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AMD logo Radeon R9 270X
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AMD logo Radeon HD 6850

AMD Radeon R9 270X logo AMD Radeon HD 6850 logo
General information Radeon R9 270X Radeon HD 6850
Launched Q4 2013 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 4096 MB 0 % 1024 MB 75 %
Core Clock 1000 MHz 0 % 775 MHz 22.5 %
Effective Clock 6000 MHz 0 % 1100 MHz 81.7 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 180 W 0 % 127 W 29.4 %
Length 308 mm 0 % 260 mm 15.6 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 2-way 0 % 2-way 0 %
Performance Radeon R9 270X Radeon HD 6850
Overall Score 35545 0 % 22572 36.5 %
Future Proof 30 % 0 % 21 % 30 %
Benchmark Score 12634 0 % 5095 59.7 %
2D Benchmark Score 614.7 0 % 431.8 29.7 %
Average DirectX performance 39.4 FPS 0 % 19.6 FPS 50.2 %
DirectX 9 performance 83.8 FPS 0 % 50.5 FPS 39.8 %
DirectX 10 performance 19.8 FPS 0 % 14 FPS 29.2 %
DirectX 11 performance 30 FPS 0 % 14.1 FPS 53.1 %
DirectX 12 performance 24 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 2192.2 operations/s 0 % 889.5 operations/s 59.4 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 270X, Radeon HD 6850.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 270X Radeon HD 6850
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 75.0 FPS 41.3 FPS
High settings 134.9 FPS 74.3 FPS
Medium settings 161.9 FPS 89.2 FPS
Low settings 226.7 FPS 124.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 44.9 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for Radeon R9 270X, Radeon HD 6850.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 270X Radeon HD 6850
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 58.8 FPS 36.4 FPS
High settings 105.9 FPS 65.5 FPS
Medium settings 127.0 FPS 78.6 FPS
Low settings 177.8 FPS 110.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 38.1 %
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