Radeon R9 270 1024SP vs GeForce GTX 1050

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking	359	not rated
Place by popularity	18	not in top-100
Value for money	4.05	no data
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code name	N17P-G1	Pitcairn
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	25 October 2016 (7 years ago)	13 March 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$109	no data
Current price	$211 (1.9x MSRP)	no data

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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	640	1024
CUDA cores	640	no data
Core clock speed	1290 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	1392 MHz	925 MHz
Number of transistors	3,300 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	150 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	97 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	58.20	59.20
Floating-point performance	1,862 gflops	1,894 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	5.7" (14.5 cm)	no data
Height	4.38" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)	300 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin
SLI options	-	no data
SLI	-	no data

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	2 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	7008 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	112 GB/s	153.6 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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	DP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	+
HDCP	2.2	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.

GameStream	+	no data
GPU Boost	3.0	no data
VR Ready	+	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API support

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131
CUDA	+	no data

Advantages and disadvantages

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Recency	25 October 2016	13 March 2015
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	150 Watt

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