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AMD Radeon R9 270X
- Graphics Processor
- Curacao
- Cores
- 1280
- TMUs
- 80
- ROPs
- 32
- Memory Size
- 2 GB
- Memory Type
- GDDR5
- Bus Width
- 256 bit
GPU
I/O
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PCB Back
Recommended Gaming Resolutions:
- 1600x900
- 1920x1080
- 2560x1440
The Radeon R9 270X was a performance-segment graphics card by AMD, launched on October 8th, 2013. Built on the 28 nm process, and based on the Curacao graphics processor, in its Curacao XT 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 270X, which are connected using a 256-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 1000 MHz, which can be boosted up to 1050 MHz, memory is running at 1400 MHz (5.6 Gbps effective).
Being a dual-slot card, the AMD Radeon R9 270X draws power from 2x 6-pin power connectors, with power draw rated at 180 W maximum. Display outputs include: 2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 1x DisplayPort 1.2. Radeon R9 270X is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 3.0 x16 interface. The card's dimensions are 241 mm x 109 mm x 36 mm, and it features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 199 US Dollars.
Being a dual-slot card, the AMD Radeon R9 270X draws power from 2x 6-pin power connectors, with power draw rated at 180 W maximum. Display outputs include: 2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 1x DisplayPort 1.2. Radeon R9 270X is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 3.0 x16 interface. The card's dimensions are 241 mm x 109 mm x 36 mm, and it features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 199 US Dollars.
Graphics Processor
Graphics Card
- Release Date
- Oct 8th, 2013
- Generation
-
Volcanic Islands
(R9 200)
- Predecessor
- Sea Islands
- Successor
- Pirate Islands
- Production
- End-of-life
- Launch Price
- 199 USD
- Bus Interface
- PCIe 3.0 x16
- Reviews
- 90 in our database
Relative Performance
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080, 4K for 2080 Ti and faster.
Clock Speeds
- Base Clock
- 1000 MHz
- Boost Clock
- 1050 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
- 33.60 GPixel/s
- Texture Rate
- 84.00 GTexel/s
- FP32 (float)
- 2.688 TFLOPS
- FP64 (double)
- 168.0 GFLOPS (1:16)
Board Design
- Slot Width
- Dual-slot
- Length
- 241 mm
9.5 inches
- Width
- 109 mm
4.3 inches
- Height
- 36 mm
1.4 inches
- TDP
- 180 W
- Suggested PSU
- 450 W
- Outputs
- 2x DVI
1x HDMI 1.4a
1x DisplayPort 1.2
- Power Connectors
- 2x 6-pin
- Board Number
- C631,
109-C63257-00A_02,
109-C63257-12_02
Graphics Features
- DirectX
- 12 (11_1)
- OpenGL
- 4.6
- OpenCL
- 2.1 (1.2)
- Vulkan
- 1.2.170
- Shader Model
- 6.5 (5.1)
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 (45)
| Name | GPU Clock | Boost Clock | Memory Clock | Other Changes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 MHz | 1050 MHz | 1400 MHz | ||
| 1000 MHz | 1050 MHz | 1400 MHz | 272 mm/10.7 inches | |
| 1070 MHz | 1120 MHz | 1400 MHz | 272 mm/10.7 inches | |
| 1070 MHz | 1120 MHz | 1400 MHz | 4 GB, 272 mm/10.7 inches | |
| 1030 MHz | 1080 MHz | 1400 MHz | 211 mm/8.3 inches | |
| 1030 MHz | 1080 MHz | 1400 MHz | 211 mm/8.3 inches | |
| 1030 MHz | 1080 MHz | 1400 MHz | 211 mm/8.3 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 1030 MHz | 1080 MHz | 1400 MHz | 4 GB, 211 mm/8.3 inches | |
| 1100 MHz | 1155 MHz | 1500 MHz | 292 mm/11.5 inches | |
| 1030 MHz | 1080 MHz | 1400 MHz | 213 mm/8.4 inches | |
| 1050 MHz | 1100 MHz | 1400 MHz | 297 mm/11.7 inches | |
| 1050 MHz | 1100 MHz | 1400 MHz | 4 GB, 297 mm/11.7 inches | |
| 1050 MHz | 1100 MHz | 1400 MHz | 297 mm/11.7 inches | |
| 1050 MHz | 1100 MHz | 1400 MHz | 290 mm/11.4 inches | |
| 1000 MHz | 1050 MHz | 1400 MHz | 297 mm/11.7 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 1000 MHz | 1050 MHz | 1400 MHz | 270 mm/10.6 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 1100 MHz | 1140 MHz | 1400 MHz | 270 mm/10.6 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 1000 MHz | 1050 MHz | 1400 MHz | 210 mm/8.3 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 1000 MHz | 1050 MHz | 1400 MHz | 4 GB, 210 mm/8.3 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 1030 MHz | 1080 MHz | 1400 MHz | 170 mm/6.7 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 1010 MHz | 1070 MHz | 1400 MHz | 260 mm/10.2 inches | |
| 1010 MHz | 1070 MHz | 1400 MHz | 4 GB, 260 mm/10.2 inches | |
| 1030 MHz | 1080 MHz | 1400 MHz | 260 mm/10.2 inches | |
| 1030 MHz | 1080 MHz | 1400 MHz | 4 GB, 260 mm/10.2 inches | |
| 1030 MHz | 1120 MHz | 1400 MHz | 260 mm/10.2 inches | |
| 1100 MHz | 1150 MHz | 1400 MHz | 263 mm/10.4 inches | |
| 1020 MHz | 1070 MHz | 1400 MHz | 263 mm/10.4 inches | |
| 1150 MHz | 1180 MHz | 1400 MHz | 2x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 1060 MHz | 1100 MHz | 1425 MHz | 240 mm/9.4 inches | |
| 1030 MHz | 1080 MHz | 1400 MHz | 225 mm/8.9 inches | |
| 1020 MHz | 1070 MHz | 1400 MHz | 262 mm/10.3 inches | |
| 1020 MHz | 1070 MHz | 1400 MHz | 4 GB, 228 mm/9 inches | |
| 1020 MHz | 1070 MHz | 1400 MHz | 262 mm/10.3 inches | |
| 1020 MHz | 1070 MHz | 1400 MHz | 4 GB, 228 mm/9 inches | |
| 1100 MHz | 1150 MHz | 1500 MHz | 308 mm/12.1 inches | |
| 1050 MHz | 1100 MHz | 1450 MHz | ||
| 1030 MHz | 1080 MHz | 1400 MHz | ||
| 1030 MHz | 1080 MHz | 1400 MHz | 213 mm/8.4 inches | |
| 1030 MHz | 1080 MHz | 1400 MHz | 211 mm/8.3 inches | |
| 1000 MHz | 1050 MHz | 1400 MHz | 221 mm/8.7 inches | |
| 1000 MHz | 1050 MHz | 1400 MHz | 251 mm/9.9 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 1000 MHz | 1050 MHz | 1400 MHz | 4 GB, 221 mm/8.7 inches | |
| 1000 MHz | 1050 MHz | 1400 MHz | 4 GB, 221 mm/8.7 inches | |
| 1050 MHz | 1100 MHz | 1400 MHz | 251 mm/9.9 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 1000 MHz | 1050 MHz | 1400 MHz | 2x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort |
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