Graphics card comparison
GeForce GTX 760 vs Radeon R9 270X
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 760
2048 Mb GDDR5
Released 25 Jun 2013
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VS
AMD
Radeon R9 270X
2048 Mb GDDR5
Released 8 Oct 2013
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Summary
Synthetic performance index
- GeForce GTX 760100%
- Radeon R9 270X101%
Relative performance
Gaming performance index
- GeForce GTX 760104%
- Radeon R9 270X100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 760
- 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- Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Kepler), there are less performance optimizations for current games and applications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 the 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- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Our verdict
No clear winner declared
These graphics cards seems to have comparable performance based on the game benchmark suite used (33 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| GeForce GTX 760 | Radeon R9 270X |
|---|
| GPU Name | GK104 (GK104-225-A2) | Curacao (Curacao XT) |
| Fab Process | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 294 mm² | 212 mm² |
| Transistors | 3,540 million | 2,800 million |
| Shaders | 1152 | 1280 |
| Compute Units | 6 | 20 |
| Core clock | 980 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 96 | 80 |
Memory configuration
| GeForce GTX 760 | Radeon R9 270X |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1502 MHz
6008 MHz effective | 1400 MHz
5600 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 2048 Mb | 2048 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce GTX 760 | Radeon R9 270X |
|---|
| TDP | 170 watts | 180 watts |
| Release Date | 25 Jun 2013 | 8 Oct 2013 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- GeForce GTX 76023.50 GP/s
- Radeon R9 270X32.00 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- GeForce GTX 76094.10 GT/s
- Radeon R9 270X80.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- GeForce GTX 760192.00 GB/s
- Radeon R9 270X179.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- GeForce GTX 7602258.00 GFLOPs
- Radeon R9 270X2560.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
3DMark 11
- GeForce GTX 7608600
- Radeon R9 270X8700
Points (higher is better)
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed: Unity
- GeForce GTX 76018
- Radeon R9 270X17.7
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield 3
- GeForce GTX 76069.8
- Radeon R9 270X66.4
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield 4
- GeForce GTX 76046.3
- Radeon R9 270X43
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield Hardline
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
- GeForce GTX 76034
- Radeon R9 270X29
FPS (higher is better)
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
- GeForce GTX 76072.7
- Radeon R9 270X84.8
FPS (higher is better)
Civilization: Beyond Earth
- GeForce GTX 76050.2
- Radeon R9 270X53.6
FPS (higher is better)
Crysis 3
- GeForce GTX 76028.5
- Radeon R9 270X25.5
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- GeForce GTX 76046
- Radeon R9 270X42
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- GeForce GTX 76022
- Radeon R9 270X27
FPS (higher is better)
Assassin's Creed: Unity
- GeForce GTX 7609.9
- Radeon R9 270X5.1
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield 3
- GeForce GTX 76042.8
- Radeon R9 270X41.9
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield 4
- GeForce GTX 76030.1
- Radeon R9 270X27.7
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield Hardline
DX11, Ultra, 4x MSAA, 16x AF, HBAO
- GeForce GTX 76024
- Radeon R9 270X22
FPS (higher is better)
Bioshock Infinite
DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA
- GeForce GTX 76041
- Radeon R9 270X34
FPS (higher is better)
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
- GeForce GTX 76052.7
- Radeon R9 270X62.1
FPS (higher is better)
Civilization: Beyond Earth
- GeForce GTX 76034.7
- Radeon R9 270X38.7
FPS (higher is better)
Crysis 3
- GeForce GTX 76017
- Radeon R9 270X16.1
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- GeForce GTX 76031
- Radeon R9 270X28
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman Absolution
DX11, High Quality, 2x MSAA, 16x AF
- GeForce GTX 76037
- Radeon R9 270X39
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- GeForce GTX 76017
- Radeon R9 270X21
FPS (higher is better)
Assassin's Creed: Unity
- GeForce GTX 7609.4
- Radeon R9 270X7
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield 3
- GeForce GTX 76020
- Radeon R9 270X20.3
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield 4
- GeForce GTX 76014.5
- Radeon R9 270X13.3
FPS (higher is better)
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
- GeForce GTX 76029.7
- Radeon R9 270X35.1
FPS (higher is better)
Civilization: Beyond Earth
- GeForce GTX 76020.1
- Radeon R9 270X24.3
FPS (higher is better)
Crysis 3
- GeForce GTX 7609.7
- Radeon R9 270X10.8
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- GeForce GTX 7609
- Radeon R9 270X11
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield 4
DX11, Ultra Quality,2x MSAA,16x AF, HBAO
- GeForce GTX 76054
- Radeon R9 270X53
FPS (higher is better)
Bioshock Infinite
DX11, Ultra Quality,DDOD, FX AA
- GeForce GTX 76064
- Radeon R9 270X52
FPS (higher is better)
Crysis 3
DX11,Very High Quality, FXAA
- GeForce GTX 76039
- Radeon R9 270X33
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman Absolution
DX11, High Quality, 2x MSAA, 16x AF
- GeForce GTX 76052
- Radeon R9 270X52
FPS (higher is better)
Medal Of Honor Warfighter
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA
- GeForce GTX 76054
- Radeon R9 270X48
FPS (higher is better)
Metro Last Light
DX11, AAA standard, 16xAF, Motion Blur normal, Tesselation normal
- GeForce GTX 76041
- Radeon R9 270X38
FPS (higher is better)