Radeon R9 270 vs Radeon RX Vega 6
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R9 270 and Radeon RX Vega 6, 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 R9 270 stacks up against Radeon RX Vega 6, check out specs charts below.
Radeon RX Vega 6 is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon RX Vega 6 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 RX Vega 6 here:
Main Specs
Radeon R9 270
Radeon RX Vega 6
Power consumption (TDP)
150 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1 x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 270 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX Vega 6 - in Laptops.
Radeon R9 270 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon RX Vega 6 - with Vega.
Radeon R9 270 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega 6 - by 14 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
21−24
3−4
ultra / 1080p
12−14
1−2
QHD / 1440p
7−8
0−1
4K / 2160p
5−6
−
low / 720p
40−45
14−16
medium / 1080p
27−30
5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 333% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6.
high / 1080p
30−35
−
ultra / 1080p
30−33
6−7
QHD / 1440p
14−16
0−1
4K / 2160p
8−9
−
low / 720p
70−75
18−20
medium / 1080p
35−40
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Battlefield 5 is 327% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
−
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon R9 270 and Radeon RX Vega 6 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
230−240
120−130
medium / 768p
200−210
100−105
ultra / 1080p
120−130
45−50
QHD / 1440p
95−100
24−27
4K / 2160p
55−60
18−20
high / 768p
170−180
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 129% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6.
low / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
50−55
21−24
medium / 1080p
55−60
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 35% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6.
low / 768p
120−130
75−80
medium / 768p
110−120
55−60
ultra / 1080p
80−85
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Dota 2 is 101% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6.
high / 1080p
27−30
4−5
ultra / 1080p
24−27
3−4
QHD / 1440p
20−22
−
4K / 2160p
8−9
2−3
low / 720p
55−60
14−16
medium / 1080p
27−30
5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Far Cry 5 is 383% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6.
high / 1080p
35−40
10−12
ultra / 1080p
27−30
6−7
QHD / 1440p
16−18
4−5
low / 720p
130−140
55−60
medium / 1080p
75−80
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Fortnite is 227% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6.
high / 1080p
35−40
8−9
ultra / 1080p
27−30
7−8
QHD / 1440p
14−16
3−4
4K / 2160p
14−16
3−4
low / 720p
70−75
21−24
medium / 1080p
40−45
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Forza Horizon 4 is 288% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6.
low / 768p
100−110
50−55
medium / 768p
95−100
40−45
high / 1080p
40−45
8−9
ultra / 1080p
18−20
3−4
QHD / 1440p
8−9
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Grand Theft Auto V is 153% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6.
high / 1080p
14−16
2−3
ultra / 1080p
10−12
1−2
QHD / 1440p
10−12
−
4K / 2160p
3−4
0−1
low / 720p
40−45
8−9
medium / 1080p
18−20
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Metro Exodus is 425% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6.
low / 768p
120−130
90−95
high / 1080p
−
85−90
ultra / 1080p
−
80−85
medium / 1080p
110−120
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Minecraft is 35% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6.
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
low / 720p
70−75
27−30
medium / 1080p
18−20
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 94% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6.
high / 1080p
16−18
−
ultra / 1080p
10−12
6−7
QHD / 1440p
2−3
−
4K / 2160p
2−3
−
low / 720p
40−45
7−8
medium / 1080p
21−24
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 271% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6.
low / 768p
75−80
16−18
medium / 768p
45−50
12−14
high / 1080p
27−30
6−7
ultra / 1080p
14−16
4−5
4K / 2160p
9−10
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 337% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6.
low / 768p
90−95
70−75
medium / 768p
60−65
35−40
ultra / 1080p
40−45
16−18
high / 768p
55−60
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in World of Tanks is 61% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6.
Full Specs
Radeon R9 270
Radeon RX Vega 6
Architecture
GCN 1.0
Vega
Code name
Curacao
Vega Raven Ridge
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
13 November 2013
7 January 2018
Pipelines
1280
384
Boost Clock
925 MHz
1100 MHz
Transistor count
2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
74.00
Floating-point performance
2,368 gflops
Length
210 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
Memory bandwidth
179.2 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
DirectX 12_1
Shader Model
5.1
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
+
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
293 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
TrueAudio
+
Design
reference
DisplayPort support
+
CrossFire
+
DDMA audio
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
16 Mh/s
LiquidVR
+
TressFX
+
UVD
+
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