GeForce GTX 950 vs Radeon R9 270X
Summary
GeForce GTX 950
100%
Radeon R9 270X
102%
Relative performance
GeForce GTX 950
100%
Radeon R9 270X
102%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 950 |
| 90 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon R9 270X . |
| 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) |
| Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |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| Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
No clear winner declared
These graphics cards seems to have comparable performance based on the game benchmark suite used (31 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| GeForce GTX 950 | | Radeon R9 270X | |
|---|
| GPU Name | GM206 (GM206-250-A1) | vs | Curacao (Curacao XT) |
| Fab Process | 28 nm | vs | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 228 mm² | vs | 212 mm² |
| Transistors | 2,940 million | vs | 2,800 million |
| Shaders | 768 | vs | 1280 |
| Compute Units | 6 | vs | 20 |
| Core clock | 1024 MHz | vs | 1000 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | vs | 32 |
| TMUs | 48 | vs | 80 |
Memory Configuration
| GeForce GTX 950 | | Radeon R9 270X | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | vs | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | vs | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1653 MHz
6612 MHz effective | vs | 1400 MHz
5600 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 2048 Mb | vs | 2048 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce GTX 950 | | Radeon R9 270X | |
|---|
| TDP | 90 watts | vs | 180 watts |
| Release Date | 20 Aug 2015 | vs | 8 Oct 2013 |
GeForce GTX 950
32.80 GP/s
Radeon R9 270X
32.00 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
GeForce GTX 950
49.20 GT/s
Radeon R9 270X
80.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
GeForce GTX 950
105.80 GB/s
Radeon R9 270X
179.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
GeForce GTX 950
1572.90 GFLOPs
Radeon R9 270X
2560.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
GeForce GTX 950
8490
Radeon R9 270X
8700
Points (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 950
16.3
Radeon R9 270X
17.7
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 950
62
Radeon R9 270X
66.4
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 950
43.4
Radeon R9 270X
43
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
GeForce GTX 950
32
Radeon R9 270X
29
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 950
75
Radeon R9 270X
84.8
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 950
52.4
Radeon R9 270X
53.6
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 950
22.9
Radeon R9 270X
25.5
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
GeForce GTX 950
45
Radeon R9 270X
42
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce GTX 950
27
Radeon R9 270X
27
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
GeForce GTX 950
38
Radeon R9 270X
37
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 950
9.6
Radeon R9 270X
5.1
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 950
37.8
Radeon R9 270X
41.9
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 950
27.3
Radeon R9 270X
27.7
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
GeForce GTX 950
22
Radeon R9 270X
22
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA
GeForce GTX 950
41
Radeon R9 270X
34
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 950
51.3
Radeon R9 270X
62.1
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 950
35.8
Radeon R9 270X
38.7
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 950
13.8
Radeon R9 270X
16.1
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
GeForce GTX 950
31
Radeon R9 270X
28
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, High Quality, 2x MSAA, 16x AF
GeForce GTX 950
31
Radeon R9 270X
39
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce GTX 950
20
Radeon R9 270X
21
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
GeForce GTX 950
26
Radeon R9 270X
27
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 950
9.5
Radeon R9 270X
7
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 950
18
Radeon R9 270X
20.3
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 950
12.8
Radeon R9 270X
13.3
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 950
27
Radeon R9 270X
35.1
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 950
21.2
Radeon R9 270X
24.3
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 950
9.2
Radeon R9 270X
10.8
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
GeForce GTX 950
20
Radeon R9 270X
22
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce GTX 950
11
Radeon R9 270X
11
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
GeForce GTX 950
7
Radeon R9 270X
6
FPS (higher is better)