Radeon R9 270X vs Radeon RX 550

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R9 270X and Radeon RX 550, 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 550, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon R9 270X	Radeon RX 550
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	50 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	2 x 6-pin	None
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 270X has 260% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 550.
Radeon R9 270X is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 550 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon RX 550 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 RX 550 - with GCN 4.0.
Radeon R9 270X is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 550 - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	24−27	14−16
ultra / 1080p	14−16	8−9
QHD / 1440p	10−11	3−4
4K / 2160p	6−7	−
low / 720p	45−50	30−33
medium / 1080p	30−35	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 73% more, than Radeon RX 550.
high / 1080p	40−45	21−24
ultra / 1080p	30−35	20−22
QHD / 1440p	18−20	6−7
4K / 2160p	10−12	5−6
low / 720p	80−85	50−55
medium / 1080p	45−50	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Battlefield 5 is 77% more, than Radeon RX 550.
low / 768p	50−55	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 RX 550.
low / 768p	240−250	200−210
medium / 768p	210−220	170−180
ultra / 1080p	140−150	95−100
QHD / 1440p	110−120	50−55
4K / 2160p	60−65	30−33
high / 768p	180−190	130−140
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 38% more, than Radeon RX 550.
low / 768p	60−65	55−60
ultra / 1080p	−	35−40
medium / 1080p	55−60	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon RX 550.
low / 768p	120−130	100−110
medium / 768p	110−120	90−95
ultra / 1080p	90−95	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Dota 2 is 27% more, than Radeon RX 550.
high / 1080p	30−35	16−18
ultra / 1080p	27−30	14−16
QHD / 1440p	21−24	−
4K / 2160p	10−11	6−7
low / 720p	60−65	35−40
medium / 1080p	30−35	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Far Cry 5 is 73% more, than Radeon RX 550.
high / 1080p	40−45	24−27
ultra / 1080p	30−35	18−20
QHD / 1440p	18−20	16−18
low / 720p	140−150	95−100
medium / 1080p	85−90	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Fortnite is 54% more, than Radeon RX 550.
high / 1080p	40−45	24−27
ultra / 1080p	30−35	18−20
QHD / 1440p	18−20	8−9
4K / 2160p	16−18	−
low / 720p	80−85	50−55
medium / 1080p	45−50	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Forza Horizon 4 is 69% more, than Radeon RX 550.
low / 768p	110−120	80−85
medium / 768p	100−110	70−75
high / 1080p	50−55	27−30
ultra / 1080p	21−24	12−14
QHD / 1440p	10−12	2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Grand Theft Auto V is 56% more, than Radeon RX 550.
high / 1080p	16−18	9−10
ultra / 1080p	12−14	7−8
QHD / 1440p	12−14	−
4K / 2160p	4−5	2−3
low / 720p	45−50	27−30
medium / 1080p	21−24	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Metro Exodus is 66% more, than Radeon RX 550.
low / 768p	120−130	110−120
ultra / 1080p	−	100−110
medium / 1080p	110−120	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Minecraft is 9% more, than Radeon RX 550.
high / 1080p	−	21−24
ultra / 1080p	14−16	16−18
low / 720p	80−85	55−60
medium / 1080p	18−20	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 15% more, than Radeon RX 550.
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	27−30
medium / 1080p	24−27	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 52% more, than Radeon RX 550.
low / 768p	90−95	50−55
medium / 768p	55−60	30−35
high / 1080p	30−35	18−20
ultra / 1080p	18−20	10−11
4K / 2160p	10−11	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 75% more, than Radeon RX 550.
low / 768p	90−95	100−110
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	45−50	30−35
high / 768p	55−60	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in World of Tanks is 3% more, than Radeon RX 550.

Full Specs

	Radeon R9 270X	Radeon RX 550
Architecture	GCN	GCN 4.0
Code name	Curacao XT	Lexa
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	8 October 2013	20 April 2017
Pipelines	1280	512
Core clock speed		1100 MHz
Boost Clock	1050 MHz	1183 MHz
Transistor count	2,800 million	2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Texture fill rate	84.00	37.86
Floating-point performance	2,688 gflops	1,211 gflops
Length		145 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed		7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	179.2 GB/s	112.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-
DirectX		12 (12_0)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	+	1.2.131
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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Radeon R9 270X vs Radeon RX 550

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