The GeForce GTX 980 is a clear winner – it's at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the Radeon R9 270X and it's also a much better value for money, as it's $154.50 cheaper!
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 980
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 55% cheaper – $124.50 vs $279.00
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 8% less energy – 165 vs 180 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of the Radeon R9 270X
The GeForce GTX 980 is better in every way
GeForce GTX 980 vs Radeon R9 270X for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Average FPS
70
100%
Min 1% FPS
35
100%
Price, $
$124.5
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.77/FPS
100%
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$124.50
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$399.00
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GeForce GTX 980 vs Radeon R9 270X 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 GeForce GTX 980 vs Radeon R9 270X in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GTX 980 vs Radeon R9 270X in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
4.981 TFLOPS
100%
Radeon R9 270X
Oct 8th, 2013
Memory
2 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
179.2 GB/s
80%
Pixel Fillrate
33.6 GPixel/s
43%
Texture Fillrate
84 GTexel/s
54%
FP32
2.688 TFLOPS
54%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GTX 980 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon R9 270X |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| $549.00 | MSRP | $199.00 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
165 W | Power Consumption | 180 W |
| Memory | ||
4 GB | Memory Size | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 179.2 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
77.82 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 33.6 GPixel/s |
155.6 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 84 GTexel/s |
4.981 TFLOPS | FP32 | 2.688 TFLOPS |
