AMD Radeon R9 270 1024SP videocard review

AMD Radeon R9 270 1024SP

Radeon R9 270 1024SP videocard released by AMD; release date: 13 March 2015. The videocard is designed for desktop-computers and based on GCN 1.0 microarchitecture codenamed Pitcairn.

Core clock speed - 900 MHz. Boost clock speed - 925 MHz. Texture fill rate - 59.2 GTexel / s. Pipelines - 1024. Floating-point performance - 1,894 gflops. Manufacturing process technology - 28 nm. Transistors count - 2,800 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 150 Watt.

Memory type: GDDR5. Maximum RAM amount - 2 GB. Memory bus width - 256 Bit. Memory clock speed - 4800 MHz. Memory bandwidth - 153.6 GB / s.

Benchmarks

GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770 Frames
6316 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770.000 Fps
6316.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823 Frames
8390 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823.000 Fps
8390.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225 Frames
27566 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225.000 Fps
27566.000 Fps
Geekbench
OpenCL
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
345616
70535
Name Value
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 6316 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 6316.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 8390 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 8390.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 27566 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 27566.000 Fps
Geekbench - OpenCL 70535

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture GCN 1.0
Code name Pitcairn
Launch date 13 March 2015
Place in performance rating 171
Type Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 925 MHz
Core clock speed 900 MHz
Floating-point performance 1,894 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm
Pipelines 1024
Texture fill rate 59.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt
Transistor count 2,800 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 153.6 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4800 MHz
Memory type GDDR5