10 Aug 2021 - Graphics card reviewed

This Radeon R9 270X Gigabyte 4GB OC Edition Crossfire graphics card is considered budget with poor modern game performance when playing anything more demanding than indie game requirements.

Capable of running games with up to a DirectX 11 requirement.

What FPS performance can the Radeon R9 270X Gigabyte 4GB OC Edition Crossfire get on latest AAA 2023 games? In particular our game review looks at the FPS achieved running on Ultra graphics settings on the 1080p screen resolution as well as 1440p and 4K. This card runs recommended graphics requirements of 301 games from the top 1000 most demanding games being played today.

Looking at some of the modern popular games people are playing today the Radeon R9 270X Gigabyte 4GB OC Edition Crossfire is running Far Cry 6 and delivering weak performances on 1080p Ultra, getting 15 frames per second. Comparing this to Days Gone which is getting playable results, where it averages 44 FPS. Another popular game we looked at is Resident Evil 8, which is running at 12 frames per second.

With PC gamers looking for larger screen sizes like 1440p we tested the Radeon R9 270X Gigabyte 4GB OC Edition Crossfire by playing Far Cry 6 which yielded a weak performance. Its FPS results for the graphics settings are as follows - L: 29FPS, M: 23FPS, H: 15FPS, U: 11FPS. Another popular game we tested with this card was Days Gone and that was playable. This graphics card delivered 34 FPS at Ultra 1440p. Another popular title was Resident Evil 8 which gets weak results with a 9FPS on Ultra 1440p. Gaming at 1440p with the Radeon R9 270X Gigabyte 4GB OC Edition Crossfire is not a first choice gaming resolution. While this graphics card would likely be more suited to 1080p gaming, you may be able to make some graphical tweaks in the game options to improve your stability at 1440p.

How many years will the Radeon R9 270X Gigabyte 4GB OC Edition Crossfire graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the Radeon R9 270X Gigabyte 4GB OC Edition Crossfire in your PC? 12-18 months of top end gaming is still left in this graphics card

Whats a good PC graphics upgrade for the Radeon R9 270X Gigabyte 4GB OC Edition Crossfire? A great upgrade graphics card would be a RX 5000 Series Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB, which has 21% better performance and can run 716 of the top 1000 demanding game requirements today. An alternative great upgrade graphics card would be a R-500 Series Radeon RX Vega 64 8GB, which has 71% better performance and can run 956 of the top 1000 demanding game requirements today.