AMD Radeon RX Vega vs AMD Radeon R9 270 1024SP
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX Vega and AMD Radeon R9 270 1024SP videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, Memory, Video outputs and ports, API support. 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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX Vega
- Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
- Around 11% higher core clock speed: 1000 MHz vs 900 MHz
- Around 30% higher boost clock speed: 1200 MHz vs 925 MHz
- 5.2x more texture fill rate: 307.2 GTexel / s vs 59.2 GTexel / s
- 4x more pipelines: 4096 vs 1024
- 5.2x better floating-point performance: 9,830 gflops vs 1,894 gflops
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
- 4x more maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 2 GB
| Launch date | 1 April 2017 vs 13 March 2015 |
| Core clock speed | 1000 MHz vs 900 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1200 MHz vs 925 MHz |
| Texture fill rate | 307.2 GTexel / s vs 59.2 GTexel / s |
| Pipelines | 4096 vs 1024 |
| Floating-point performance | 9,830 gflops vs 1,894 gflops |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm vs 28 nm |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB vs 2 GB |
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 270 1024SP
- Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 225 Watt
- 2.4x more memory clock speed: 4800 MHz vs 2000 MHz
- Around 4% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 70535 vs 67658
- 3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6316 vs 2094
- 3.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 8390 vs 2391
- 3.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 27566 vs 8455
- 3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6316 vs 2094
- 3.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 8390 vs 2391
- 3.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 27566 vs 8455
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 150 Watt vs 225 Watt |
| Memory clock speed | 4800 MHz vs 2000 MHz |
| Benchmarks | |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 70535 vs 67658 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 6316 vs 2094 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 8390 vs 2391 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 27566 vs 8455 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 6316 vs 2094 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 8390 vs 2391 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 27566 vs 8455 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX Vega
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 270 1024SP
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| Name | AMD Radeon RX Vega | AMD Radeon R9 270 1024SP |
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| PassMark - G3D Mark | 12297 | |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 882 | |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 67658 | 70535 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 205.049 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 4007.96 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 18.022 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 215.8 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 1292.989 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 2094 | 6316 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 2391 | 8390 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 8455 | 27566 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 2094 | 6316 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 2391 | 8390 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 8455 | 27566 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Radeon RX Vega | AMD Radeon R9 270 1024SP | |
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| Architecture | GCN 1.3 | GCN 1.0 |
| Code name | Greenland | Pitcairn |
| Launch date | 1 April 2017 | 13 March 2015 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599.99 | |
| Place in performance rating | 238 | 165 |
| Price now | $409.99 | |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Value for money (0-100) | 38.94 | |
Technical info |
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| Boost clock speed | 1200 MHz | 925 MHz |
| Core clock speed | 1000 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Floating-point performance | 9,830 gflops | 1,894 gflops |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Pipelines | 4096 | 1024 |
| Texture fill rate | 307.2 GTexel / s | 59.2 GTexel / s |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 225 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Transistor count | 2,800 million | |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin |
Memory |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 512 GB / s | 153.6 GB / s |
| Memory bus width | 2048 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Memory type | HBM2 | GDDR5 |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | |
API support |
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| DirectX | 12.0 (11_1) | |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | |
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