Graphics card comparison
GeForce GTX 950 vs Radeon R9 270X
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 950
2048 Mb GDDR5
Released 20 Aug 2015
DESKTOP
VS
AMD
Radeon R9 270X
2048 Mb GDDR5
Released 8 Oct 2013
DESKTOP
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- GeForce GTX 950100%
- Radeon R9 270X102%
Relative performance
Gaming performance index
- GeForce GTX 950100%
- Radeon R9 270X102%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the 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- Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 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- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 (31 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| GeForce GTX 950 | Radeon R9 270X |
|---|
| GPU Name | GM206 (GM206-250-A1) | Curacao (Curacao XT) |
| Fab Process | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 228 mm² | 212 mm² |
| Transistors | 2,940 million | 2,800 million |
| Shaders | 768 | 1280 |
| Compute Units | 6 | 20 |
| Core clock | 1024 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 48 | 80 |
Memory configuration
| GeForce GTX 950 | Radeon R9 270X |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1653 MHz
6612 MHz effective | 1400 MHz
5600 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 2048 Mb | 2048 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce GTX 950 | Radeon R9 270X |
|---|
| TDP | 90 watts | 180 watts |
| Release Date | 20 Aug 2015 | 8 Oct 2013 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- GeForce GTX 95032.80 GP/s
- Radeon R9 270X32.00 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- GeForce GTX 95049.20 GT/s
- Radeon R9 270X80.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- GeForce GTX 950105.80 GB/s
- Radeon R9 270X179.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- GeForce GTX 9501572.90 GFLOPs
- Radeon R9 270X2560.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
3DMark 11
- GeForce GTX 9508490
- Radeon R9 270X8700
Points (higher is better)
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed: Unity
- GeForce GTX 95016.3
- Radeon R9 270X17.7
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield 3
- GeForce GTX 95062
- Radeon R9 270X66.4
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield 4
- GeForce GTX 95043.4
- Radeon R9 270X43
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield Hardline
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
- GeForce GTX 95032
- Radeon R9 270X29
FPS (higher is better)
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
- GeForce GTX 95075
- Radeon R9 270X84.8
FPS (higher is better)
Civilization: Beyond Earth
- GeForce GTX 95052.4
- Radeon R9 270X53.6
FPS (higher is better)
Crysis 3
- GeForce GTX 95022.9
- Radeon R9 270X25.5
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- GeForce GTX 95045
- Radeon R9 270X42
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- GeForce GTX 95027
- Radeon R9 270X27
FPS (higher is better)
Thief 2014
DX11, Very High Details
- GeForce GTX 95038
- Radeon R9 270X37
FPS (higher is better)
Assassin's Creed: Unity
- GeForce GTX 9509.6
- Radeon R9 270X5.1
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield 3
- GeForce GTX 95037.8
- Radeon R9 270X41.9
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield 4
- GeForce GTX 95027.3
- Radeon R9 270X27.7
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield Hardline
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
- GeForce GTX 95022
- Radeon R9 270X22
FPS (higher is better)
Bioshock Infinite
DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA
- GeForce GTX 95041
- Radeon R9 270X34
FPS (higher is better)
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
- GeForce GTX 95051.3
- Radeon R9 270X62.1
FPS (higher is better)
Civilization: Beyond Earth
- GeForce GTX 95035.8
- Radeon R9 270X38.7
FPS (higher is better)
Crysis 3
- GeForce GTX 95013.8
- Radeon R9 270X16.1
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- GeForce GTX 95031
- Radeon R9 270X28
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman Absolution
DX11, High Quality, 2x MSAA, 16x AF
- GeForce GTX 95031
- Radeon R9 270X39
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- GeForce GTX 95020
- Radeon R9 270X21
FPS (higher is better)
Thief 2014
DX11, Very High Details
- GeForce GTX 95026
- Radeon R9 270X27
FPS (higher is better)
Assassin's Creed: Unity
- GeForce GTX 9509.5
- Radeon R9 270X7
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield 3
- GeForce GTX 95018
- Radeon R9 270X20.3
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield 4
- GeForce GTX 95012.8
- Radeon R9 270X13.3
FPS (higher is better)
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
- GeForce GTX 95027
- Radeon R9 270X35.1
FPS (higher is better)
Civilization: Beyond Earth
- GeForce GTX 95021.2
- Radeon R9 270X24.3
FPS (higher is better)
Crysis 3
- GeForce GTX 9509.2
- Radeon R9 270X10.8
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- GeForce GTX 95020
- Radeon R9 270X22
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- GeForce GTX 95011
- Radeon R9 270X11
FPS (higher is better)
Thief 2014
DX11, Very High Details
- GeForce GTX 9507
- Radeon R9 270X6
FPS (higher is better)