Graphics card comparison
GeForce GTX 480 vs Radeon R9 270
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 480
1536 Mb GDDR5
Released 26 Mar 2010
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VS
AMD
Radeon R9 270
2048 Mb GDDR5
Released 13 Nov 2013
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Summary
Synthetic performance index
- GeForce GTX 480100%
- Radeon R9 270137%
Relative performance
Gaming performance index
- GeForce GTX 480100%
- Radeon R9 270127%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 480
- Supports PhysX
- Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Fermi), there are no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Reasons to consider the Radeon R9 270
- 27% higher gaming performance.
- 100 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce GTX 480 .
- This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
- 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- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the Radeon R9 270
The Radeon R9 270 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (3 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| GeForce GTX 480 | Radeon R9 270 |
|---|
| GPU Name | GF100 (GF100-375-A3) | Curacao (Curacao PRO) |
| Fab Process | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 529 mm² | 212 mm² |
| Transistors | 3,100 million | 2,800 million |
| Shaders | 480 | 1280 |
| Compute Units | 15 | 20 |
| Core clock | 701 MHz | 900 MHz |
| ROPs | 48 | 32 |
| TMUs | 60 | 80 |
Memory configuration
| GeForce GTX 480 | Radeon R9 270 |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 384 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 924 MHz
3696 MHz effective | 1400 MHz
5600 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 1536 Mb | 2048 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce GTX 480 | Radeon R9 270 |
|---|
| TDP | 250 watts | 150 watts |
| Release Date | 26 Mar 2010 | 13 Nov 2013 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- GeForce GTX 48021.00 GP/s
- Radeon R9 27028.80 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- GeForce GTX 48042.10 GT/s
- Radeon R9 27072.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- GeForce GTX 480177.00 GB/s
- Radeon R9 270179.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- GeForce GTX 4801345.00 GFLOPs
- Radeon R9 2702304.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
3DMark 11
- GeForce GTX 4805700
- Radeon R9 2707820
Points (higher is better)
Game benchmarks
Bioshock Infinite
DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA
- GeForce GTX 48024
- Radeon R9 27032
FPS (higher is better)
Bioshock Infinite
DX11, Ultra Quality,DDOD, FX AA
- GeForce GTX 48039
- Radeon R9 27051
FPS (higher is better)
Medal Of Honor Warfighter
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA
- GeForce GTX 48036
- Radeon R9 27043
FPS (higher is better)