDR5 SDRAM PCI Express Video Graphics Card NW91M
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Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
FPS
74
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.84/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
100%
FPS and Value Winner
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 270X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
AMD Radeon R9 270X | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$199 | MSRP | $549 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 179.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 1050 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1400 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
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