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AMD Radeon R9 270

Graphics Processor
Curacao
Cores
1280
TMUs
80
ROPs
32
Memory Size
2 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
Bus Width
256 bit
GPU Chip
GPU
The Radeon R9 270 was a mid-range graphics card by AMD, launched on November 13th, 2013. Built on the 28 nm process, and based on the Curacao graphics processor, in its Curacao PRO variant, the card supports DirectX 12. Even though it supports DirectX 12, the feature level is only 11_1, which can be problematic with newer DirectX 12 titles. The Curacao graphics processor is an average sized chip with a die area of 212 mm² and 2,800 million transistors. It features 1280 shading units, 80 texture mapping units, and 32 ROPs. AMD has paired 2,048 MB GDDR5 memory with the Radeon R9 270, which are connected using a 256-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 900 MHz, which can be boosted up to 925 MHz, memory is running at 1400 MHz (5.6 Gbps effective).
Being a dual-slot card, the AMD Radeon R9 270 draws power from 1x 6-pin power connector, with power draw rated at 150 W maximum. Display outputs include: 2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 1x DisplayPort 1.2. Radeon R9 270 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 3.0 x16 interface. The card measures 210 mm in length, and features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 179 US Dollars.

Graphics Processor

GPU Name
Curacao
GPU Variant
Curacao PRO
(215-0848000)
Architecture
GCN 1.0
Foundry
TSMC
Process Size
28 nm
Transistors
2,800 million
Density
13.2M / mm²
Die Size
212 mm²
Chip Package
FCBGA-1737

Graphics Card

Release Date
Nov 13th, 2013
Generation
Volcanic Islands
(R9 200)
Predecessor
Sea Islands
Successor
Pirate Islands
Production
End-of-life
Launch Price
179 USD
Bus Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Reviews
32 in our database

Relative Performance

GeForce 210
5%
GeForce 9400 GT
6%
Radeon HD 4550
8%
Radeon HD 5450
10%
Radeon HD 6450
11%
GeForce GT 520
12%
GeForce GT 220
15%
GeForce GT 430
19%
Radeon HD 5570
20%
Radeon HD 4670
21%
GeForce GT 440
22%
GeForce GT 240
23%
GeForce 9600 GT
26%
Radeon HD 5670
28%
GeForce GT 640
30%
GeForce 9800 GT
31%
Radeon HD 6670
32%
Radeon HD 4830
33%
Radeon HD 4770
35%
Radeon HD 4850
37%
GeForce GTS 250
38%
GeForce GTS 450
39%
Radeon HD 5750
41%
Radeon HD 7750
46%
Radeon HD 5770
47%
GeForce GTX 260
48%
Radeon HD 4870
48%
Radeon Vega 8
48%
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
49%
GeForce GTX 650
49%
Radeon HD 5830
52%
Radeon HD 6790
55%
Radeon HD 4890
56%
GeForce GTX 460
58%
Radeon RX Vega 11
58%
GeForce GT 1030
59%
GeForce GTX 275
59%
Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
59%
GeForce GTX 280
60%
GeForce GTX 465
61%
Radeon HD 6850
64%
GeForce GTX 285
65%
Radeon HD 5850
70%
GeForce GTX 650 Ti
71%
Radeon HD 7790
71%
Radeon RX 550
74%
GeForce GTX 470
74%
Radeon HD 6870
77%
Radeon HD 5870
82%
GeForce GTX 560 Ti
84%
Radeon HD 4870 X2
85%
GeForce GTX 750 Ti
86%
Radeon HD 6950
87%
GeForce GTX 295
90%
GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost
91%
Radeon HD 7850
92%
GeForce GTX 480
93%
Radeon HD 6970
98%
Radeon R7 265
100%
Radeon R9 270
100%
Radeon RX 460
101%
Radeon R7 370
101%
GeForce GTX 660
101%
GeForce GTX 570
102%
Radeon RX 560
103%
GeForce GTX 950
110%
Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition
111%
Radeon R9 270X
114%
GeForce GTX 660 Ti
115%
GeForce GTX 580
115%
GeForce GTX 1050
116%
Radeon HD 7950
117%
GeForce GTX 1630
119%
Radeon HD 5970
119%
GeForce GTX 760
122%
GeForce GTX 670
132%
GeForce GTX 960
135%
Radeon R9 380
138%
Radeon R9 285
139%
Radeon HD 7970
141%
GeForce GTX 680
142%
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
145%
GeForce GTX 770
149%
Radeon HD 6990
153%
Radeon R9 280X
156%
GeForce GTX 590
159%
Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition
159%
GeForce GTX 780
176%
Arc A380
176%
Radeon RX 6400
178%
GeForce GTX 1650
182%
Radeon RX 470
193%
Radeon R9 290
196%
Radeon RX 570
207%
Radeon R9 390
209%
Radeon R9 290X
210%
GeForce GTX 970
213%
GeForce GTX TITAN
216%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti
219%
Radeon R9 390X
222%
Radeon HD 7990
223%
Radeon RX 480
224%
GeForce GTX 690
226%
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
232%
Radeon RX 5500 OEM
235%
Radeon RX 580
238%
Radeon RX 5500 XT
240%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
242%
GeForce GTX 980
243%
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
245%
Radeon R9 FURY
246%
Radeon RX 590
257%
Radeon R9 295X2
271%
GeForce GTX 1660
272%
Radeon R9 FURY X
275%
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
280%
GeForce GTX TITAN X
287%
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
296%
GeForce GTX 1070
313%
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
313%
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
318%
Radeon RX Vega 56
333%
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
353%
Radeon RX 5600 XT
358%
Radeon RX Vega 64
363%
GeForce GTX 1080
368%
GeForce RTX 2060
368%
Radeon RX 5700
383%
Arc A580
384%
Radeon RX 6600
400%
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
413%
GeForce RTX 2070
419%
Radeon RX 5700 XT
419%
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
427%
Arc A750
441%
Radeon VII
444%
TITAN X Pascal
455%
Radeon RX 6600 XT
460%
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
469%
Arc A770
474%
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
474%
Radeon RX 6650 XT
499%
Radeon RX 7600
504%
GeForce RTX 4060
506%
GeForce RTX 2080
510%
Radeon RX 7600 XT
520%
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
534%
Arc B580
541%
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
548%
Radeon RX 6700 XT
567%
Radeon RX 6750 XT
602%
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
608%
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
613%
GeForce RTX 3070
641%
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
686%
Radeon RX 7700 XT
693%
Radeon RX 6800
707%
GeForce RTX 4070
783%
Radeon RX 6800 XT
803%
GeForce RTX 3080
833%
Radeon RX 7800 XT
842%
Radeon RX 6900 XT
865%
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
908%
Radeon RX 7900 GRE
926%
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
933%
Radeon RX 6950 XT
935%
GeForce RTX 3090
951%
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
975%
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
1065%
Radeon RX 7900 XT
1094%
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
1103%
GeForce RTX 4080
1239%
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
1257%
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
1269%
GeForce RTX 4090
1556%
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080, 4K for 2080 Ti and faster.
Performance estimated based on architecture, shader count and clocks.

