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MSRP in USD: $169
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$229.99
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 5500 XT 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 RX 5500 XT is 2256 days newer than the more expensive Radeon R9 270X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
- Performs up to 46% better in Apex Legends than Radeon R9 270X - 115 vs 79 FPS
- Up to 19% cheaper than Radeon R9 270X - $229.99 vs $284.28
- Up to 44% better value when playing Apex Legends than Radeon R9 270X - $2.0 vs $3.6 per FPS
- Consumes up to 28% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 270X - 130 vs 180 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 270X - 4 vs 2 GB
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Radeon R9 270X 2GB GDDR5 SDRAM PCI Express Video Graphics Card NW91M
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Radeon RX 5500 XT
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
FPS
115
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2/FPS
100%
Price, $
$229.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
MSI Gaming Radeon RX 5500 XT Boost Clock: 1845 MHz 128-bit 8GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI Dual Torx 3.0 Fans Crossfire Freesync VR Ready Graphics Card (RX 5500 XT MECH 8G OC), Model:
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon R9 270X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Radeon RX 5500 XT
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 5500 XT
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
59.04 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
162.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 270X | vs | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Dec 12th, 2019 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi |
| $199 | MSRP | $169 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
| 179.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1607 MHz |
| 1050 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1845 MHz |
| 1400 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
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