AMD Radeon R9 270X
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AMD Radeon R9 270X

The Radeon R9 270X is a consumer-grade GPU from AMD's Volcanic Islands series, built on the GCN 1.0 architecture using the Curacao chip. Equipped with 2 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, it delivers 179.2 GB/s of bandwidth at 5.6 Gbps.

Launched on 7 Oct, 2013, the Radeon R9 270X carried a starting price of $199.


Information
PlatformConsumer
ArchitectureGCN 1.0
GenerationVolcanic Islands
Previous GenSea Islands
Next GenPirate Islands
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16
Core
NameCuracao
FoundryTSMC
Process Node28 nm
Transistors3 million
Die Size212.0 mm²
Density0.0 /mm²
GPU Core Config
Cores1280
Compute Units20
TMUs80
ROPs32
Memory
TechnologyGDDR5
Size2 GB
Bus256 bit
Bandwidth179.2 GB/s
Speed5.6 Gbps
Clocks
Base clock1000 MHz
Boost Clock1050 MHz
Memory Clock1400 MHz
Power
6-pin2
TDP180 w
Recommended PSU500 w
Display
DisplayPort1 1.2
HDMI1 1.4a
DVI2
Dimensions
Slots2
Length241 mm
Height109 mm
Width36 mm

Models
GPU▲Boost Clock▲Slots▲Length▲Height▲Width▲
1150 MHz +9.5%2308 mm