Clock Speeds

Base Clock
900 MHz
Boost Clock
925 MHz
Memory Clock
1400 MHz
5.6 Gbps effective

Memory

Memory Size
2 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
Memory Bus
256 bit
Bandwidth
179.2 GB/s

Render Config

Shading Units
1280
TMUs
80
ROPs
32
Compute Units
20
L1 Cache
16 KB (per CU)
L2 Cache
512 KB

Theoretical Performance

Pixel Rate
29.60 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
74.00 GTexel/s
FP32 (float)
2.368 TFLOPS
FP64 (double)
148.0 GFLOPS (1:16)

Board Design

Slot Width
Dual-slot
Length
210 mm
8.3 inches
TDP
150 W
Suggested PSU
450 W
Outputs
2x DVI
1x HDMI 1.4a
1x DisplayPort 1.2
Power Connectors
1x 6-pin
Board Number
109-C63057-01_02,
C631,
C632

Graphics Features

DirectX
12 (11_1)
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.1 (1.2)
Vulkan
1.2.170
Shader Model
6.5 (5.1)

Card Notes

Direct Rebrand of HD 8860

Curacao GPU Notes

Generation: Southern Islands
Desktop Variant: Pitcairn / Trinidad
Mobile Variant: Wimbledon / Neptune
Graphics/Compute: GFX6 (gfx601)
Display Core Engine: 6.0
Unified Video Decoder: 4.0
Video Compression Engine: 1.0
CLRX: GCN 1.0

Latest Drivers:
Windows XP / 8:
Catalyst Software Suite 14.4

Windows Vista :
Catalyst Software Suite 13.12

Windows 7:
32-bit: Radeon Software: Adrenalin Edition 18.9.3
64-bit: AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.6.1

Windows 8.1:
32-bit: Radeon Software: Crimson ReLive Edition 16.12.2 / 17.1.2
64-bit: Radeon Software: Crimson ReLive Edition 17.4.4 / 17.7.1

Windows 10:
32-bit: Radeon Software: Adrenalin Edition 18.9.3
64-bit: AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.6.1

Retail boards based on this design (25)

Name GPU Clock Boost Clock Memory Clock Other Changes
900 MHz 925 MHz 1400 MHz 234 mm/9.2 inches
950 MHz 975 MHz 1400 MHz 234 mm/9.2 inches
930 MHz 955 MHz 1400 MHz 211 mm/8.3 inches
930 MHz 955 MHz 1400 MHz 211 mm/8.3 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
900 MHz 925 MHz 1400 MHz
950 MHz 975 MHz 1400 MHz 292 mm/11.5 inches
925 MHz 975 MHz 1400 MHz
930 MHz 955 MHz 1400 MHz 198 mm/7.8 inches
950 MHz 975 MHz 1400 MHz 254 mm/10 inches
950 MHz 975 MHz 1400 MHz 254 mm/10 inches
900 MHz 925 MHz 1400 MHz 224 mm/8.8 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort
950 MHz 975 MHz 1400 MHz 224 mm/8.8 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort
900 MHz 935 MHz 1400 MHz 256 mm/10.1 inches
900 MHz 955 MHz 1400 MHz 256 mm/10.1 inches
900 MHz 955 MHz 1400 MHz 256 mm/10.1 inches
930 MHz 955 MHz 1400 MHz
930 MHz 955 MHz 1400 MHz 198 mm/7.8 inches
920 MHz 945 MHz 1400 MHz 229 mm/9 inches
920 MHz 945 MHz 1400 MHz 229 mm/9 inches
1000 MHz 1070 MHz 1450 MHz 264 mm/10.4 inches
930 MHz 955 MHz 1400 MHz 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
930 MHz 955 MHz 1400 MHz 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
900 MHz 925 MHz 1400 MHz 221 mm/8.7 inches
900 MHz 925 MHz 1400 MHz 221 mm/8.7 inches
900 MHz 925 MHz 1400 MHz
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