AMD Radeon R9 270X

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The AMD Radeon R9 270X ($199 list) is AMD's new midrange graphics card aimed at gamers who want strong 1080p performance, but can't afford luxury models. Like most members of the Radeon R7/R9 family, it's a refreshed version of a previous architecture—in this case, the AMD Radeon HD 7870. Specifically, it's a drop-in replacement for that chip, but at slightly higher clock speeds.