Sufficient for current games up to 1080p * UPDATE 2015 *

To replace my HD 6870 I bought the 270X. Because so slow it was with the 6870 closely at the current games. It was important in my decision that they had to have less than 200 and I can games up to 1080p (ie 1920x1080) play smoothly with at least medium details. And liquid is at least 30 FPS here. Who in this price range a card expects the current games to 1080p with maximum details and always conjures over 60FPS out of his sleeve, just believe me: No, saving and prefer a more upbeat Get yourself card.

As I said, current games make the map easy. I use it together with a Octacore AMD (4Ghz) and 8GB RAM; runs fine. Benchmarks where this 270X has been tested there is a dime a dozen. If one is interested in exact figures, just google times!

The card has 2x 6 pin power connectors; accordingly you should have at least 2 free. As a single card and in a system that is not overclocked, a 500W power supply should be sufficient for them; For me it works.

Deductions I have the map, but give for the following points:
- Heat: playing it is nice and warm (60-70 ° C)
- Volume: from 45% fan speed is warnehmbar. 55% clearly audible. From 60% you can hear them even better. 80% come a Handstaubsauger equal. 90% still a little louder. At 100%, I hear out no difference to 90%. Playing it often comes only in the 50% range. But could still be quieter.

Therefore 1 star deduction.

* UPDATE 2015 *
Unfortunately my card probably thought it would be too quiet and I would not give her enough attention. So the two fans decided to rattle loudly during load. Since the manufacturer Sturr presented and Amazon could not offer new for me, the card reluctantly went back. Very sad, but apparently the problem is not an isolated case (at DualX fans). So I have the card retrospectively pull another star.

Price-performance Technically, I would like to give an update. Normally, you should expect that the price drops. However, the price here is still pretty much the same, even though the card has more than 1 year old. Who still 20 - 30 EUR has left, should resort to R9 280. It has, depending on the system, 40-60% more power. The "X" series can be ignored in the 280s. The difference in performance is