AMD Radeon R9 270 vs AMD Radeon Sky 500

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 270 and AMD Radeon Sky 500 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 270

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 567 vs 551
  • Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 55.721 vs 54.669
  • Around 17% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1282.039 vs 1096.68
  • Around 11% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 5.927 vs 5.352
  • Around 4% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 93.116 vs 89.633
  • Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 261.843 vs 247.642
  • Around 75% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3699 vs 2116
  • Around 75% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3699 vs 2116
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 13 November 2013 vs 27 March 2013
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 567 vs 551
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 55.721 vs 54.669
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1282.039 vs 1096.68
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 5.927 vs 5.352
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 93.116 vs 89.633
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 261.843 vs 247.642
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3699 vs 2116
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3699 vs 2116

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Sky 500

  • Around 3% higher texture fill rate: 76 GTexel / s vs 74 GTexel / s
  • Around 3% better floating-point performance: 2,432 gflops vs 2,368 gflops
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
  • Around 11% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 4764 vs 4306
  • Around 1% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 74902 vs 74175
  • Around 4% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 3585 vs 3448
  • Around 53% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 5116 vs 3347
  • Around 4% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 3585 vs 3448
  • Around 53% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 5116 vs 3347
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 76 GTexel / s vs 74 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance 2,432 gflops vs 2,368 gflops
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 4764 vs 4306
Geekbench - OpenCL 74902 vs 74175
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 3585 vs 3448
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 5116 vs 3347
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 3585 vs 3448
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 5116 vs 3347

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 270
GPU 2: AMD Radeon Sky 500

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
4306
4764
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
567
551
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
74175
74902
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
55.721
54.669
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1282.039
1096.68
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
5.927
5.352
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
93.116
89.633
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
261.843
247.642
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3448
3585
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3699
2116
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3347
5116
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3448
3585
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3699
2116
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3347
5116
Name AMD Radeon R9 270 AMD Radeon Sky 500
PassMark - G3D Mark 4306 4764
PassMark - G2D Mark 567 551
Geekbench - OpenCL 74175 74902
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 55.721 54.669
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1282.039 1096.68
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 5.927 5.352
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 93.116 89.633
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 261.843 247.642
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 3448 3585
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3699 2116
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3347 5116
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 3448 3585
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3699 2116
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3347 5116
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1603

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon R9 270 AMD Radeon Sky 500

Essentials

Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Curacao Pitcairn
Design AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Launch date 13 November 2013 27 March 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $179
Place in performance rating 509 510
Type Desktop Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 925 MHz
Floating-point performance 2,368 gflops 2,432 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 1280 1280
Stream Processors 1280
Texture fill rate 74 GTexel / s 76 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt 150 Watt
Transistor count 2,800 million 2,800 million
Core clock speed 950 MHz

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort 1x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA
DisplayPort count 1

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 210 mm 242 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin 1x 6-pin
Form factor Full Height / Full Length

API support

DirectX 12 12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 179.2 GB/s 154 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Memory clock speed 4800 MHz

Technologies

AMD Eyefinity
CrossFire
DDMA audio
FreeSync
HD3D
LiquidVR
TressFX
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)