Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 590 outperforms Radeon R9 270X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 590 is 1864 days newer than Radeon R9 270X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590
- Performs up to 22% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Radeon R9 270X - 62 vs 51 FPS
- Consumes up to 3% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 270X - 175 vs 180 Watts
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 270X - 8 vs 2 GB
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
33.6 GPixel/s
67.96116504854369%
Texel Fillrate
84 GTexel/s
37.752808988764045%
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 270X | vs | AMD Radeon RX 590 |
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Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
$199 | MSRP | $279 |
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 | 1469 MHz |
1050 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1545 MHz |
1400 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |