ASUS R9 270 DirectCU II OC

R9270-DC2OC-2GD5

Graphics Processor

Curacao

Cores

1280

TMUs

ROPs

Memory Size

2 GB

Memory Type

GDDR5

Bus Width

256 bit

GPU

PCB Front

PCB Back

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

Bus Interface: PCIe 3.0 x16

TechPowerUp Review

Clock Speeds

Base Clock: ~~900 MHz~~
950 MHz (+6%)

Boost Clock: ~~925 MHz~~
975 MHz (+5%)

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~~
31.20 GPixel/s

Texture Rate: ~~74.00 GTexel/s~~
78.00 GTexel/s

FP32 (float): ~~2.368 TFLOPS~~
2.496 TFLOPS

FP64 (double): ~~148.0 GFLOPS~~
156.0 GFLOPS (1:16)

Board Design

Slot Width: Dual-slot

Length: ~~210 mm~~
234 mm
~~8.3 inches~~
9.2 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

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MSI R9 270 Gaming LE	900 MHz	935 MHz	1400 MHz	256 mm/10.1 inches
MSI R9 270 Gaming OC	900 MHz	955 MHz	1400 MHz	256 mm/10.1 inches
MSI R9 270 Gaming OC Battlefield 4	900 MHz	955 MHz	1400 MHz	256 mm/10.1 inches
PowerColor R9 270 OC	930 MHz	955 MHz	1400 MHz
PowerColor TurboDuo R9 270 OC	930 MHz	955 MHz	1400 MHz	198 mm/7.8 inches
Sapphire Dual-X R9 270 OC Battlefield 4	920 MHz	945 MHz	1400 MHz	229 mm/9 inches
Sapphire Dual-X R9 270 Platinum Edition	920 MHz	945 MHz	1400 MHz	229 mm/9 inches
Sapphire Vapor-X R9 270 OC with Boost	1000 MHz	1070 MHz	1450 MHz	264 mm/10.4 inches
VTX3D R9 270 X-Edition	930 MHz	955 MHz	1400 MHz	1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
VTX3D R9 270 X-Edition V2	930 MHz	955 MHz	1400 MHz	1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
XFX Double D R9 270	900 MHz	925 MHz	1400 MHz	221 mm/8.7 inches
XFX R9 270	900 MHz	925 MHz	1400 MHz	221 mm/8.7 inches
XFX R9 270 Monster	900 MHz	925 MHz	1400 MHz