Radeon R7 A265 vs Radeon R9 270X

In this comparison between Radeon R7 A265 and Radeon R9 270X you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon R7 A265 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 270X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Radeon R7 A265 Radeon R9 270X
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2 x 6-pin
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R7 A265 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 270X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R7 A265 and Radeon R9 270X have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon R7 A265 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 270X - with GCN.
  • Radeon R7 A265 and Radeon R9 270X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 24−27
ultra / 1080p 0−1 14−16
QHD / 1440p 0−1 10−11
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 12−14 45−50
medium / 1080p 3−4 30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 483% more, than Radeon R7 A265.

Full Specs

  Radeon R7 A265 Radeon R9 270X
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN
Code name Opal Curacao XT
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 9 January 2014 8 October 2013
Pipelines 384 1280
Core clock speed 725 MHz
Boost Clock 825 MHz 1050 MHz
Transistor count 950 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 19.80 84.00
Floating-point performance 633.6 gflops 2,688 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.8 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) 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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