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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce GTX 970 outperforms the more expensive Radeon R9 270X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce GTX 970 is 346 days newer than the more expensive Radeon R9 270X.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Performs up to 36% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Radeon R9 270X - 49 vs 36 FPS
- Up to 30% cheaper than Radeon R9 270X - $198.68 vs $284.28
- Up to 49% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Radeon R9 270X - $4.05 vs $7.9 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 270X - 148 vs 180 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 270X - 4 vs 2 GB
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
49
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.05/FPS
100%
Price, $
$198.68
100%
FPS and Value Winner
MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming 4G LE VR Ready Graphics Card
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Radeon R9 270X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
FPS
36
73.46938775510205%
Value, $/FPS
$7.9/FPS
51.26582278481012%
Price, $
$284.28
69%
AMD Radeon R9 270X 2GB GDDR5 SDRAM PCI Express Video Graphics Card NW91M
Buy for $284.28 on Amazon
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Updated 58291 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Radeon R9 270X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 270X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
33.6 GPixel/s
50.93224192814916%
Texel Fillrate
84 GTexel/s
68.57142857142857%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 270X |
|---|---|---|
Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $329 | MSRP | $199 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 179.2 GB/s |
1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1050 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1400 MHz |
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