Radeon E8860 vs Radeon R9 270X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon E8860 and Radeon R9 270X, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Radeon E8860 stacks up against Radeon R9 270X, check out specs charts below.
Radeon E8860
Main Specs
Radeon E8860
Radeon R9 270X
Power consumption (TDP)
37 Watt
180 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2 x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
4x mini-DisplayPort
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 270X has 386% more power consumption, than Radeon E8860.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon E8860 and Radeon R9 270X have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon E8860 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 270X - with GCN.
Radeon E8860 and Radeon R9 270X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
7−8
24−27
ultra / 1080p
4−5
14−16
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
6−7
low / 720p
18−20
45−50
medium / 1080p
9−10
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p
12−14
40−45
ultra / 1080p
10−12
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
18−20
4K / 2160p
−
10−12
low / 720p
24−27
80−85
medium / 1080p
12−14
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Battlefield 5 is 240% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p
140−150
240−250
medium / 768p
110−120
210−220
ultra / 1080p
55−60
140−150
QHD / 1440p
30−35
110−120
4K / 2160p
27−30
60−65
high / 768p
85−90
180−190
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 109% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
21−24
−
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p
80−85
120−130
medium / 768p
60−65
110−120
ultra / 1080p
35−40
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Dota 2 is 83% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p
9−10
30−35
ultra / 1080p
8−9
27−30
QHD / 1440p
−
21−24
4K / 2160p
4−5
10−11
low / 720p
20−22
60−65
medium / 1080p
9−10
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Far Cry 5 is 230% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p
14−16
40−45
ultra / 1080p
10−12
30−35
QHD / 1440p
−
18−20
low / 720p
60−65
140−150
medium / 1080p
24−27
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Fortnite is 171% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p
12−14
40−45
ultra / 1080p
10−12
30−35
QHD / 1440p
1−2
18−20
4K / 2160p
−
16−18
low / 720p
27−30
80−85
medium / 1080p
14−16
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Forza Horizon 4 is 238% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p
55−60
110−120
medium / 768p
45−50
100−110
high / 1080p
12−14
50−55
ultra / 1080p
7−8
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Grand Theft Auto V is 135% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p
5−6
16−18
ultra / 1080p
3−4
12−14
QHD / 1440p
−
12−14
4K / 2160p
0−1
4−5
low / 720p
12−14
45−50
medium / 1080p
7−8
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Metro Exodus is 257% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p
95−100
120−130
high / 1080p
90−95
−
ultra / 1080p
80−85
−
medium / 1080p
90−95
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Minecraft is 26% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p
16−18
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
30−35
80−85
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 72% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p
−
18−20
ultra / 1080p
8−9
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
4−5
4K / 2160p
−
3−4
low / 720p
12−14
45−50
medium / 1080p
10−12
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 180% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p
27−30
90−95
medium / 768p
18−20
55−60
high / 1080p
10−11
30−35
ultra / 1080p
6−7
18−20
4K / 2160p
6−7
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 200% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p
85−90
90−95
medium / 768p
45−50
60−65
ultra / 1080p
20−22
45−50
high / 768p
35−40
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in World of Tanks is 35% more, than Radeon E8860.
Full Specs
Radeon E8860
Radeon R9 270X
Architecture
GCN 1.0
GCN
Code name
Venus
Curacao XT
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
25 January 2014
8 October 2013
Pipelines
640
1280
Core clock speed
575 MHz
Boost Clock
625 MHz
1050 MHz
Transistor count
1,500 million
2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
25.00
84.00
Floating-point performance
800.0 gflops
2,688 gflops
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth
72 GB/s
179.2 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (11_1)
Shader Model
5.1
5.1
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.2.131
+
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
48 Mh/s
318 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
TrueAudio
+
Design
reference
DisplayPort support
+
CrossFire
+
DDMA audio
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
30 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)
163 Sol/s
AppAcceleration
+
LiquidVR
+
TressFX
+
UVD
+
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