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AMD Radeon R9 270X

The AMD Radeon R9 270X is a graphics card released on August 8, 2013, built on the GCN architecture using a 28 nm process. It has 2 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, 179.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 1.05 GHz and a 180 W board power rating. It scores 4,871 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 12 and OpenGL 4.4.

GCNPitcairn XT28 nm

9/10 key specs recorded · 54 facts

Depth: 44 recorded fields, 1 feature, 5 PassMark workloads

Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark, AMD.com Specifications and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 9 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.

PassMark Videocard Benchmark AMD.com Specifications PassMark Videocard Benchmark Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09)

Shading units

n/a

Memory

2 GB

GDDR5 · 256-bit

Boost clock

1.05 GHz

1.00 GHz base

Board power

180 W

Performance

The AMD Radeon R9 270X scores 4,871 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 79.9% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #559), measured across 11,030 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 615.

PassMark G3D Mark

4,871

Rank #559
Faster than 79.9% of 2,658 GPUs
11,030 samples

0relative to the fastest GPU on record (41,928)

PassMark workload tests

DirectX 9 84 fps

reference: fastest recorded 526 fps · faster than 72.3% of 1,675 GPUs

DirectX 10 21 fps

reference: fastest recorded 231 fps · faster than 62.9% of 1,602 GPUs

DirectX 11 30 fps

reference: fastest recorded 362 fps · faster than 59.8% of 1,430 GPUs

DirectX 12 24 fps

reference: fastest recorded 213 fps · faster than 59.2% of 1,274 GPUs

GPU Compute 2,142 ops/s

reference: fastest recorded 26,591 ops/s · faster than 65.5% of 1,447 GPUs

Averages of PassMark PerformanceTest submissions; frames/sec are PassMark test-scene rates, not game FPS. Tests PassMark does not report for this card are omitted. PassMark listing

In the PassMark workload tests the AMD Radeon R9 270X averages DirectX 9 84 fps, DirectX 10 21 fps, DirectX 11 30 fps, DirectX 12 24 fps and GPU Compute 2,142 ops/s, across 11,030 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.

Theoretical throughput

Texture fill rate 84 GTexel/s calculatedcalculated from TMUs x boost clock (MHz) / 1000 = 80 x 1050 / 1000

Texture fill rate (84 GTexel/s) is calculated by Feex from stored specifications, not stated by AMD.

As stated by PassMark

Category Desktop

Bus interface PCIe 3.0 x16

Max memory 4 GB

Core clock 1000 MHz

Memory clock 5600 MHz

DirectX 12

OpenGL 4.4

Max TDP 180 W

First benchmarked 2013-10-17

Samples 11,030

PassMark listing (collected 2026-09-30)

PassMark's own listing for the AMD Radeon R9 270X states the PCIe 3.0 x16 interface, up to 4 GB of memory, a core clock of 1000 MHz, DirectX 12 and OpenGL 4.4, first benchmarked on 2013-10-17. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.

Graphics processor

Architecture GCN

Codename Pitcairn XT

Chip Not recorded

Process node 28 nm

Transistors 2,800 M

Die size 212 mm²

The AMD Radeon R9 270X is based on the GCN architecture, uses the Pitcairn XT graphics processor, is manufactured on a 28 nm process, contains 2,800 million transistors and has a die size of 212 mm².

Shader configuration

Shading units Not recorded

Compute units Not recorded

Streaming multiprocessors Not recorded

Execution units Not recorded

Texture units (TMUs) 80

Render output units (ROPs) 32

Ray tracing cores Not recorded

Tensor / AI cores Not recorded

XMX engines Not recorded

Infinity cache Not recorded

The AMD Radeon R9 270X 80 texture mapping units and 32 render output units.

The AMD Radeon R9 270X does not use XMX engines; those are specific to Intel Arc graphics.

Clock speeds

Base clock 1.00 GHz

Boost clock 1.05 GHz

Game clock Not recorded

Memory clock Not recorded

Effective memory clock Not recorded

The AMD Radeon R9 270X runs at a base clock of 1.00 GHz and boosts to 1.05 GHz.

Memory

Size 2 GB

Type GDDR5

Bus width 256-bit

Bandwidth 179.0 GB/s

The AMD Radeon R9 270X is equipped with 2 GB of GDDR5 memory, uses a 256-bit memory bus and delivers 179.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

Board and power

The AMD Radeon R9 270X has a board power rating of 180 W, a total board power of 180 W and it connects over PCIe 3.0 x16.

Board power (TDP) 180 W

Total board power 180 W

Suggested PSU Not recorded

Power connectors Not recorded

Slot width Not recorded

Length Not recorded

Width Not recorded

Height Not recorded

Cooler Not recorded

Max temperature Not recorded

Bus interface PCIe 3.0 x16

Market

Launched August 8, 2013

Launch price $199

Status Not recorded

Form factor Not recorded

Segment Desktop

Series Radeon

The AMD Radeon R9 270X was released on August 8, 2013 and launched at a price of $199.

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 4,871

PassMark G2D 615

Rank #559

Samples 11,030

Graphics and compute APIs

The AMD Radeon R9 270X supports DirectX 12 and OpenGL 4.4.

DirectX 12

OpenGL 4.4

CUDA is an NVIDIA technology and does not apply to the AMD Radeon R9 270X. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the AMD Radeon R9 270X. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the AMD Radeon R9 270X.

Media engine

Feex holds no codec support statement for the AMD Radeon R9 270X.

AMD Unified Video Decoder SupportedAMD's older dedicated video-decoding block found on many GCN-era and earlier Radeon GPUs.

Not listed: H.264 (AVC), HEVC (H.265), AV1 and VP9. No source Feex holds states whether the AMD Radeon R9 270X supports these codecs; that is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.

Media engines recorded for the AMD Radeon R9 270X: AMD Unified Video Decoder.

Display outputs

The AMD Radeon R9 270X offers outputs DisplayPort, HDMI, Dual Link DVI.

Outputs DisplayPort, HDMI, Dual Link DVI

Naming and aliases

The AMD Radeon R9 270X is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as AMD Radeon R9 200 Series and ASUS R9 270X Series.

Other names (PassMark) AMD Radeon R9 200 Series; ASUS R9 270X Series

Frequently asked questions

How much VRAM does the AMD Radeon R9 270X have?

The AMD Radeon R9 270X has 2 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 179.0 GB/s.

How much power does the AMD Radeon R9 270X use and what power supply does it need?

The AMD Radeon R9 270X has a board power rating of 180 W.

How fast is the AMD Radeon R9 270X?

The AMD Radeon R9 270X scores 4,871 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 79.9% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #559. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 24 fps.

What bus interface does the AMD Radeon R9 270X use?

The AMD Radeon R9 270X connects over PCIe 3.0 x16.

When was the AMD Radeon R9 270X released and how much did it cost at launch?

The AMD Radeon R9 270X was released on August 8, 2013 and launched at a price of $199.

Corrections to this record

After an audit, 1 empty field was filled from sources. Each change is listed with its old value, new value, rule and sources.

1 filled value

Architecture: GCN (was Not recorded). Rule: Architecture from chip codename. chip Pitcairn -> GCN 1. Sources: Wikipedia: List of AMD graphics processing units (revision 1376670003).

The audit log is public: all changes for this GPU, the corrections overview and the method.