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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 6600 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 6600 XT is 2852 days newer than the more expensive Radeon R9 270X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
- Performs up to 42% better in Rust than Radeon R9 270X - 128 vs 90 FPS
- Up to 17% cheaper than Radeon R9 270X - $236.22 vs $284.28
- Up to 41% better value when playing Rust than Radeon R9 270X - $1.85 vs $3.16 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 270X - 160 vs 180 Watts
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 270X - 8 vs 2 GB
Rust
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 6600 XT
Desktop • Jul 30th, 2021
FPS
128
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.85/FPS
100%
Price, $
$236.22
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Sapphire 11309-03-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 8GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 2
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon R9 270X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Desktop • Jul 30th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Desktop • Jul 30th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
165.7 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
331.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 270X | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Jul 30th, 2021 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi II |
$199 | MSRP | $379 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
| 179.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1968 MHz |
| 1050 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2589 MHz |
| 1400 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 270X or Radeon RX 6600 XT
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
83 FPS
$16.76/FPS
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32 GB, N/A Storage
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$15.32/FPS
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$18.59/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
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Radeon RX 6600 XT
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$12.12/FPS
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