Radeon Pro Vega 20 vs Radeon R9 270

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon Pro Vega 20 and Radeon R9 270. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Radeon Pro Vega 20 and Radeon R9 270. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Radeon Pro Vega 20 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro Vega 20 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon Pro Vega 20 here:

Main Specs

  Radeon Pro Vega 20 Radeon R9 270
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin 1 x 6-pin
Memory type HBM2 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 270 has 50% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro Vega 20.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon Pro Vega 20 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 270.
  • Radeon Pro Vega 20 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 270 - in Desktops.
  • Radeon Pro Vega 20 is build with Vega architecture, and Radeon R9 270 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Radeon Pro Vega 20 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 270 - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 21−24
ultra / 1080p 21−24 12−14
QHD / 1440p 16−18 7−8
4K / 2160p 10−11 5−6
low / 720p 60−65 40−45
medium / 1080p 40−45 27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 20 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 68% more, than Radeon R9 270.

Full Specs

  Radeon Pro Vega 20 Radeon R9 270
Architecture Vega GCN 1.0
Code name Vega Mobile Curacao
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 15 November 2018 13 November 2013
Pipelines 1280 1280
Core clock speed 815 MHz
Boost Clock 1283 MHz 925 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 102.6 74.00
Floating-point performance 2,368 gflops
Length 210 mm
Memory bus width 1024 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1480 MHz
Memory bandwidth 189.4 GB/s 179.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.3 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) 293 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 16 Mh/s
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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