PowerColor Devil R9 270X

Graphics Processor

Curacao

Cores

1280

TMUs

ROPs

Memory Size

2 GB

Memory Type

GDDR5

Bus Width

256 bit

Graphics Processor

GPU Name: Curacao

GPU Variant: Curacao XT
(215-0848004)

Architecture: GCN 1.0

Foundry: TSMC

Process Size: 28 nm

Transistors: 2,800 million

Die Size: 212 mm²

Graphics Card

Release Date: ~~Oct 8th, 2013~~
Oct 31st, 2013

Generation: Volcanic Islands
(R9 200)

Predecessor: Sea Islands

Successor: Pirate Islands

Production: End-of-life

Bus Interface: PCIe 3.0 x16

Clock Speeds

Base Clock: ~~1000 MHz~~
1150 MHz (+15%)

Boost Clock: ~~1050 MHz~~
1180 MHz (+12%)

Memory Clock: 1400 MHz
5.6 Gbps effective

Memory

Memory Size: 2 GB

Memory Type: GDDR5

Memory Bus: 256 bit

Bandwidth: 179.2 GB/s

Render Config

Shading Units: 1280

TMUs: 80

ROPs: 32

Compute Units: 20

L1 Cache: 16 KB (per CU)

L2 Cache: 512 KB

Theoretical Performance

Pixel Rate: ~~33.60 GPixel/s~~
37.76 GPixel/s

Texture Rate: ~~84.00 GTexel/s~~
94.40 GTexel/s

FP32 (float) performance: ~~2.688 TFLOPS~~
3.021 TFLOPS

FP64 (double) performance: ~~168.0 GFLOPS~~
188.8 GFLOPS (1:16)

Board Design

Slot Width: Dual-slot

TDP: 180 W

Suggested PSU: 450 W

Outputs: 2x DVI
1x HDMI 1.4a
1x DisplayPort 1.2
2x DVI
1x HDMI 1.4a
2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2

Power Connectors: 2x 6-pin

Board Number: C631,
C632

Graphics Features

DirectX: 12 (11_1)

OpenGL: 4.6

OpenCL: 1.2

Vulkan: 1.2

Shader Model: 5.1

Curacao GPU Notes

Architecture Codename: Southern Islands
Chip Variant: Pitcairn
CLRX Version: GCN 1.0
Graphics/Compute: GFX6 (gfx601)
Display Core Engine: 6.0
Unified Video Decoder: 4.0
Video Compression Engine: 1.0

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HIS R9 270X IceQ X2 Turbo Boost Clock	1100 MHz	1140 MHz	1400 MHz	270 mm/10.6 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort
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MSI R9 270X Gaming OC	1030 MHz	1080 MHz	1400 MHz	260 mm/10.2 inches
MSI R9 270X Gaming OC 4 GB	1030 MHz	1080 MHz	1400 MHz	4 GB, 260 mm/10.2 inches
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