AMD Radeon RX 560 vs AMD Radeon R9 270X

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 560 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 RX 560

AMD Radeon R9 270X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 560

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 14% higher boost clock speed: 1200-1275 MHz vs 1050 MHz
971.4x more texture fill rate: 81.60 GTexel/s vs 84 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 60-80 Watt vs 180 Watt
2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	18 April 2017 vs 8 October 2013
Boost clock speed	1200-1275 MHz vs 1050 MHz
Texture fill rate	81.60 GTexel/s vs 84 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60-80 Watt vs 180 Watt
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3352 vs 3350
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3352 vs 3350
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1774 vs 1772

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 270X

Around 25% higher pipelines: 1280 vs 1024
1033.8x better floating-point performance: 2,688 gflops vs 2.6 TFLOPs
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 4869 vs 3657
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 613 vs 486
Around 12% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 63.87 vs 56.81
Around 70% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1314.72 vs 775.281
Around 38% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 6.354 vs 4.602
Around 32% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 85.21 vs 64.428
Around 23% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 315.412 vs 257.062
Around 23% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 8068 vs 6571
Around 23% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 8068 vs 6571

Specifications (specs)
Pipelines	1280 vs 1024
Floating-point performance	2,688 gflops vs 2.6 TFLOPs
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	4869 vs 3657
PassMark - G2D Mark	613 vs 486
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	63.87 vs 56.81
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1314.72 vs 775.281
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	6.354 vs 4.602
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	85.21 vs 64.428
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	315.412 vs 257.062
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	8068 vs 6571
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3706 vs 3688
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	8068 vs 6571
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3706 vs 3688

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 560
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 270X

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

3657

4869

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

486

613

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

56.81

63.87

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

775.281

1314.72

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

4.602

6.354

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

64.428

85.21

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

257.062

315.412

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6571

8068

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3688

3706

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3352

3350

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6571

8068

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3688

3706

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3352

3350

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

1774

1772

Name	AMD Radeon RX 560	AMD Radeon R9 270X
PassMark - G3D Mark	3657	4869
PassMark - G2D Mark	486	613
Geekbench - OpenCL	57671
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	56.81	63.87
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	775.281	1314.72
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.602	6.354
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	64.428	85.21
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	257.062	315.412
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6571	8068
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3688	3706
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3352	3350
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6571	8068
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3688	3706
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3352	3350
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1774	1772

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon RX 560	AMD Radeon R9 270X
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 4.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Polaris 21	Curacao
Design	Radeon RX 500 Series	AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
GCN generation	4th Gen
Launch date	18 April 2017	8 October 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$99	$199
Place in performance rating	513	440
Price now	$104.99	$399
Type	Desktop, Laptop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	54.35	16.05
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1200-1275 MHz	1050 MHz
Compute units	14/16
Core clock speed	1090-1175 MHz
Floating-point performance	2.6 TFLOPs	2,688 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	1024	1280
Pixel fill rate	20.40 GP/s
Render output units	16
Stream Processors	896/1024	1280
Texture fill rate	81.60 GTexel/s	84 GTexel / s
Texture Units	64
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60-80 Watt	180 Watt
Transistor count	3,000 million	2,800 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA
Eyefinity
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bridgeless CrossFire
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	170 mm
Recommended system power (PSU)	450 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	None	2 x 6-pin
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenCL	2.0
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	112 GB/s	179.2 GB/s
Memory bus width	128 bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory		0
Technologies
4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
AMD Eyefinity
AMD Radeon™ Chill
AMD Radeon™ ReLive
AppAcceleration
CrossFire
FreeSync
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HDMI 4K Support
LiquidVR
PowerTune
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Code Engine (VCE)
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)
DDMA audio
HD3D
TressFX