The Radeon R9 270X is a clear winner – it's at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 550 and it's also a slightly better value for money, as it's only $85.01 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 270X
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A slightly better value for money for gaming
Advantages of the Radeon RX 550
- Up to 30% cheaper – $193.99 vs $279.00
- Consumes up to 72% less energy – 50 vs 180 Watts
Radeon R9 270X vs Radeon RX 550 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon RX 550
Apr 20th, 2017
Average FPS
47
92%
Min 1% FPS
20
87%
Price, $
$193.99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.12/FPS
100%
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$193.99
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$82.99
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Radeon R9 270X vs Radeon RX 550 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon R9 270X vs Radeon RX 550 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 270X vs Radeon RX 550 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 270X
Oct 8th, 2013
Memory
2 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
179.2 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
33.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
84 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
2.688 TFLOPS
100%
Radeon RX 550
Apr 20th, 2017
Memory
2 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
112 GB/s
62%
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
56%
Texture Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
45%
FP32
1.211 TFLOPS
45%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 270X | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 550 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2017 |
| $199.00 | MSRP | $79.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 180 W | Power Consumption | 50 W |
| Memory | ||
| 2 GB | Memory Size | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 128-bit |
179.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
33.6 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 18.93 GPixel/s |
84 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 37.86 GTexel/s |
2.688 TFLOPS | FP32 | 1.211 TFLOPS |
