Radeon R9 270X vs Radeon RX Vega 7
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R9 270X and Radeon RX Vega 7, 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 RX Vega 7, check out specs charts below.
Radeon RX Vega 7 is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon RX Vega 7 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 7 here:
Main Specs
Radeon R9 270X
Radeon RX Vega 7
Power consumption (TDP)
180 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2 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 270X is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX Vega 7 - in Laptops.
Radeon R9 270X is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon RX Vega 7 - with Vega.
Radeon R9 270X is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega 7 - by 7 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
24−27
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
10−11
QHD / 1440p
10−11
4−5
4K / 2160p
6−7
4−5
low / 720p
45−50
35−40
medium / 1080p
30−35
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 37% more, than Radeon RX Vega 7.
high / 1080p
40−45
27−30
ultra / 1080p
30−35
24−27
QHD / 1440p
18−20
8−9
4K / 2160p
10−12
6−7
low / 720p
80−85
60−65
medium / 1080p
45−50
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Battlefield 5 is 44% more, than Radeon RX Vega 7.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
−
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon R9 270X and Radeon RX Vega 7 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
240−250
220−230
medium / 768p
210−220
190−200
ultra / 1080p
140−150
100−110
QHD / 1440p
110−120
70−75
4K / 2160p
60−65
35−40
high / 768p
180−190
150−160
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 22% more, than Radeon RX Vega 7.
low / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
−
45−50
medium / 1080p
55−60
55−60
Radeon R9 270X and Radeon RX Vega 7 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
120−130
110−120
medium / 768p
110−120
100−110
ultra / 1080p
90−95
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Dota 2 is 13% more, than Radeon RX Vega 7.
high / 1080p
30−35
21−24
ultra / 1080p
27−30
20−22
QHD / 1440p
21−24
18−20
4K / 2160p
10−11
6−7
low / 720p
60−65
45−50
medium / 1080p
30−35
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Far Cry 5 is 34% more, than Radeon RX Vega 7.
high / 1080p
40−45
27−30
ultra / 1080p
30−35
21−24
QHD / 1440p
18−20
14−16
low / 720p
140−150
110−120
medium / 1080p
85−90
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Fortnite is 35% more, than Radeon RX Vega 7.
high / 1080p
40−45
30−33
ultra / 1080p
30−35
21−24
QHD / 1440p
18−20
10−12
4K / 2160p
16−18
−
low / 720p
80−85
60−65
medium / 1080p
45−50
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Forza Horizon 4 is 37% more, than Radeon RX Vega 7.
low / 768p
110−120
95−100
medium / 768p
100−110
85−90
high / 1080p
50−55
35−40
ultra / 1080p
21−24
14−16
QHD / 1440p
10−12
5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Grand Theft Auto V is 27% more, than Radeon RX Vega 7.
high / 1080p
16−18
10−12
ultra / 1080p
12−14
9−10
QHD / 1440p
12−14
−
4K / 2160p
4−5
2−3
low / 720p
45−50
35−40
medium / 1080p
21−24
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Metro Exodus is 33% more, than Radeon RX Vega 7.
low / 768p
120−130
110−120
medium / 1080p
110−120
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Minecraft is 4% more, than Radeon RX Vega 7.
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
80−85
65−70
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 15% more, than Radeon RX Vega 7.
high / 1080p
18−20
14−16
ultra / 1080p
12−14
9−10
QHD / 1440p
4−5
0−1
4K / 2160p
3−4
−
low / 720p
45−50
35−40
medium / 1080p
24−27
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 30% more, than Radeon RX Vega 7.
low / 768p
90−95
65−70
medium / 768p
55−60
40−45
high / 1080p
30−35
21−24
ultra / 1080p
18−20
12−14
4K / 2160p
10−11
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 40% more, than Radeon RX Vega 7.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
45−50
35−40
high / 768p
55−60
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in World of Tanks is 4% more, than Radeon RX Vega 7.
Full Specs
Radeon R9 270X
Radeon RX Vega 7
Architecture
GCN
Vega
Code name
Curacao XT
Vega Raven Ridge
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
8 October 2013
7 January 2020
Pipelines
1280
448
Boost Clock
1050 MHz
1600 MHz
Transistor count
2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
7 nm
Texture fill rate
84.00
Floating-point performance
2,688 gflops
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)
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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