AMD Radeon R9 270X vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Curacao | GK104 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Curacao XT (215-0848004) | GK104-225-A2 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 | Kepler |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 2,800 million | 3,540 million |
| Die size | 212 mm² | 294 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Oct 8th, 2013 | Jun 25th, 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Volcanic Islands | GeForce 700 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 199 USD | 249 USD |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 90 in our database | 140 in our database |
| Predecessor | Sea Islands | GeForce 600 |
| Successor | Pirate Islands | GeForce 900 |
Clocks
| Base clock | 1000 MHz | 980 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1050 MHz | 1032 MHz |
| Memory clock | 1400 MHz 5.6 Gbps effective | 1502 MHz 6 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 2 GB | 2 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 179.2 GB/s | 192.3 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 1280 | 1152 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 80 | 96 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Compute units | 20 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | 16 KB (per SMX) |
| Cache L2 | 512 KB | 512 KB |
| SMX count | — | 6 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 33.60 GPixel/s | 24.77 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 84.00 GTexel/s | 99.07 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 2.688 TFLOPS | 2.378 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 168.0 GFLOPS (1:16) | 99.07 GFLOPS (1:24) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 241 mm 9.5 inches | 241 mm 9.5 inches |
| Width | 109 mm 4.3 inches | — |
| Height | 36 mm 1.4 inches | — |
| TDP | 180 W | 170 W |
| Suggested PSU | 450 W | 450 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x HDMI1x DisplayPort | 2x DVI1x HDMI1x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| Board number | C631, C632 | P2004 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| CUDA | — | 3.0 |
