GeForce GTX 980 vs Radeon R9 270X
Summary
GeForce GTX 980
215%
Radeon R9 270X
100%
Relative performance
GeForce GTX 980
222%
Radeon R9 270X
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 980 |
| 122% 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| Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |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| Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |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 980
The GeForce GTX 980 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (31 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| GeForce GTX 980 | | Radeon R9 270X | |
|---|
| GPU Name | GM204 (GM204-400-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 | 2048 | vs | 1280 |
| Compute Units | 16 | vs | 20 |
| Core clock | 1127 MHz | vs | 1000 MHz |
| ROPs | 64 | vs | 32 |
| TMUs | 128 | vs | 80 |
Memory Configuration
| GeForce GTX 980 | | 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 980 | | Radeon R9 270X | |
|---|
| TDP | 165 watts | vs | 180 watts |
| Release Date | 19 Sep 2014 | vs | 8 Oct 2013 |
GeForce GTX 980
72.10 GP/s
Radeon R9 270X
32.00 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
GeForce GTX 980
144.30 GT/s
Radeon R9 270X
80.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
GeForce GTX 980
224.40 GB/s
Radeon R9 270X
179.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
GeForce GTX 980
4616.00 GFLOPs
Radeon R9 270X
2560.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
GeForce GTX 980
18720
Radeon R9 270X
8700
Points (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 980
37.7
Radeon R9 270X
17.7
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 980
130.5
Radeon R9 270X
66.4
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 980
91.6
Radeon R9 270X
43
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
GeForce GTX 980
71
Radeon R9 270X
29
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 980
125.5
Radeon R9 270X
84.8
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 980
116.4
Radeon R9 270X
53.6
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 980
48.8
Radeon R9 270X
25.5
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
GeForce GTX 980
88
Radeon R9 270X
42
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce GTX 980
60
Radeon R9 270X
27
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
GeForce GTX 980
71
Radeon R9 270X
37
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 980
23
Radeon R9 270X
5.1
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 980
80.3
Radeon R9 270X
41.9
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 980
58.5
Radeon R9 270X
27.7
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
GeForce GTX 980
49
Radeon R9 270X
22
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA
GeForce GTX 980
86
Radeon R9 270X
34
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 980
95.6
Radeon R9 270X
62.1
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 980
79.7
Radeon R9 270X
38.7
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 980
29.7
Radeon R9 270X
16.1
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
GeForce GTX 980
61
Radeon R9 270X
28
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, High Quality, 2x MSAA, 16x AF
GeForce GTX 980
67
Radeon R9 270X
39
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce GTX 980
48
Radeon R9 270X
21
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
GeForce GTX 980
52
Radeon R9 270X
27
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 980
23.1
Radeon R9 270X
7
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 980
38.7
Radeon R9 270X
20.3
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 980
29.1
Radeon R9 270X
13.3
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 980
56.6
Radeon R9 270X
35.1
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 980
48.4
Radeon R9 270X
24.3
FPS (higher is better)
GeForce GTX 980
20.6
Radeon R9 270X
10.8
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
GeForce GTX 980
31
Radeon R9 270X
22
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce GTX 980
28
Radeon R9 270X
11
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
GeForce GTX 980
29
Radeon R9 270X
6
FPS (higher is better)