Radeon RX 470 vs Radeon R9 270X
Summary
Radeon RX 470
191%
Radeon R9 270X
100%
Relative performance
Radeon RX 470
174%
Radeon R9 270X
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Radeon RX 470 |
| 74% higher gaming performance. |
| 60 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon R9 270X . |
| This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support. |
| Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute |
| Supports FreeSync |
| Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
| Supports TrueAudio |
| Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
Reasons to consider Radeon R9 270X |
| Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute |
| Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
| Supports Mantle |
| Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
HWBench recommends Radeon RX 470
The Radeon RX 470 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (10 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| Radeon RX 470 | | Radeon R9 270X | |
|---|
| GPU Name | Ellesmere (Ellesmere PRO) | vs | Curacao (Curacao XT) |
| Fab Process | 14 nm | vs | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 232 mm² | vs | 212 mm² |
| Transistors | 5,700 million | vs | 2,800 million |
| Shaders | 2048 | vs | 1280 |
| Compute Units | 32 | vs | 20 |
| Core clock | 926 MHz | vs | 1000 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | vs | 32 |
| TMUs | 128 | vs | 80 |
Memory Configuration
| Radeon RX 470 | | Radeon R9 270X | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | vs | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | vs | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1650 MHz
6600 MHz effective | vs | 1400 MHz
5600 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 4096 Mb | vs | 2048 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 470 | | Radeon R9 270X | |
|---|
| TDP | 120 watts | vs | 180 watts |
| Release Date | 29 Jun 2016 | vs | 8 Oct 2013 |
Radeon RX 470
38.60 GP/s
Radeon R9 270X
32.00 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Radeon RX 470
154.40 GT/s
Radeon R9 270X
80.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Radeon RX 470
211.20 GB/s
Radeon R9 270X
179.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Radeon RX 470
4940.00 GFLOPs
Radeon R9 270X
2560.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Radeon RX 470
16690
Radeon R9 270X
8700
Points (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
Radeon RX 470
53
Radeon R9 270X
29
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
Radeon RX 470
76
Radeon R9 270X
42
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 470
49
Radeon R9 270X
27
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
Radeon RX 470
68
Radeon R9 270X
37
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
Radeon RX 470
36
Radeon R9 270X
22
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
Radeon RX 470
51
Radeon R9 270X
28
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 470
36
Radeon R9 270X
21
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
Radeon RX 470
50
Radeon R9 270X
27
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
Radeon RX 470
25
Radeon R9 270X
22
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 470
22
Radeon R9 270X
11
FPS (higher is better)