The Radeon RX 6500 XT is a clear winner – it's at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the Radeon R9 270X and it's also a much better value for money, as it's $90.00 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon RX 6500 XT
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 32% cheaper – $189.00 vs $279.00
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 41% less energy – 107 vs 180 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of the Radeon R9 270X
The Radeon RX 6500 XT is better in every way
Radeon RX 6500 XT vs Radeon R9 270X for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Jan 19th, 2022
Average FPS
74
100%
Min 1% FPS
38
100%
Price, $
$189
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.55/FPS
100%
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$224.00
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$159.00
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$234.82
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Radeon RX 6500 XT vs Radeon R9 270X in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon RX 6500 XT vs Radeon R9 270X in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon RX 6500 XT vs Radeon R9 270X in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Jan 19th, 2022
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
143.9 GB/s
80%
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
5.765 TFLOPS
100%
Radeon R9 270X
Oct 8th, 2013
Memory
2 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
179.2 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
33.6 GPixel/s
37%
Texture Fillrate
84 GTexel/s
47%
FP32
2.688 TFLOPS
47%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon RX 6500 XT | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon R9 270X |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Jan 19th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| $199.00 | MSRP | $199.00 |
| Navi II | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
107 W | Power Consumption | 180 W |
| Memory | ||
4 GB | Memory Size | 2 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 143.9 GB/s | Bandwidth | 179.2 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
90.08 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 33.6 GPixel/s |
180.2 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 84 GTexel/s |
5.765 TFLOPS | FP32 | 2.688 TFLOPS |
