Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB outperforms the cheaper Radeon R9 270X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB is 1015 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 270X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 270X
- Up to 5% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB - $207.86 vs $218.63
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
- Performs up to 11% better in Valorant than Radeon R9 270X - 587 vs 530 FPS
- Up to 7% better value when playing Valorant than Radeon R9 270X - $0.41 vs $0.44 per FPS
- Consumes up to 33% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 270X - 120 vs 180 Watts
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 270X - 6 vs 2 GB
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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In Stock
Updated 13952 minutes ago
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
FPS
587
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.41/FPS
100%
Price, €
€242.68
95%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for €242.68 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 13952 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Jul 19th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
82.03 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
136.7 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 270X | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB |
---|---|---|
Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Jul 19th, 2016 |
Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 10 |
$199 | MSRP | $299 |
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 GB | Memory | 6 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
256-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
179.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s |
1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1506 MHz |
1050 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1709 MHz |
1400 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2002 MHz |