PowerColor R9 270 2GB OC Pro Reviews

The impressions we're left with after our time with the R9 270 are rather mixed. On the one hand, the card is clearly a competent performer in modern games at 1080p and is available at an attractive price point, which is what it was designed to be. Specifically for this card, PowerColor has also made a version that runs cool and quiet as well, which is always a bonus, although the overclock is a very conservative one. Equally, however, the same things could be said of the R9 270X. The small performance drop as a tradeoff for the lower power draw is unnecessary for most, since if you're able to power the R9 270, chances are you're able to power the R9 270X too, especially when you look at our power consumption results. The difference in price is also so small that it doesn't really make much sense to opt for the less powerful card. That is, of course, unless your system is only able to house the R9 270, which is smaller and - crucially - only requires one six-pin PCI-E power connector. So if you're still soldiering away with an old or low-power PSU or have a particularly small case, this could be the perfect card for you, as overall it has a slight edge on the GTX 660 in games. In the end then, there's not much we can fault the R9 270 for, as it's price and performance are well matched. We just think the R9 270X is the better deal for the vast majority of people.