Radeon E8860 vs Radeon R9 270X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon E8860 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 E8860 stacks up against Radeon R9 270X, check out specs charts below.

Radeon E8860

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Main Specs

	Radeon E8860	Radeon R9 270X
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	180 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		2 x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	4x mini-DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 270X has 386% more power consumption, than Radeon E8860.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon E8860 and Radeon R9 270X have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon E8860 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 270X - with GCN.
Radeon E8860 and Radeon R9 270X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	7−8	24−27
ultra / 1080p	4−5	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 720p	18−20	45−50
medium / 1080p	9−10	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p	12−14	40−45
ultra / 1080p	10−12	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	10−12
low / 720p	24−27	80−85
medium / 1080p	12−14	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Battlefield 5 is 240% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p	140−150	240−250
medium / 768p	110−120	210−220
ultra / 1080p	55−60	140−150
QHD / 1440p	30−35	110−120
4K / 2160p	27−30	60−65
high / 768p	85−90	180−190
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 109% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	21−24	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p	80−85	120−130
medium / 768p	60−65	110−120
ultra / 1080p	35−40	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Dota 2 is 83% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p	9−10	30−35
ultra / 1080p	8−9	27−30
QHD / 1440p	−	21−24
4K / 2160p	4−5	10−11
low / 720p	20−22	60−65
medium / 1080p	9−10	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Far Cry 5 is 230% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p	14−16	40−45
ultra / 1080p	10−12	30−35
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
low / 720p	60−65	140−150
medium / 1080p	24−27	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Fortnite is 171% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p	12−14	40−45
ultra / 1080p	10−12	30−35
QHD / 1440p	1−2	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	16−18
low / 720p	27−30	80−85
medium / 1080p	14−16	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Forza Horizon 4 is 238% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p	55−60	110−120
medium / 768p	45−50	100−110
high / 1080p	12−14	50−55
ultra / 1080p	7−8	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Grand Theft Auto V is 135% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p	5−6	16−18
ultra / 1080p	3−4	12−14
QHD / 1440p	−	12−14
4K / 2160p	0−1	4−5
low / 720p	12−14	45−50
medium / 1080p	7−8	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Metro Exodus is 257% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p	95−100	120−130
high / 1080p	90−95	−
ultra / 1080p	80−85	−
medium / 1080p	90−95	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Minecraft is 26% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p	16−18	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	30−35	80−85
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 72% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p	−	18−20
ultra / 1080p	8−9	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	3−4
low / 720p	12−14	45−50
medium / 1080p	10−12	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 180% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p	27−30	90−95
medium / 768p	18−20	55−60
high / 1080p	10−11	30−35
ultra / 1080p	6−7	18−20
4K / 2160p	6−7	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 200% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p	85−90	90−95
medium / 768p	45−50	60−65
ultra / 1080p	20−22	45−50
high / 768p	35−40	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in World of Tanks is 35% more, than Radeon E8860.

Full Specs

	Radeon E8860	Radeon R9 270X
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN
Code name	Venus	Curacao XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	25 January 2014	8 October 2013
Pipelines	640	1280
Core clock speed	575 MHz
Boost Clock	625 MHz	1050 MHz
Transistor count	1,500 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	25.00	84.00
Floating-point performance	800.0 gflops	2,688 gflops
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	72 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)	48 Mh/s	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 E8860 vs Radeon R9 270X

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