AMD R9 270 Cards Released

[digitalnav]

"AMD announced a new SKU to heat up the sub-$200 market segment, the Radeon R9 270. A slightly tuned down sibling of the Radeon R9 270X, the R9 270 is based on the 28 nm "Curacao" silicon, and features a similar core-configuration to it. The chip features the same 1,280 stream processor-count as the R9 270X, with 80 TMUs, 32 ROPs, and a 256-bit wide GDDR5 memory interface, holding 2 GB of memory, but features lower clock speeds, at 900 to 925 MHz core (PowerTune with Boost), and 5.60 GHz memory (GDDR5-effective), which churns out 179 GB/s of memory bandwidth. Its TDP is rated at 170W, and the card draws power from a pair of 6-pin PCIe power connectors. The GPU supports the latest APIs, including DirectX 11.2, OpenGL 4.3, and Mantle."

 

"MSI announced the Radeon R9 270 Gaming graphics card, which features a full-fledged TwinFrozr IV cooling solution, and factory-overclocked speeds of 900 to 975 MHz core clock range, and 5.60 GHz memory. The PCB appears to draw power from a pair of 6-pin PCIe connectors. Based on the 28 nm "Curacao" silicon, the Radeon R9 270 features 1,280 stream processors 80 TMUs, 32 ROPs, and a 256-bit wide GDDR5 memory interface, holding 2 GB of memory."

 

 

"ASUS launched a pair of Radeon R9 270 (non-X) graphics cards based on its DirectCU II cooling solution, the R9270-DCU2-2GD5 (reference) and R9270-DCU2OC-2GD5 (identical, factory-overclocked). The cards take advantage of the company's lightweight DirectCU II cooling solution, on which the company's R9 270X graphics cards are based, and an identical PCB. The OC variant offers clock speeds of 950 to 975 MHz core, while the reference-clock variant sticks to 900 to 925 MHz. Memory is left untouched on both, at 5.60 GHz. The R9 270 features 1,280 stream processors 80 TMUs, 32 ROPs, and a 256-bit wide GDDR5 memory interface, holding 2 GB of memory."

 

Source : http://techpowerup.com

[James_AJ]

Anyone cares?

[Hirad123]

It's all about them aftermarket 290's everybody is waiting to see.

[Levent]

Anyone cares?

i do ! i was looking to get a new graphics card to replace my faulty 7850

[Coombzy]

hmmm I have a feeling after the vendor cards there will be a 280 non x thats basically just a stock 7970 non GHz

[MbV93]

This is great! just an under-clocked version. Affordable 1080p for everyone.

[James_AJ]

i do ! i was looking to get a new graphics card to replace my faulty 7850

*gasp*

[That Norwegian Guy]

Voilá, the only card in AMD's new lineup I could ever care about.

 

And on this one I actually would want the reference design as it's hella sexy.

[Psychatog]

Incorrect. This is a rebadged hd 7850 and had a single 6 pin pci-e connector. Max tdp is 150.

[WoodenMarker]

i do ! i was looking to get a new graphics card to replace my faulty 7850

An overclocked 7850 has similar performance and is much cheaper.

It's worth considering the 270 for the cooler alone though imo.

[BatteryAziz]

Guys, the 7850 has 1024 stream processors, the 270 has 1280 sp's like the 7870/270X, so it's essentially their underclocked little brother. that's why this is an interesting card. in crossfire it would throw a hell of a punch.

[rentaspoon]

I want one but it doesn't feel like a real card cos its only got a 6 pin

[mgsstar]

Pretty decent budget card and with an aftermarket cooler on it you will be able to overclock it to get more performance out of it.