GeForce GTS 260M vs Radeon R9 270
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 391 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.11 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | GT2xx (2009−2012) |
| GPU code name | Curacao | N10E-GS |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Design | reference | no data |
| Release date | 13 November 2013 (10 years ago) | 15 June 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $179 | no data |
| Current price | $229 (1.3x MSRP) | $230 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 1280 | 96 |
| CUDA cores | no data | 96 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 550 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 925 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 2,800 million | 727 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 38 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 74.00 | 17.60 |
| Floating-point performance | 2,368 gflops | 264 gflops |
| Gigaflops | no data | 396 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on Radeon R9 270 and GeForce GTS 260M 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 | no data | large |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | PCI-E 2.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 210 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1 x 6-pin | no data |
| SLI options | no data | + |
| MXM Type | no data | MXM 3.0 Type-B |
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 | GDDR3, GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | Up to 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 179.2 GB/s | 57.6 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 | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | HDMIVGADual Link DVIDisplayPortSingle Link DVILVDS |
| Eyefinity | 1 | no data |
| HDMI | + | no data |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
| DisplayPort 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 | 1 | no data |
| Enduro | - | no data |
| FreeSync | 1 | no data |
| HD3D | + | no data |
| LiquidVR | 1 | no data |
| PowerTune | - | no data |
| TressFX | 1 | no data |
| TrueAudio | + | no data |
| ZeroCore | - | no data |
| UVD | + | no data |
| DDMA audio | + | no data |
| Power management | no data | 8.0 |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 11.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | + | N/A |
| Mantle | - | no data |
| CUDA | no data | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 13 November 2013 | 15 June 2009 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 38 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Radeon R9 270 and GeForce GTS 260M. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon R9 270 is a desktop card while GeForce GTS 260M is a notebook 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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