AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP vs AMD Radeon R9 270 1024SP

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP and AMD Radeon R9 270 1024SP videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. 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 580 2048SP

AMD Radeon R9 270 1024SP

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 30% higher core clock speed: 1168 MHz vs 900 MHz
Around 39% higher boost clock speed: 1284 MHz vs 925 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 46% higher memory clock speed: 7000 MHz vs 4800 MHz
Around 47% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 9258 vs 6316
Around 47% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 9258 vs 6316

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 October 2018 vs 13 March 2015
Core clock speed	1168 MHz vs 900 MHz
Boost clock speed	1284 MHz vs 925 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz vs 4800 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	9258 vs 6316
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	9258 vs 6316

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 270 1024SP

2x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 70535 vs 34844
2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 8390 vs 3709
8.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 27566 vs 3351
2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 8390 vs 3709
8.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 27566 vs 3351

Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	70535 vs 34844
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	8390 vs 3709
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	27566 vs 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	8390 vs 3709
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	27566 vs 3351

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 270 1024SP

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

34844

70535

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

9258

6316

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3709

8390

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3351

27566

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

9258

6316

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3709

8390

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3351

27566

Name	AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP	AMD Radeon R9 270 1024SP
PassMark - G3D Mark	7711
PassMark - G2D Mark	661
Geekbench - OpenCL	34844	70535
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	115.237
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1890.261
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	10.121
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	149.333
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	614.542
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	9258	6316
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3709	8390
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3351	27566
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	9258	6316
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3709	8390
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3351	27566
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	3788

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP	AMD Radeon R9 270 1024SP
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 4.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Polaris 20	Pitcairn
Launch date	15 October 2018	13 March 2015
Place in performance rating	335	165
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1284 MHz	925 MHz
Core clock speed	1168 MHz	900 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	150 Watt
Transistor count	5,700 million	2,800 million
Floating-point performance		1,894 gflops
Pipelines		1024
Texture fill rate		59.2 GTexel / s
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	241 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	1x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_0)	12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Memory
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	4800 MHz
Maximum RAM amount		2 GB
Memory bandwidth		153.6 GB / s
Memory bus width		256 Bit
Memory type		GDDR5