Radeon R9 270 vs GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile

Place in the ranking	116	424
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	5.08
Power efficiency	8.21	5.14
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code name	N16E-GXX SLI	Curacao
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Design	no data	reference
Release date	22 September 2015 (9 years ago)	13 November 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$179

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	4096	1280
Core clock speed	1126 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1228 MHz	925 MHz
Number of transistors	10400 Million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	330 Watt	150 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	74.00
Floating-point processing power	no data	2.368 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	32
TMUs	no data	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).

Laptop size	large	no data
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	+	-

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	3500 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	no data	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	no data	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinity	-	+
HDMI	-	+
DisplayPort support	-	+
G-SYNC support	+	-

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	+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D 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	-	+
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 980 SLI Mobile 39.38
+252%

R9 270 11.20

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 980 SLI Mobile 25453
+329%

R9 270 5930

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	130 +271%	35−40 −271%
4K	69 +283%	18−20 −283%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	5.11
4K	no data	9.94

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	80−85 +290%	21−24 −290%
Cyberpunk 2077	80−85 +300%	21−24 −300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +285%	27−30 −285%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 +290%	21−24 −290%
Cyberpunk 2077	80−85 +300%	21−24 −300%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +282%	50−55 −282%
Forza Horizon 5	100−110 +274%	27−30 −274%
Metro Exodus	90−95 +292%	24−27 −292%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80 +267%	21−24 −267%
Valorant	150−160 +293%	40−45 −293%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +285%	27−30 −285%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 +290%	21−24 −290%
Cyberpunk 2077	80−85 +300%	21−24 −300%
Dota 2	120−130 +310%	30−33 −310%
Far Cry 5	95−100 +259%	27−30 −259%
Fortnite	170−180 +282%	45−50 −282%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +282%	50−55 −282%
Forza Horizon 5	100−110 +274%	27−30 −274%
Grand Theft Auto V	120−130 +307%	30−33 −307%
Metro Exodus	90−95 +292%	24−27 −292%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +265%	55−60 −265%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80 +267%	21−24 −267%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	141 +253%	40−45 −253%
Valorant	150−160 +293%	40−45 −293%
World of Tanks	270−280 +272%	75−80 −272%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +285%	27−30 −285%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 +290%	21−24 −290%
Cyberpunk 2077	80−85 +300%	21−24 −300%
Dota 2	120−130 +310%	30−33 −310%
Far Cry 5	95−100 +259%	27−30 −259%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +282%	50−55 −282%
Forza Horizon 5	100−110 +274%	27−30 −274%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +265%	55−60 −265%
Valorant	150−160 +293%	40−45 −293%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	70−75 +306%	18−20 −306%
Grand Theft Auto V	70−75 +306%	18−20 −306%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +289%	45−50 −289%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 +290%	10−11 −290%
World of Tanks	250−260 +257%	70−75 −257%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +306%	18−20 −306%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +288%	8−9 −288%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +300%	10−11 −300%
Far Cry 5	120−130 +263%	35−40 −263%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +280%	30−33 −280%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 +267%	18−20 −267%
Metro Exodus	85−90 +254%	24−27 −254%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 +283%	18−20 −283%
Valorant	120−130 +254%	35−40 −254%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +300%	6−7 −300%
Dota 2	75−80 +271%	21−24 −271%
Grand Theft Auto V	75−80 +271%	21−24 −271%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +267%	9−10 −267%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 +266%	35−40 −266%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +271%	7−8 −271%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 +271%	21−24 −271%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +283%	12−14 −283%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +300%	6−7 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +325%	4−5 −325%
Dota 2	75−80 +271%	21−24 −271%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +263%	16−18 −263%
Fortnite	55−60 +300%	14−16 −300%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +261%	18−20 −261%
Forza Horizon 5	35−40 +270%	10−11 −270%
Valorant	65−70 +261%	18−20 −261%