GeForce GTX 970 vs Radeon R9 270X
Summary
GeForce GTX 970
181%
Radeon R9 270X
100%
Relative performance
GeForce GTX 970
192%
Radeon R9 270X
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 970 |
| 92% 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) |
| Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |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| Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 970
The GeForce GTX 970 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (31 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| GeForce GTX 970 | | Radeon R9 270X | |
|---|
| GPU Name | GM204 (GM204-200-A1) | vs | Curacao (Curacao XT) |
| Fab Process | 28 nm | vs | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 398 mm² | vs | 212 mm² |
| Transistors | 5,200 million | vs | 2,800 million |
| Shaders | 1664 | vs | 1280 |
| Compute Units | 13 | vs | 20 |
| Core clock | 1050 MHz | vs | 1000 MHz |
| ROPs | 56 | vs | 32 |
| TMUs | 104 | vs | 80 |
Memory Configuration
| GeForce GTX 970 | | Radeon R9 270X | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | vs | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | vs | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1753 MHz
7012 MHz effective | vs | 1400 MHz
5600 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 4096 Mb | vs | 2048 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce GTX 970 | | Radeon R9 270X | |
|---|
| TDP | 148 watts | vs | 180 watts |
| Release Date | 19 Sep 2014 | vs | 8 Oct 2013 |
GeForce GTX 970
58.80 GP/s
Radeon R9 270X
32.00 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
GeForce GTX 970
109.20 GT/s
Radeon R9 270X
80.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
GeForce GTX 970
224.40 GB/s
Radeon R9 270X
179.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
GeForce GTX 970
3494.00 GFLOPs
Radeon R9 270X
2560.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
GeForce GTX 970
15750
Radeon R9 270X
8700
Points (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 970
32.1
Radeon R9 270X
17.7
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 970
114.7
Radeon R9 270X
66.4
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 970
79.6
Radeon R9 270X
43
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
GeForce GTX 970
55
Radeon R9 270X
29
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 970
112.5
Radeon R9 270X
84.8
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 970
101
Radeon R9 270X
53.6
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 970
42.3
Radeon R9 270X
25.5
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
GeForce GTX 970
79
Radeon R9 270X
42
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce GTX 970
53
Radeon R9 270X
27
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
GeForce GTX 970
61
Radeon R9 270X
37
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 970
20.6
Radeon R9 270X
5.1
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 970
70.2
Radeon R9 270X
41.9
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 970
50.5
Radeon R9 270X
27.7
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
GeForce GTX 970
40
Radeon R9 270X
22
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA
GeForce GTX 970
73
Radeon R9 270X
34
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 970
83.5
Radeon R9 270X
62.1
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 970
69.4
Radeon R9 270X
38.7
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 970
25.7
Radeon R9 270X
16.1
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
GeForce GTX 970
55
Radeon R9 270X
28
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, High Quality, 2x MSAA, 16x AF
GeForce GTX 970
54
Radeon R9 270X
39
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce GTX 970
42
Radeon R9 270X
21
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
GeForce GTX 970
44
Radeon R9 270X
27
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 970
20.9
Radeon R9 270X
7
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 970
33.8
Radeon R9 270X
20.3
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 970
24.7
Radeon R9 270X
13.3
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 970
49.3
Radeon R9 270X
35.1
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 970
41.6
Radeon R9 270X
24.3
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 970
17.7
Radeon R9 270X
10.8
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
GeForce GTX 970
27
Radeon R9 270X
22
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce GTX 970
25
Radeon R9 270X
11
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
GeForce GTX 970
24
Radeon R9 270X
6
FPS (higher is better)