Radeon R9 270 vs GeForce GTX 780 Ti

Place in the ranking	226	423
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.36	5.08
Power efficiency	6.83	5.15
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code name	GK110B	Curacao
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	no data	reference
Release date	7 November 2013 (11 years ago)	13 November 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$699	$179

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 780 Ti has 25% better value for money than R9 270.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2880	1280
Core clock speed	875 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	928 MHz	925 MHz
Number of transistors	7,080 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	150 Watt
Texture fill rate	222.7	74.00
Floating-point processing power	5.345 TFLOPS	2.368 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	32
TMUs	240	80

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	PCI Express 3.0	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	267 mm	210 mm
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	1 x 6-pin
SLI options	+	-

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	3 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	7.0 GB/s	no data
Memory bandwidth	336 GB/s	179.2 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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	One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
Eyefinity	-	+
HDMI	+	+
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
DisplayPort support	-	+
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire	-	+
FreeSync	-	+
HD3D	-	+
LiquidVR	-	+
TressFX	-	+
TrueAudio	-	+
UVD	-	+
DDMA audio	no data	+
Blu Ray 3D	+	-
3D Gaming	+	-
3D Vision	+	-
3D Vision Live	+	-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_1)	DirectX® 12
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	+
CUDA	+	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 780 Ti 24.76
+121%

R9 270 11.20

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GTX 780 Ti 9517
+121%

R9 270 4306

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.

GTX 780 Ti 11812
+99.2%

R9 270 5930

Unigine Heaven 4.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark, a newer version of Unigine 3.0 with relatively small differences. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. The benchmark is still sometimes used, despite its significant age, as it was released back in 2013.

GTX 780 Ti 1812
+155%

R9 270 711

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

96
+140%

40−45

−140%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

7.28
−62.7%

4.48

+62.7%

R9 270 has 63% lower cost per frame in 1080p

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +156%	18−20 −156%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +138%	21−24 −138%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +153%	30−33 −153%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +156%	18−20 −156%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +138%	21−24 −138%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +140%	45−50 −140%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 +144%	27−30 −144%
Metro Exodus	65−70 +141%	27−30 −141%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +125%	24−27 −125%
Valorant	95−100 +148%	40−45 −148%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +153%	30−33 −153%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +156%	18−20 −156%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +138%	21−24 −138%
Dota 2	85−90 +143%	35−40 −143%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +153%	30−33 −153%
Fortnite	120−130 +125%	55−60 −125%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +140%	45−50 −140%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 +144%	27−30 −144%
Grand Theft Auto V	85−90 +143%	35−40 −143%
Metro Exodus	65−70 +141%	27−30 −141%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 +123%	70−75 −123%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +125%	24−27 −125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 +129%	35−40 −129%
Valorant	95−100 +148%	40−45 −148%
World of Tanks	250−260 +134%	110−120 −134%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +153%	30−33 −153%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +156%	18−20 −156%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +138%	21−24 −138%
Dota 2	85−90 +143%	35−40 −143%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +153%	30−33 −153%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +140%	45−50 −140%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 +144%	27−30 −144%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 +123%	70−75 −123%
Valorant	95−100 +148%	40−45 −148%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	40−45 +128%	18−20 −128%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 +133%	18−20 −133%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +133%	75−80 −133%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +130%	10−11 −130%
World of Tanks	160−170 +134%	70−75 −134%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 +138%	21−24 −138%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +121%	14−16 −121%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +133%	9−10 −133%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +140%	30−33 −140%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +144%	27−30 −144%
Forza Horizon 5	40−45 +122%	18−20 −122%
Metro Exodus	55−60 +133%	24−27 −133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +131%	16−18 −131%
Valorant	65−70 +123%	30−33 −123%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +144%	9−10 −144%
Dota 2	40−45 +139%	18−20 −139%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 +139%	18−20 −139%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +138%	8−9 −138%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 +153%	30−33 −153%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +129%	7−8 −129%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +139%	18−20 −139%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +160%	10−11 −160%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +144%	9−10 −144%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Dota 2	40−45 +139%	18−20 −139%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +136%	14−16 −136%
Fortnite	30−35 +121%	14−16 −121%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +138%	16−18 −138%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 +133%	9−10 −133%
Valorant	30−35 +129%	14−16 −129%