Partner Cards: 10 Radeon R9 270 And 270X Boards, Reviewed

Dimensions And Weight

The dimensions reported here don't necessarily match what you've heard from each manufacturer's official technical specifications. Rather, we measure them by hand to assure they're correct. The image and chart below should help illustrate what each measurement actually means. Auxiliary PCI Express power connectors are not included; they have to be added depending on the power plug and cable design.

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ModelLength (L)Height (H)Depth (D1)Depth (D2)
Asus DirectCU II R9270X-DC2T-4GD5 R9 270X 4 GB275 mm124 mm38 mm4 mm
Club 3D royalQueen CGAX-R927X6 R9 270X 2 GB217 mm120 mm36 mm4 mm
Gigabyte GV-R927XOC-4GD R9 270X 4 GB287 mm112 mm36 mm4 mm
HIS IceQ X² Turbo Boost Clock H270XQMT2G2 R9 270X 2 GB264 mm118 mm38 mm4 mm
HIS iPower IceQ X² Turbo H270QMT2G2M R9 270 2 GB210 mm105 mm36 mm4 mm
MSI Radeon R9 270X Gaming 4 GB263 mm120 mm38 mm4 mm
PowerColor PCS+ AXR9 270X 2GBD5-PPDHE R9 270X 2 GB245 mm105 mm38 mm6 mm
Sapphire Dual-X 100365L R9 270 2 GB224 mm105 mm36 mm4 mm
Sapphire Toxic Radeon R9 270X 2 GB310 mm118 mm38 mm5 mm
Sapphire Vapor-X 100364VXL Radeon R9 270X 2 GB266 mm108 mm32 mm4 mm

Graphics Card Weight

The weight of a card might be interesting if you're trying to figure out if any additional support is needed, or to calculate the amount of stress your motherboard might be under in a CrossFire-based setup.

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ModelWeight
Asus DirectCU II R9270X-DC2T-4GD5 R9 270X 4 GB1.57 lbs / 715 g
Gigabyte GV-R927XOC-4GD R9 270X 4 GB1.56 lbs / 708 g
HIS IceQ X² Turbo Boost Clock H270XQMT2G2 R9 270X 2 GB1.62 lbs / 736 g
MSI Radeon R9 270X Gaming 4 GB1.65 lbs / 748 g
Sapphire Dual-X 100365L R9 270 2 GB1.16 lbs / 527 g
Sapphire Toxic Radeon R9 270X 2 GB2.29 lbs / 1039 g
Sapphire Vapor-X 100364VXL Radeon R9 270X 2 GB1.69 lbs / 767 g
Igor Wallossek
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