The Radeon R9 270X is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 590 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's $159.01 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 270X
The Radeon RX 590 is better in every way
Advantages of the Radeon RX 590
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 57% cheaper – $119.99 vs $279.00
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 3% less energy – 175 vs 180 Watts
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 2 GB
Radeon R9 270X vs Radeon RX 590 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon RX 590
Nov 15th, 2018
Average FPS
73
100%
Min 1% FPS
37
100%
Price, $
$119.99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.64/FPS
100%
Radeon R9 270X vs Radeon RX 590 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon R9 270X vs Radeon RX 590 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 270X vs Radeon RX 590 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 270X
Oct 8th, 2013
Memory
2 GB
25%
Memory Bandwidth
179.2 GB/s
70%
Pixel Fillrate
33.6 GPixel/s
68%
Texture Fillrate
84 GTexel/s
38%
FP32
2.688 TFLOPS
38%
Radeon RX 590
Nov 15th, 2018
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
7.119 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 270X | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
$199.00 | MSRP | $279.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 180 W | Power Consumption | 175 W |
| Memory | ||
| 2 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 179.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 33.6 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 49.44 GPixel/s |
| 84 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 222.5 GTexel/s |
| 2.688 TFLOPS | FP32 | 7.119 TFLOPS |
