Radeon R9 270 vs GeForce GTX 1070 SLI

Place in performance ranking	111	391
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	32.73	2.10
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code name	Pascal GP104 SLI	Curacao
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	no data	reference
Release date	16 August 2016 (7 years ago)	13 November 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$179
Current price	$185	$229 (1.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1070 SLI has 1459% better value for money than R9 270.

Detailed specifications

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	3840	1280
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1683 MHz	925 MHz
Number of transistors	14400 Million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	150 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	74.00
Floating-point performance	no data	2,368 gflops

Form factor & 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	no data	PCIe 3.0
Interface	no data	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	210 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1 x 6-pin
SLI options	+	no data

VRAM capacity and type

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	2x 8 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	no data	179.2 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

Connectivity and outputs

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 data	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinity	no data	1
HDMI	no data	+
DisplayPort support	no data	+
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Supported 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	+
VR Ready	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12_1	DirectX® 12
Shader Model	no data	5.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	1.2
Vulkan	+	+
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 1070 SLI 38.27
+244%

R9 270 11.14

GeForce GTX 1070 SLI outperforms Radeon R9 270 by 244% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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 1070 SLI 34226
+477%

R9 270 5930

GeForce GTX 1070 SLI outperforms Radeon R9 270 by 477% 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	121 +246%	35−40 −246%
4K	57 +256%	16−18 −256%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

65−70
+272%

18−20

−272%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 +278%	18−20 −278%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 +267%	18−20 −267%
Battlefield 5	120−130 +251%	35−40 −251%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 +254%	24−27 −254%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +272%	18−20 −272%
Far Cry 5	90 +275%	24−27 −275%
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100 +256%	27−30 −256%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +287%	30−33 −287%
Hitman 3	95−100 +256%	27−30 −256%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 +258%	40−45 −258%
Metro Exodus	95−100 +267%	27−30 −267%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +244%	27−30 −244%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140 +274%	35−40 −274%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 +289%	18−20 −289%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 +278%	18−20 −278%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 +267%	18−20 −267%
Battlefield 5	120−130 +251%	35−40 −251%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 +254%	24−27 −254%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +272%	18−20 −272%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +276%	21−24 −276%
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100 +256%	27−30 −256%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +287%	30−33 −287%
Hitman 3	95−100 +256%	27−30 −256%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 +258%	40−45 −258%
Metro Exodus	95−100 +267%	27−30 −267%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +244%	27−30 −244%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140 +274%	35−40 −274%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	111 +270%	30−33 −270%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 +289%	18−20 −289%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 +278%	18−20 −278%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 +267%	18−20 −267%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 +254%	24−27 −254%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +272%	18−20 −272%
Far Cry 5	48 +300%	12−14 −300%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +287%	30−33 −287%
Horizon Zero Dawn	140−150 +258%	40−45 −258%
Metro Exodus	95−100 +267%	27−30 −267%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	73 +248%	21−24 −248%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 +289%	18−20 −289%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

90−95
+244%

27−30

−244%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +252%	21−24 −252%
Far Cry New Dawn	85−90 +271%	24−27 −271%
Hitman 3	50−55 +264%	14−16 −264%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +244%	9−10 −244%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +250%	12−14 −250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +250%	12−14 −250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60 +263%	16−18 −263%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 +275%	8−9 −275%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +283%	18−20 −283%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +281%	21−24 −281%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +246%	24−27 −246%
Metro Exodus	70−75 +300%	18−20 −300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	90−95 +283%	24−27 −283%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +286%	14−16 −286%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +278%	9−10 −278%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	60−65 +281%	16−18 −281%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +250%	14−16 −250%
Hitman 3	30−35 +244%	9−10 −244%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +300%	12−14 −300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 +275%	8−9 −275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	54 +286%	14−16 −286%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +271%	7−8 −271%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +300%	6−7 −300%
Battlefield 5	45−50 +292%	12−14 −292%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +260%	10−11 −260%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +333%	3−4 −333%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +279%	14−16 −279%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +300%	12−14 −300%
Metro Exodus	40−45 +300%	10−11 −300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +280%	5−6 −280%