The Radeon R9 270X is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce GTX 1080 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only $287.39 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 270X
- Up to 53% cheaper – $251.35 vs $538.74
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 1080
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 2 GB
Radeon R9 270X vs GeForce GTX 1080 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R9 270X
Oct 8th, 2013
Average FPS
51
55%
Min 1% FPS
23
46%
Price, €
€251.35
100%
Value, €/FPS
€4.92/FPS
100%
GeForce GTX 1080
May 27th, 2016
Average FPS
92
100%
Min 1% FPS
50
100%
Price, €
€538.74
46%
Value, €/FPS
€5.85/FPS
84%
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Radeon R9 270X vs GeForce GTX 1080 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon R9 270X vs GeForce GTX 1080 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 270X vs GeForce GTX 1080 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 270X
Oct 8th, 2013
Memory
2 GB
25%
Memory Bandwidth
179.2 GB/s
56%
Pixel Fillrate
33.6 GPixel/s
30%
Texture Fillrate
84 GTexel/s
30%
FP32
2.688 TFLOPS
30%
GeForce GTX 1080
May 27th, 2016
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
320.3 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
110.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
277.3 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
8.873 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 270X | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | May 27th, 2016 |
$199.00 | MSRP | $599.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 10 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 180 W | Power Consumption | 180 W |
| Memory | ||
| 2 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5X |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 179.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320.3 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 33.6 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 110.9 GPixel/s |
| 84 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 277.3 GTexel/s |
| 2.688 TFLOPS | FP32 | 8.873 TFLOPS |
