Radeon Pro 580X vs Radeon R9 270X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon Pro 580X 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 Pro 580X stacks up against Radeon R9 270X, check out specs charts below.

Radeon Pro 580X

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Main Specs

	Radeon Pro 580X	Radeon R9 270X
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	180 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	2 x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 270X has 20% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro 580X.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon Pro 580X has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 270X.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon Pro 580X is build with GCN 4.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 270X - with GCN.
Radeon Pro 580X is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 270X - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	35−40	24−27
ultra / 1080p	24−27	14−16
QHD / 1440p	18−20	10−11
4K / 2160p	10−12	6−7
low / 720p	60−65	45−50
medium / 1080p	45−50	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than Radeon R9 270X.
high / 1080p	60−65	40−45
ultra / 1080p	50−55	30−35
QHD / 1440p	35−40	18−20
4K / 2160p	20−22	10−12
low / 720p	110−120	80−85
medium / 1080p	65−70	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Battlefield 5 is 51% more, than Radeon R9 270X.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon Pro 580X and Radeon R9 270X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	250−260	240−250
medium / 768p	220−230	210−220
ultra / 1080p	190−200	140−150
QHD / 1440p	120−130	110−120
4K / 2160p	75−80	60−65
high / 768p	210−220	180−190
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 13% more, than Radeon R9 270X.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
Radeon Pro 580X and Radeon R9 270X have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	100−110	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Dota 2 is 4% more, than Radeon R9 270X.
high / 1080p	50−55	30−35
ultra / 1080p	45−50	27−30
QHD / 1440p	30−35	21−24
4K / 2160p	16−18	10−11
low / 720p	85−90	60−65
medium / 1080p	50−55	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Far Cry 5 is 54% more, than Radeon R9 270X.
high / 1080p	65−70	40−45
ultra / 1080p	50−55	30−35
QHD / 1440p	30−35	18−20
4K / 2160p	27−30	−
low / 720p	180−190	140−150
medium / 1080p	120−130	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Fortnite is 41% more, than Radeon R9 270X.
high / 1080p	65−70	40−45
ultra / 1080p	50−55	30−35
QHD / 1440p	35−40	18−20
4K / 2160p	24−27	16−18
low / 720p	110−120	80−85
medium / 1080p	70−75	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Forza Horizon 4 is 52% more, than Radeon R9 270X.
low / 768p	140−150	110−120
medium / 768p	130−140	100−110
high / 1080p	75−80	50−55
ultra / 1080p	35−40	21−24
QHD / 1440p	24−27	10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Grand Theft Auto V is 37% more, than Radeon R9 270X.
high / 1080p	27−30	16−18
ultra / 1080p	21−24	12−14
QHD / 1440p	18−20	12−14
4K / 2160p	10−11	4−5
low / 720p	70−75	45−50
medium / 1080p	35−40	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Metro Exodus is 63% more, than Radeon R9 270X.
low / 768p	130−140	120−130
medium / 1080p	120−130	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Minecraft is 8% more, than Radeon R9 270X.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	100−110	80−85
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 21% more, than Radeon R9 270X.
high / 1080p	27−30	18−20
ultra / 1080p	18−20	12−14
QHD / 1440p	12−14	4−5
4K / 2160p	8−9	3−4
low / 720p	70−75	45−50
medium / 1080p	40−45	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 66% more, than Radeon R9 270X.
low / 768p	140−150	90−95
medium / 768p	90−95	55−60
high / 1080p	50−55	30−35
ultra / 1080p	27−30	18−20
4K / 2160p	18−20	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 59% more, than Radeon R9 270X.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	55−60	45−50
high / 768p	−	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in World of Tanks is 4% more, than Radeon R9 270X.

Full Specs

	Radeon Pro 580X	Radeon R9 270X
Architecture	GCN 4.0	GCN
Code name	Polaris 20	Curacao XT
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	18 March 2019	8 October 2013
Pipelines	2304	1280
Core clock speed	1100 MHz
Boost Clock	1200 MHz	1050 MHz
Transistor count	5,700 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	172.8	84.00
Floating-point performance		2,688 gflops
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	6780 MHz
Memory bandwidth	217.0 GB/s	179.2 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	+
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		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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Radeon Pro 580X vs Radeon R9 270X

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