Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
AMD Radeon R9 270 1024SP vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile
- Interface
- Core clock speed 1126
- Max video memory 2x 8192 MB
- Memory type GDDR5
- Memory clock speed 3500
- Maximum resolution
- Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
- Core clock speed 900 MHz
- Max video memory 2 GB
- Memory type GDDR5
- Memory clock speed 4800 MHz
- Maximum resolution
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 86 | not rated |
Value for money | 70.44 | no data |
Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2018) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
GPU code name | N16E-GXX SLI | Pitcairn |
Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
Release date | 22 September 2015 (7 years old) | 13 March 2015 (8 years old) |
Current price | $301 | no data |
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 | 4096 | 1024 |
Core clock speed | 1126 MHz | 900 MHz |
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 | 59.20 |
Floating-point performance | no data | 1,894 gflops |
Size and compatibility
Information on GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile and Radeon R9 270 1024SP 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.
Laptop size | large | no data |
Interface | no data | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
Width | no data | 2-slot |
Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-pin |
SLI options | + | no data |
Memory
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM 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 | 4800 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | no data | 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 | no data | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
HDMI | no data | + |
G-SYNC support | + | no data |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 12_1 | 12 (11_1) |
Shader Model | no data | 5.1 |
OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
OpenCL | no data | 1.2 |
Vulkan | no data | 1.2.131 |
CUDA | + | no data |
Advantages and disadvantages
Recency | 22 September 2015 | 13 March 2015 |
Pipelines / CUDA cores | 4096 | 1024 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 330 Watt | 150 Watt |
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile and Radeon R9 270 1024SP. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 980 SLI Mobile is a notebook card while Radeon R9 270 1024SP is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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