The Radeon R9 270X is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the Radeon R9 290 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only $20.00 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 270X
- Up to 7% cheaper – $279.00 vs $299.00
- Consumes up to 35% less energy – 180 vs 275 Watts
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 4 vs 2 GB
Radeon R9 270X vs Radeon R9 290 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R9 270X vs Radeon R9 290 in My Games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon R9 270X vs Radeon R9 290 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 270X vs Radeon R9 290 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 270X
Oct 8th, 2013
Memory
2 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
179.2 GB/s
56%
Pixel Fillrate
33.6 GPixel/s
55%
Texture Fillrate
84 GTexel/s
55%
FP32
2.688 TFLOPS
55%
Radeon R9 290
Nov 5th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
4.849 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 270X | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2013 |
$199.00 | MSRP | $399.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
180 W | Power Consumption | 275 W |
| Memory | ||
| 2 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 512-bit |
| 179.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 33.6 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 60.61 GPixel/s |
| 84 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 151.5 GTexel/s |
| 2.688 TFLOPS | FP32 | 4.849 TFLOPS |
