AMD Radeon R7 450 OEM vs AMD Radeon R9 270X

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R7 450 OEM and AMD Radeon R9 270X videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD Radeon R7 450 OEM

AMD Radeon R9 270X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 450 OEM

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
2.8x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 180 Watt

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	30 June 2016 vs 8 October 2013
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 180 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358 vs 3350
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358 vs 3350

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 270X

2.8x more texture fill rate: 84 GTexel / s vs 29.6 GTexel / s
2.5x more pipelines: 1280 vs 512
2.8x better floating-point performance: 2,688 gflops vs 947.2 gflops
2.6x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 4869 vs 1901
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 613 vs 530
2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 63.87 vs 24.788
2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1314.72 vs 638.196
2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 6.354 vs 2.619
2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 85.21 vs 41.414
2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 315.412 vs 112.347
2.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 8068 vs 2809
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3706 vs 3666
2.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 8068 vs 2809
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3706 vs 3666

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	84 GTexel / s vs 29.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1280 vs 512
Floating-point performance	2,688 gflops vs 947.2 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	4869 vs 1901
PassMark - G2D Mark	613 vs 530
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	63.87 vs 24.788
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1314.72 vs 638.196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	6.354 vs 2.619
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	85.21 vs 41.414
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	315.412 vs 112.347
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	8068 vs 2809
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3706 vs 3666
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	8068 vs 2809
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3706 vs 3666

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 450 OEM
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 270X

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1901

4869

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

530

613

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

24.788

63.87

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

638.196

1314.72

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2.619

6.354

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

41.414

85.21

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

112.347

315.412

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2809

8068

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3666

3706

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

3350

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2809

8068

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3666

3706

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

3350

Name	AMD Radeon R7 450 OEM	AMD Radeon R9 270X
PassMark - G3D Mark	1901	4869
PassMark - G2D Mark	530	613
Geekbench - OpenCL	9694
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	24.788	63.87
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	638.196	1314.72
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.619	6.354
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	41.414	85.21
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	112.347	315.412
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2809	8068
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3666	3706
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358	3350
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2809	8068
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3666	3706
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358	3350
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		1772

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R7 450 OEM	AMD Radeon R9 270X
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Cape Verde	Curacao
Launch date	30 June 2016	8 October 2013
Place in performance rating	764	440
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Design		AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Launch price (MSRP)		$199
Price now		$399
Value for money (0-100)		16.05
Technical info
Core clock speed	925 MHz
Floating-point performance	947.2 gflops	2,688 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	512	1280
Texture fill rate	29.6 GTexel / s	84 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	180 Watt
Transistor count	1,500 million	2,800 million
Boost clock speed		1050 MHz
Stream Processors		1280
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	2 x 6-pin
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	72 GB / s	179.2 GB/s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4500 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory		0
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
AppAcceleration
CrossFire
DDMA audio
FreeSync
HD3D
LiquidVR
TressFX
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)