Radeon RX Vega 3 vs GeForce GTX 275

Place in performance ranking	676	741
Place by popularity	not in top-100	75
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.35	1.90
Architecture	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)	Vega (2017−2021)
GPU code name	GT200B	Vega Raven Ridge
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	15 January 2009 (15 years ago)	7 January 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$249	no data
Current price	$82 (0.3x MSRP)	$371

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX Vega 3 has 443% better value for money than GTX 275.

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	240	192
CUDA cores	240	no data
Core clock speed	633 MHz	600 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1200 MHz
Number of transistors	1,400 million	4,940 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	219 Watt	15 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	50.6 billion/sec	12.13
Floating-point performance	673.9 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 275 and Radeon RX Vega 3 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.

Bus support	PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	IGP
Length	10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	None
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	GDDR3	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	896 MB	System Shared
Memory bus width	448 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	1134 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	127.0 GB/s	no data
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	Two Dual Link DVI	No outputs
Multi monitor support	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	4.0	6.4
OpenGL	3.0	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
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 275 3.67
+23.2%

RX Vega 3 2.98

GeForce GTX 275 outperforms Radeon RX Vega 3 by 23% based on our aggregate 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 275 1416
+23.2%

RX Vega 3 1149

GeForce GTX 275 outperforms Radeon RX Vega 3 by 23% in Passmark.

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

14−16
+16.7%

−16.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

6−7
+50%

4−5

−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7 +40%	5−6 −40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6 +50%	4−5 −50%
Battlefield 5	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6 +50%	4−5 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Hitman 3	5 +25%	4−5 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	15 +25%	12−14 −25%
Metro Exodus	7 +40%	5−6 −40%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6 +50%	4−5 −50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14 +40%	10−11 −40%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6 +50%	4−5 −50%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Battlefield 5	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Hitman 3	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +35.7%	14−16 −35.7%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	11 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6 +50%	4−5 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8
+40%

5−6

−40%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Hitman 3	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
+50%

4−5

−50%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1