The Radeon R9 270X is the comparison's loser – it's a slightly slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 560 and it's also a worse value for money, as it's $63.45 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 270X
The Radeon RX 560 is better in every way
Advantages of the Radeon RX 560
- A slightly faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 23% cheaper – $215.55 vs $279.00
- A better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 58% less energy – 75 vs 180 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 4 vs 2 GB
Radeon R9 270X vs Radeon RX 560 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon RX 560
Apr 18th, 2017
Average FPS
52
100%
Min 1% FPS
23
100%
Price, $
$215.55
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.14/FPS
100%
Radeon R9 270X vs Radeon RX 560 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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 560 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 270X vs Radeon RX 560 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 270X
Oct 8th, 2013
Memory
2 GB
50%
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 560
Apr 18th, 2017
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
112 GB/s
62%
Pixel Fillrate
20.4 GPixel/s
61%
Texture Fillrate
81.6 GTexel/s
97%
FP32
2.611 TFLOPS
97%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 270X | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 560 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Apr 18th, 2017 |
| $199.00 | MSRP | $99.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 180 W | Power Consumption | 75 W |
| Memory | ||
| 2 GB | Memory Size | 4 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 | 20.4 GPixel/s |
84 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 81.6 GTexel/s |
2.688 TFLOPS | FP32 | 2.611 TFLOPS |
