Radeon R9 270X vs Radeon RX 6700 XT

Prices and Stock
MSRP $199

ASUS Radeon R9 270X 1050MHZ 2GB 5.6GHZ GDDR5 2xDVI HDMI DisplayPort PCI-E Video Card

Prices and Stock
MSRP $479

XFX Speedster MERC319 AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Black Gaming Graphics Card with 12GB GDDR6 HDMI 3xDP, AMD RDNA 2 RX-67XTYTBDP

PowerColor Red Devil AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 12GB GDDR6 Memory, Powered by AMD RDNA 2, Raytracing, PCI Express 4.0, HDMI 2.1, AMD Infinity Cache

XFX Speedster QICK319 AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Black Gaming Graphics Card with 12GB GDDR6 HDMI 3xDP, AMD RDNA 2 RX-67XTYPBDP

MSI Gaming Radeon RX 6700 XT 192-bit 12GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI Dual Torx 4.0 Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready RGB Graphics Card (RX 6700 XT Gaming X 12G)

PowerColor Hellhound Spectral White AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 12GB GDDR6 Memory, Powered by AMD RDNA 2, HDMI 2.1

MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT MECH 2X 12G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 2620MHz, PCI Express 4, 192-bit, 3X DP v 1.4, HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K & 8K)

Key Differences

In short — Radeon RX 6700 XT outperforms Radeon R9 270X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon R9 270X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon RX 6700 XT is 2703 days newer than Radeon R9 270X.

Advantages of Radeon R9 270X

Up to 13% better value when playing DOOM Eternal than Radeon RX 6700 XT - $1.82 vs $2.09 per FPS
Consumes up to 22% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT - 180 vs 230 Watts

Advantages of Radeon RX 6700 XT

Performs up to 88% better in DOOM Eternal than Radeon R9 270X - 287 vs 153 FPS
Up to 500% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 270X - 12 vs 2 GB

This is a free version of DOOM Eternal.

DOOM Eternal

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Nightmare

Radeon R9 270X

Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013

FPS

153

53%

Value, $/FPS

$1.82/FPS

100%

Price, $

$279

100%

Value Winner

ASUS Radeon R9 270X 1050MHZ 2GB 5.6GHZ GDDR5 2xDVI HDMI DisplayPort PCI-E Video Card

Buy for $279 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 195 minutes ago

Radeon RX 6700 XT

Desktop • Mar 3rd, 2021

FPS

287

100%

Value, $/FPS

$2.09/FPS

87%

Price, $

$599.99

46%

FPS Winner

XFX Speedster MERC319 AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Black Gaming Graphics Card with 12GB GDDR6 HDMI 3xDP, AMD RDNA 2 RX-67XTYTBDP

Buy for $599.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 198 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Nightmare

Radeon R9 270X

Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013

Radeon RX 6700 XT

Desktop • Mar 3rd, 2021

1920 x 1080

Very High

354

FPS

446

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Ultra

FPS

133

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

385

FPS

394

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

315

FPS

512

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

1920 x 1080

High

550

FPS

779

FPS

Valorant

Theoretical Performance

Radeon R9 270X

Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013

Pixel Fillrate

33.6 GPixel/s

20%

Texel Fillrate

84 GTexel/s

20%

Radeon RX 6700 XT

Desktop • Mar 3rd, 2021

Pixel Fillrate

165.2 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

413 GTexel/s

100%

Radeon R9 270X	vs	Radeon RX 6700 XT
Oct 8th, 2013	Release Date	Mar 3rd, 2021
Volcanic Islands	Generation	Navi II
$199	MSRP	$479
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
2x 6-pin	Power Connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
2 GB	Memory	12 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6
256-bit	Bus	192-bit
179.2 GB/s	Bandwidth	384 GB/s
1000 MHz	Base Clock Speed	2321 MHz
1050 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	2581 MHz
1400 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	2000 MHz