Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 580 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 580 is 1288 days newer than the more expensive Radeon R9 270X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 270X
- Consumes up to 3% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 580 - 180 vs 185 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 580
- Performs up to 28% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Radeon R9 270X - 50 vs 39 FPS
- Up to 54% cheaper than Radeon R9 270X - $129.99 vs $284.28
- Up to 64% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Radeon R9 270X - $2.6 vs $7.29 per FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 270X - 8 vs 2 GB
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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In Stock
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Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
FPS
50
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.6/FPS
100%
Price, $
$129.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $129.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 16405 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
42.88 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
193 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 270X | vs | AMD Radeon RX 580 |
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Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Apr 18th, 2017 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
$199 | MSRP | $229 |
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-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 | 1257 MHz |
1050 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1340 MHz |
1400 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |