HIS Radeon R9 270X iPower IceQ X2 Turbo Boost 2GB GDDR5 PCIe H270XQMT2G2M

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 8 expert reviews

Excellent:

6
Good:

2
Average:

0
Bad:

0

Pros:

Competitive pricing, no increase for OC out of the box, Overclocked out of the box, Good overclocking potential, Low temperatures, Native, fullsize HDMI port
Impressive factory overclock, Excellent design and construction, IceQ X2 Cooler performs brilliant, DirectX 11.2 ready and PCIe 3.0 Compliant, Supports CrossFireX, UltraHD 4K display support, Multiple outputs – 2x mini DisplayPort / full size HDMI /DualLi...

Cons:

Noisy, Memory not overclocked, No support for AMD TrueAudio
Vents exhaust inside your PC case, No real overclocking headroom, Price is relatively high on current market

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Last revision on December 3, 2015

Reviewers Liked

Competitive pricing, no increase for OC out of the box, Overclocked out of the box, Good overclocking potential, Low temperatures, Native, fullsize HDMI port
Impressive factory overclock, Excellent design and construction, IceQ X2 Cooler performs brilliant, DirectX 11.2 ready and PCIe 3.0 Compliant, Supports CrossFireX, UltraHD 4K display support, Multiple outputs – 2x mini DisplayPort / full size HDMI /DualLi

Reviewers Didn't Like

Noisy, Memory not overclocked, No support for AMD TrueAudio
Vents exhaust inside your PC case, No real overclocking headroom, Price is relatively high on current market

Expert reviews and ratings

Although I didn't spend much time playing Batman: Arkham Origins, I remember the game rather well after testing it on no less than 30 graphics cards and 20 CPUs. Arkham Origins appeared to take full advantage of Unreal Engine 3, it ran smoothly on...

By TechSpot on June 26, 2015

If you wanted to show off today's best PC gaming graphics, which title would you choose? There are many games to consider, but 2013's Battlefield 4 stands out as a prime candidate, perhaps along with Dragon Age: Inquisition that is also powered by the...

By TechSpot on February 13, 2015

100

As I may have mentioned before (once or twice ), the HIS IceQ X2 based cards look good and this HIS Radeon R9 270X IceQ X2 Turbo Boost Clock certainly does not break that trend. It definitely lives up to the HIS ‘Faster, Cooler, Quieter' slogan. Under...

By pcGameware UK on January 06, 2014

Once again, it's time to wrap up another review and conclude our thoughts. How well did the HIS IceQ X2 270X perform and is it something that is worthy of your £160? Or is it a card to avoid? Let's start off with the performance aspect of this card. I...

By Play3r on December 06, 2013

AMD's new Radeon R9 270X draws its lineage more from the Radeon HD 7800 series than any other. The R9 270X is, for all intents and purposes, identical to the Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition which launched at $350, but settled down to around $250, holding on...

By techPowerUp! on November 26, 2013

When AMD launched the 7000 series of graphics cards, an evolutionary approach was made, moving the bar by improving not only gaming horsepower, but also power efficiency and temperatures. AMD ruled the roost for a time, until Nvidia came along with their...

By Pureoverclock on November 11, 2013

When AMD launched the Radeon R200 series in Hawaii, their main focus was on value with the new series while the performance parts (Radeon R9 290 Series) would launch later this month. Although i wasn't impressed much with the Radeon R7 260X, the Radeon...

By WCCFTech on October 18, 2013

My performance rating of the HIS Radeon R9 270X IceQ X2 Turbo Boost 2GB is based on a comparison between a Radeon HD7950 and an NVIDIA GTX 560Ti. While this isn't the most ideal set to compare the R9 270X to, I'm hoping that you the readers will already...

By Benchmark Reviews on October 15, 2013

In this new review, we will discuss the details of the HIS R9 270X Iceq X2 Turbo Boost Clock 2GB GDDR5 PCI-E DLDVI-I/HDMI/2xmini DP , as you can guess it is based on the AMD Radeon R9 270X chip. This graphic card has the original design and efficient...

By extremespec.net on April 19, 2014

We're not particularly fond of AMD's reference Radeon R9 270-series cooling solution. Fortunately, most of the company's board partners have their own heat sinks and fans. We take 10 cards and measure their clock rates, thermals, and acoustics. Because...

By Tom's Hardware UK on March 31, 2014

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