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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6600 XT outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 270X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 6600 XT is 2852 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 270X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 270X
- Up to 20% cheaper than Radeon RX 6600 XT - $284.28 vs $357.0
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
- Performs up to 61% better in Far Cry 6 than Radeon R9 270X - 114 vs 71 FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 270X - 160 vs 180 Watts
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 270X - 8 vs 2 GB
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Radeon R9 270X 2GB GDDR5 SDRAM PCI Express Video Graphics Card NW91M
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MSI Gaming AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT 128-bit 8GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI Dual Torx Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready OC Graphics Card (RX 6600 XT MECH 2X 8G OC)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 270X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Desktop • Jul 30th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 270X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
33.6 GPixel/s
20.277610138805073%
Texel Fillrate
84 GTexel/s
25.347012673506335%
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Desktop • Jul 30th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
165.7 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
331.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 270X | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Jul 30th, 2021 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Navi II |
$199 | MSRP | $379 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
| 179.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1968 MHz |
| 1050 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2589 MHz |
| 1400 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
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Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
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