Radeon R9 270X vs GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile

Place in performance ranking	322	363
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	8.99	4.47
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code name	GP107	Curacao XT
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Design	no data	reference
Release date	3 January 2017 (7 years old)	8 October 2013 (10 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$199
Current price	$545	$136 (0.7x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1050 Ti Mobile has 101% better value for money than R9 270X.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	768	1280
CUDA cores	768	no data
Core clock speed	1493 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1620 MHz	1050 MHz
Number of transistors	3,300 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	180 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	97 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	77.76	84.00
Floating-point performance	no data	2,688 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile and Radeon R9 270X compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	no data
Bus support	no data	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	2 x 6-pin

Memory

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	7 GB/s	no data
Memory bandwidth	112 GB/s	179.2 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Video outputs and ports

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinity	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+
DisplayPort support	no data	+
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration	no data	+
CrossFire	no data	1
Enduro	no data	-
FreeSync	no data	1
HD3D	no data	+
LiquidVR	no data	1
PowerTune	no data	-
TressFX	no data	1
TrueAudio	no data	+
ZeroCore	no data	-
UVD	no data	+
DDMA audio	no data	+
Ansel	+	no data

API support

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	DirectX® 12
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	+
Mantle	no data	-
CUDA	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1050 Ti Mobile 15.28
+21.1%

R9 270X 12.62

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile outperforms Radeon R9 270X by 21% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 1050 Ti Mobile 5918
+21%

R9 270X 4889

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile outperforms Radeon R9 270X by 21% in Passmark.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 1050 Ti Mobile 7741
+18%

R9 270X 6560

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile outperforms Radeon R9 270X by 18% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	56 +24.4%	45−50 −24.4%
1440p	25 +38.9%	18−21 −38.9%
4K	17 +21.4%	14−16 −21.4%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	43 +59.3%	27−30 −59.3%
Battlefield 5	59 +37.2%	40−45 −37.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	47 +42.4%	30−35 −42.4%
Far Cry 5	47 +46.9%	30−35 −46.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	46 +35.3%	30−35 −35.3%
Forza Horizon 4	62 +37.8%	45−50 −37.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	33 +57.1%	21−24 −57.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	39 +44.4%	27−30 −44.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	37 +37%	27−30 −37%
Battlefield 5	49 +14%	40−45 −14%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	33 +0%	30−35 +0%
Far Cry 5	44 +37.5%	30−35 −37.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	42 +23.5%	30−35 −23.5%
Forza Horizon 4	57 +26.7%	45−50 −26.7%
Metro Exodus	19 +0%	18−20 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +19%	21−24 −19%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	33 +22.2%	27−30 −22.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	47 +80.8%	24−27 −80.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	23 −17.4%	27−30 +17.4%
Battlefield 5	42 −2.4%	40−45 +2.4%
Far Cry 5	40 +25%	30−35 −25%
Far Cry New Dawn	38 +11.8%	30−35 −11.8%
Forza Horizon 4	43 −4.7%	45−50 +4.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	26 +0%	24−27 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21 +16.7%	18−20 −16.7%
Metro Exodus	12 +9.1%	10−12 −9.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	17 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +23.1%	12−14 −23.1%
Battlefield 5	29 +16%	24−27 −16%
Far Cry 5	26 +30%	20−22 −30%
Far Cry New Dawn	27 +22.7%	21−24 −22.7%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 +25%	24−27 −25%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4 −125%	9−10 +125%
Metro Exodus	7 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	17 +54.5%	10−12 −54.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Battlefield 5	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	12 +20%	10−11 −20%
Far Cry New Dawn	13 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +23.5%	16−18 −23.5%

This is how GTX 1050 Ti Mobile and R9 270X compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

GTX 1050 Ti Mobile is 24.4% faster than R9 270X

1440p resolution:

GTX 1050 Ti Mobile is 38.9% faster than R9 270X

4K resolution:

GTX 1050 Ti Mobile is 21.4% faster than R9 270X

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1050 Ti Mobile is 80.8% faster than the R9 270X.
in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the R9 270X is 125% faster than the GTX 1050 Ti Mobile.

All in all, in popular games: