Radeon R9 270 vs Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R9 270 and Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000, 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 Ryzen 4000, check out specs charts below.

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Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000 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 Ryzen 4000 here:

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Main Specs

	Radeon R9 270	Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000
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 Ryzen 4000 - in Laptops.
Radeon R9 270 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000 - with Vega.
Radeon R9 270 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000 - by 7 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	21−24	16−18
ultra / 1080p	12−14	10−11
QHD / 1440p	7−8	4−5
4K / 2160p	5−6	−
low / 720p	40−45	35−40
medium / 1080p	27−30	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 22% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000.
high / 1080p	30−35	27−30
ultra / 1080p	30−33	24−27
QHD / 1440p	14−16	7−8
4K / 2160p	8−9	6−7
low / 720p	70−75	60−65
medium / 1080p	35−40	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Battlefield 5 is 18% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	−	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon R9 270 and Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	230−240	220−230
medium / 768p	200−210	190−200
ultra / 1080p	120−130	100−110
QHD / 1440p	95−100	65−70
4K / 2160p	55−60	35−40
high / 768p	170−180	150−160
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 14% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	50−55	45−50
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 3% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000.
low / 768p	120−130	110−120
medium / 768p	110−120	100−110
ultra / 1080p	80−85	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Dota 2 is 10% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000.
high / 1080p	27−30	21−24
ultra / 1080p	24−27	18−20
QHD / 1440p	20−22	18−20
4K / 2160p	8−9	6−7
low / 720p	55−60	45−50
medium / 1080p	27−30	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Far Cry 5 is 27% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000.
high / 1080p	35−40	27−30
ultra / 1080p	27−30	21−24
QHD / 1440p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	130−140	110−120
medium / 1080p	75−80	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Fortnite is 22% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000.
high / 1080p	35−40	30−33
ultra / 1080p	27−30	21−24
QHD / 1440p	14−16	10−12
4K / 2160p	14−16	−
low / 720p	70−75	60−65
medium / 1080p	40−45	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Forza Horizon 4 is 21% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000.
low / 768p	100−110	95−100
medium / 768p	95−100	85−90
high / 1080p	40−45	35−40
ultra / 1080p	18−20	14−16
QHD / 1440p	8−9	4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Grand Theft Auto V is 12% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000.
high / 1080p	14−16	10−12
ultra / 1080p	10−12	8−9
QHD / 1440p	10−12	−
4K / 2160p	3−4	2−3
low / 720p	40−45	35−40
medium / 1080p	18−20	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Metro Exodus is 28% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000.
low / 768p	120−130	110−120
medium / 1080p	110−120	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Minecraft is 4% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	70−75	65−70
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 6% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000.
high / 1080p	16−18	14−16
ultra / 1080p	10−12	9−10
QHD / 1440p	2−3	0−1
4K / 2160p	2−3	−
low / 720p	40−45	30−35
medium / 1080p	21−24	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 21% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000.
low / 768p	75−80	60−65
medium / 768p	45−50	40−45
high / 1080p	27−30	21−24
ultra / 1080p	14−16	12−14
4K / 2160p	9−10	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 20% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	40−45	35−40
high / 768p	55−60	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in World of Tanks is 1% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000.

Full Specs

	Radeon R9 270	Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Vega
Code name	Curacao	Vega Renoir
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	13 November 2013	7 January 2020
Pipelines	1280	384
Boost Clock	925 MHz	1500 MHz
Transistor count	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 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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Radeon R9 270 vs Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000

Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000 is a Laptop Graphics Card

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