The Radeon R9 270X is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce GTX 970 and it's also a worse value for money, as it's only $108.11 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 270X
- Up to 30% cheaper – $251.35 vs $359.46
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 970
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 18% less energy – 148 vs 180 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 4 vs 2 GB
Radeon R9 270X vs GeForce GTX 970 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R9 270X
Oct 8th, 2013
Average FPS
51
78%
Min 1% FPS
23
72%
Price, €
€251.35
100%
Value, €/FPS
€4.92/FPS
100%
GeForce GTX 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Average FPS
65
100%
Min 1% FPS
32
100%
Price, €
€359.46
69%
Value, €/FPS
€5.53/FPS
89%
Radeon R9 270X vs GeForce GTX 970 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon R9 270X vs GeForce GTX 970 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 270X vs GeForce GTX 970 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 270X
Oct 8th, 2013
Memory
2 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
179.2 GB/s
80%
Pixel Fillrate
33.6 GPixel/s
51%
Texture Fillrate
84 GTexel/s
69%
FP32
2.688 TFLOPS
69%
GeForce GTX 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
3.92 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 270X | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
$199.00 | MSRP | $329.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 900 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 180 W | Power Consumption | 148 W |
| Memory | ||
| 2 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 179.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 33.6 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 65.97 GPixel/s |
| 84 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 122.5 GTexel/s |
| 2.688 TFLOPS | FP32 | 3.92 TFLOPS |
