Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 590 outperforms the more expensive Radeon R9 270X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 590 is 1864 days newer than the more expensive Radeon R9 270X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590
- Performs up to 24% better in Rocket League than Radeon R9 270X - 267 vs 215 FPS
- Up to 58% cheaper than Radeon R9 270X - $119.99 vs $284.28
- Up to 66% better value when playing Rocket League than Radeon R9 270X - $0.45 vs $1.32 per FPS
- Consumes up to 3% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 270X - 175 vs 180 Watts
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 270X - 8 vs 2 GB
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
FPS
215
80.52434456928839%
Value, $/FPS
$1.32/FPS
34.090909090909086%
Price, $
$284.28
42%
Buy for $284.28 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 322037 minutes ago
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
FPS
267
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.45/FPS
100%
Price, $
$119.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $119.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 322694 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
33.6 GPixel/s
67.96116504854369%
Texel Fillrate
84 GTexel/s
37.752808988764045%
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 270X | vs | AMD Radeon RX 590 |
---|---|---|
Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
$199 | MSRP | $279 |
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
179.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1469 MHz |
1050 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1545 MHz |
1400 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |