Radeon RX 460 vs Radeon R9 270X
Summary
Radeon RX 460
100%
Radeon R9 270X
107%
Relative performance
Radeon RX 460
100%
Radeon R9 270X
101%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Radeon RX 460 |
| 105 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| Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |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| Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
No clear winner declared
These graphics cards seems to have comparable performance based on the game benchmark suite used (8 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| Radeon RX 460 | | Radeon R9 270X | |
|---|
| GPU Name | Baffin (Baffin PRO) | vs | Curacao (Curacao XT) |
| Fab Process | 14 nm | vs | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 123 mm² | vs | 212 mm² |
| Transistors | 3,000 million | vs | 2,800 million |
| Shaders | 896 | vs | 1280 |
| Compute Units | 14 | vs | 20 |
| Core clock | 1090 MHz | vs | 1000 MHz |
| ROPs | 16 | vs | 32 |
| TMUs | 56 | vs | 80 |
Memory Configuration
| Radeon RX 460 | | Radeon R9 270X | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | vs | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | vs | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1750 MHz
7000 MHz effective | vs | 1400 MHz
5600 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 2048 Mb | vs | 2048 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 460 | | Radeon R9 270X | |
|---|
| TDP | 75 watts | vs | 180 watts |
| Release Date | 29 Jun 2016 | vs | 8 Oct 2013 |
Radeon RX 460
19.20 GP/s
Radeon R9 270X
32.00 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Radeon RX 460
67.20 GT/s
Radeon R9 270X
80.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Radeon RX 460
112.00 GB/s
Radeon R9 270X
179.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Radeon RX 460
2150.40 GFLOPs
Radeon R9 270X
2560.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Radeon RX 460
8080
Radeon R9 270X
8700
Points (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
Radeon RX 460
27
Radeon R9 270X
29
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
Radeon RX 460
43
Radeon R9 270X
42
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 460
28
Radeon R9 270X
27
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
Radeon RX 460
38
Radeon R9 270X
37
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
Radeon RX 460
18
Radeon R9 270X
22
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
Radeon RX 460
32
Radeon R9 270X
28
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon RX 460
21
Radeon R9 270X
21
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
Radeon RX 460
27
Radeon R9 270X
27
FPS (higher is better)