GeForce GTX 770 vs Radeon R9 270X

GeForce GTX 770
Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 30 May 2013
GeForce GTX 770
Radeon R9 270X
Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 8 Oct 2013
Radeon R9 270X

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • GeForce GTX 770
    128%
  • Radeon R9 270X
    100%

Relative performance

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce GTX 770
    128%
  • Radeon R9 270X
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 770

28% higher gaming performance.
Supports PhysX
Supports G-Sync
Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Kepler), there are less performance optimizations for current games and applications

Reasons to consider Radeon R9 270X

50 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce GTX 770 .
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Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

GeForce GTX 770

HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 770

The GeForce GTX 770 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (36 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce GTX 770Radeon R9 270X
GPU NameGK104 (GK104-425-A2)vsCuracao (Curacao XT)
Fab Process28 nmvs28 nm
Die Size294 mm²vs212 mm²
Transistors3,540 millionvs2,800 million
Shaders1536vs1280
Compute Units8vs20
Core clock1046 MHzvs1000 MHz
ROPs32vs32
TMUs128vs80

Memory Configuration

GeForce GTX 770Radeon R9 270X
Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
Bus Width256 bitvs256 bit
Memory Speed1753 MHz
7012 MHz effective
vs1400 MHz
5600 MHz effective
Memory Size2048 Mbvs2048 Mb

Additional details

GeForce GTX 770Radeon R9 270X
TDP230 wattsvs180 watts
Release Date30 May 2013vs8 Oct 2013

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 770
    33.50 GP/s
  • Radeon R9 270X
    32.00 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 770
    134.00 GT/s
  • Radeon R9 270X
    80.00 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce GTX 770
    224.00 GB/s
  • Radeon R9 270X
    179.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce GTX 770
    3213.00 GFLOPs
  • Radeon R9 270X
    2560.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

3DMark 11

  • GeForce GTX 770
    11180
  • Radeon R9 270X
    8700

Points (higher is better)

Game benchmarks

Assassin's Creed: Unity

  • GeForce GTX 770
    21.7
  • Radeon R9 270X
    17.7

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 3

  • GeForce GTX 770
    85.2
  • Radeon R9 270X
    66.4

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 4

  • GeForce GTX 770
    56.1
  • Radeon R9 270X
    43

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield Hardline

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

  • GeForce GTX 770
    40
  • Radeon R9 270X
    29

FPS (higher is better)

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

  • GeForce GTX 770
    86.1
  • Radeon R9 270X
    84.8

FPS (higher is better)

Civilization: Beyond Earth

  • GeForce GTX 770
    64.8
  • Radeon R9 270X
    53.6

FPS (higher is better)

Crysis 3

  • GeForce GTX 770
    33.8
  • Radeon R9 270X
    25.5

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce GTX 770
    58
  • Radeon R9 270X
    42

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce GTX 770
    29
  • Radeon R9 270X
    27

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

  • GeForce GTX 770
    46
  • Radeon R9 270X
    37

FPS (higher is better)

Assassin's Creed: Unity

  • GeForce GTX 770
    11.3
  • Radeon R9 270X
    5.1

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 3

  • GeForce GTX 770
    52.9
  • Radeon R9 270X
    41.9

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 4

  • GeForce GTX 770
    36.6
  • Radeon R9 270X
    27.7

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield Hardline

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

  • GeForce GTX 770
    30
  • Radeon R9 270X
    22

FPS (higher is better)

Bioshock Infinite

DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA

  • GeForce GTX 770
    52
  • Radeon R9 270X
    34

FPS (higher is better)

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

  • GeForce GTX 770
    63.7
  • Radeon R9 270X
    62.1

FPS (higher is better)

Civilization: Beyond Earth

  • GeForce GTX 770
    44.8
  • Radeon R9 270X
    38.7

FPS (higher is better)

Crysis 3

  • GeForce GTX 770
    20.1
  • Radeon R9 270X
    16.1

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce GTX 770
    41
  • Radeon R9 270X
    28

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman Absolution

DX11, High Quality, 2x MSAA, 16x AF

  • GeForce GTX 770
    45
  • Radeon R9 270X
    39

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce GTX 770
    23
  • Radeon R9 270X
    21

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

  • GeForce GTX 770
    33
  • Radeon R9 270X
    27

FPS (higher is better)

Assassin's Creed: Unity

  • GeForce GTX 770
    10.4
  • Radeon R9 270X
    7

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 3

  • GeForce GTX 770
    25.1
  • Radeon R9 270X
    20.3

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 4

  • GeForce GTX 770
    17.6
  • Radeon R9 270X
    13.3

FPS (higher is better)

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

  • GeForce GTX 770
    37
  • Radeon R9 270X
    35.1

FPS (higher is better)

Civilization: Beyond Earth

  • GeForce GTX 770
    26.5
  • Radeon R9 270X
    24.3

FPS (higher is better)

Crysis 3

  • GeForce GTX 770
    13.1
  • Radeon R9 270X
    10.8

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce GTX 770
    13
  • Radeon R9 270X
    11

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

  • GeForce GTX 770
    6
  • Radeon R9 270X
    6

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 4

DX11, Ultra Quality,2x MSAA,16x AF, HBAO

  • GeForce GTX 770
    67
  • Radeon R9 270X
    53

FPS (higher is better)

Bioshock Infinite

DX11, Ultra Quality,DDOD, FX AA

  • GeForce GTX 770
    81
  • Radeon R9 270X
    52

FPS (higher is better)

Crysis 3

DX11,Very High Quality, FXAA

  • GeForce GTX 770
    49
  • Radeon R9 270X
    33

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman Absolution

DX11, High Quality, 2x MSAA, 16x AF

  • GeForce GTX 770
    61
  • Radeon R9 270X
    52

FPS (higher is better)

Medal Of Honor Warfighter

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA

  • GeForce GTX 770
    64
  • Radeon R9 270X
    48

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Last Light

DX11, AAA standard, 16xAF, Motion Blur normal, Tesselation normal

  • GeForce GTX 770
    50
  • Radeon R9 270X
    38

FPS (higher is better)