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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3060 8 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 RTX 3060 8 GB is 3291 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R9 270X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 270X
- Up to 5% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - $284.28 vs $299.99
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
- Performs up to 67% better in Battlefield 2042 than Radeon R9 270X - 87 vs 52 FPS
- Up to 37% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Radeon R9 270X - $3.45 vs $5.47 per FPS
- Consumes up to 6% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 270X - 170 vs 180 Watts
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 270X - 8 vs 2 GB
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Radeon R9 270X 2GB GDDR5 SDRAM PCI Express Video Graphics Card NW91M
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GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
FPS
87
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.45/FPS
100%
Price, $
$299.99
94%
FPS and Value Winner
Asus Dual GeForce RTX™ 3060 White OC Edition 8GB GDDR6 (PCIe 4.0, 8GB GDDR6, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 270X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 270X | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2022 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $199 | MSRP | Not Available |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
| 179.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
| 1050 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
| 1400 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon R9 270X or GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Battlefield 2042, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
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