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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $229
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MSRP in USD: $229
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 480 outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 270X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 480 is 995 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 270X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 270X
- Up to 5% cheaper than Radeon RX 480 - $284.28 vs $299.0
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 480
- Performs up to 33% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Radeon R9 270X - 68 vs 51 FPS
- Up to 21% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Radeon R9 270X - $4.4 vs $5.57 per FPS
- Consumes up to 17% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 270X - 150 vs 180 Watts
- 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
AMD Radeon R9 270X 2GB GDDR5 SDRAM PCI Express Video Graphics Card NW91M
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Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
FPS
68
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.4/FPS
100%
Price, $
$299
95%
FPS and Value Winner
Sapphire Radeon Nitro Rx 480 8GB GDDR5 Dual HDMI/DVI-D/Dual DP OC w/Back Plate (UEFI) PCI-E Graphics Card Graphic Cards 11260-20-20G
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Radeon R9 270X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
40.51 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
182.3 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 270X | vs | AMD Radeon RX 480 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Jun 29th, 2016 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Arctic Islands |
$199 | MSRP | $229 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 179.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1120 MHz |
| 1050 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1266 MHz |
| 1400 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
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