Radeon R9 270X vs Radeon R9 FURY X

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

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Main Specs

	Radeon R9 270X	Radeon R9 FURY X
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	275 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2 x 6-pin	2x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	High Bandwidth Memory (HBM)
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 FURY X has 52% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 270X.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon R9 FURY X has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 270X.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon R9 270X is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon R9 FURY X - with GCN 3.0.
Radeon R9 270X and Radeon R9 FURY X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	24−27	50−55
ultra / 1080p	14−16	30−35
QHD / 1440p	10−11	27−30
4K / 2160p	6−7	14−16
low / 720p	45−50	75−80
medium / 1080p	30−35	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon R9 270X.
high / 1080p	40−45	80−85
ultra / 1080p	30−35	70−75
QHD / 1440p	18−20	55−60
4K / 2160p	10−12	27−30
low / 720p	80−85	130−140
medium / 1080p	45−50	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Battlefield 5 is 100% more, than Radeon R9 270X.
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R9 FURY X.
low / 768p	240−250	250−260
medium / 768p	210−220	230−240
ultra / 1080p	140−150	−
QHD / 1440p	110−120	150−160
4K / 2160p	60−65	100−110
high / 768p	180−190	220−230
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 18% more, than Radeon R9 270X.
low / 768p	60−65	70−75
medium / 1080p	55−60	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 3% more, than Radeon R9 270X.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	90−95	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Dota 2 is 7% more, than Radeon R9 270X.
high / 1080p	30−35	65−70
ultra / 1080p	27−30	60−65
QHD / 1440p	21−24	40−45
4K / 2160p	10−11	21−24
low / 720p	60−65	100−110
medium / 1080p	30−35	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Far Cry 5 is 96% more, than Radeon R9 270X.
high / 1080p	40−45	90−95
ultra / 1080p	30−35	70−75
QHD / 1440p	18−20	45−50
4K / 2160p	−	21−24
low / 720p	140−150	220−230
medium / 1080p	85−90	140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Fortnite is 78% more, than Radeon R9 270X.
high / 1080p	40−45	85−90
ultra / 1080p	30−35	65−70
QHD / 1440p	18−20	50−55
4K / 2160p	16−18	30−35
low / 720p	80−85	130−140
medium / 1080p	45−50	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Forza Horizon 4 is 92% more, than Radeon R9 270X.
low / 768p	110−120	160−170
medium / 768p	100−110	150−160
high / 1080p	50−55	95−100
ultra / 1080p	21−24	45−50
QHD / 1440p	10−12	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Grand Theft Auto V is 65% more, than Radeon R9 270X.
high / 1080p	16−18	35−40
ultra / 1080p	12−14	30−35
QHD / 1440p	12−14	24−27
4K / 2160p	4−5	14−16
low / 720p	45−50	95−100
medium / 1080p	21−24	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Metro Exodus is 126% more, than Radeon R9 270X.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 1080p	110−120	−
Radeon R9 270X and Radeon R9 FURY X have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p	−	75−80
ultra / 1080p	14−16	55−60
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	80−85	120−130
medium / 1080p	18−20	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 136% more, than Radeon R9 270X.
high / 1080p	18−20	35−40
ultra / 1080p	12−14	24−27
QHD / 1440p	4−5	16−18
4K / 2160p	3−4	10−12
low / 720p	45−50	95−100
medium / 1080p	24−27	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 127% more, than Radeon R9 270X.
low / 768p	90−95	190−200
medium / 768p	55−60	120−130
high / 1080p	30−35	70−75
ultra / 1080p	18−20	40−45
4K / 2160p	10−11	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 119% more, than Radeon R9 270X.
low / 768p	90−95	120−130
medium / 768p	60−65	−
ultra / 1080p	45−50	65−70
high / 768p	55−60	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in World of Tanks is 37% more, than Radeon R9 270X.

Full Specs

	Radeon R9 270X	Radeon R9 FURY X
Architecture	GCN	GCN 3.0
Code name	Curacao XT	Fiji
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	8 October 2013	24 June 2015
Pipelines	1280	4096
Boost Clock	1050 MHz	1050 MHz
Transistor count	2,800 million	8,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	84.00	268.8
Floating-point performance	2,688 gflops	8,602 gflops
Length		191 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	4096 Bit
Memory clock speed		1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth	179.2 GB/s	512 GB/s
Shared memory	-
Shader Model	5.1	6.3
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	+	+
FreeSync	+	+
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
HDMI	+	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	318 Mh/s	858 Mh/s
Eyefinity	+	+
HD3D	+	+
PowerTune		+
TrueAudio	+	+
Mantle		+
Design	reference	reference
Bridgeless CrossFire		+
Number of Eyefinity displays		6
DisplayPort support	+	+
CrossFire	+	+
VCE		+
DDMA audio	+	+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)	30 Mh/s	33.4 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)	163 Sol/s
Compute units		64
AppAcceleration	+	+
High bandwidth memory (HBM)		+
LiquidVR	+	+
TressFX	+	+
UVD	+	+
FRTC		+
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Radeon R9 270X vs Radeon R9 FURY X

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