

Both cores feature 1,280 stream processors, 80 texture mapping units, and 32 render output units (ROPs). While the $179 (list) R9 270 faces a tough challenge from the Nvidia GeForce GTX 660, it's both a touch faster and a touch cheaper and wins our Editors' Choice award for entry-level graphics cards on those merits.Īrchitecturally, the R9 270 is identical to the AMD Radeon HD 7870 that launched in the spring of 2012. The HIS R9 270 iPower IceQ X² Boost Clock is a midrange graphics card aimed at consumers who want decent game performance but who can't afford to drop $300+ on a single graphics card.

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