GeForce GTX 1080 vs Radeon R9 270X
Summary
GeForce GTX 1080
346%
Radeon R9 270X
100%
Relative performance
GeForce GTX 1080
421%
Radeon R9 270X
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1080 |
| 321% higher gaming performance. |
| This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support. |
| Supports PhysX |
| Supports G-Sync |
| Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
| Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute |
| Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
Reasons to consider Radeon R9 270X |
| Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute |
| Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
| Supports Mantle |
| Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 1080
The GeForce GTX 1080 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (11 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| GeForce GTX 1080 | | Radeon R9 270X | |
|---|
| GPU Name | GP104 (GP104-400-A1) | vs | Curacao (Curacao XT) |
| Fab Process | 16 nm | vs | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 314 mm² | vs | 212 mm² |
| Transistors | 7,200 million | vs | 2,800 million |
| Shaders | 2560 | vs | 1280 |
| Compute Units | 20 | vs | 20 |
| Core clock | 1607 MHz | vs | 1000 MHz |
| ROPs | 64 | vs | 32 |
| TMUs | 160 | vs | 80 |
Memory Configuration
| GeForce GTX 1080 | | Radeon R9 270X | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5X | vs | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | vs | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1251 MHz
10008 MHz effective | vs | 1400 MHz
5600 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 8192 Mb | vs | 2048 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce GTX 1080 | | Radeon R9 270X | |
|---|
| TDP | 180 watts | vs | 180 watts |
| Release Date | 27 May 2016 | vs | 8 Oct 2013 |
GeForce GTX 1080
102.80 GP/s
Radeon R9 270X
32.00 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
GeForce GTX 1080
257.10 GT/s
Radeon R9 270X
80.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
GeForce GTX 1080
320.00 GB/s
Radeon R9 270X
179.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
GeForce GTX 1080
8228.00 GFLOPs
Radeon R9 270X
2560.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
GeForce GTX 1080
30160
Radeon R9 270X
8700
Points (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
GeForce GTX 1080
124
Radeon R9 270X
29
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
GeForce GTX 1080
159
Radeon R9 270X
42
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce GTX 1080
105
Radeon R9 270X
27
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
GeForce GTX 1080
125
Radeon R9 270X
37
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
GeForce GTX 1080
85
Radeon R9 270X
22
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
GeForce GTX 1080
114
Radeon R9 270X
28
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce GTX 1080
82
Radeon R9 270X
21
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
GeForce GTX 1080
96
Radeon R9 270X
27
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
GeForce GTX 1080
58
Radeon R9 270X
22
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce GTX 1080
48
Radeon R9 270X
11
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
GeForce GTX 1080
52
Radeon R9 270X
6
FPS (higher is better)