GeForce GTX 560 Ti vs Radeon R9 270

Place in performance ranking	388	483
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	2.06	1.77
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	Curacao	GF114
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	13 November 2013 (10 years ago)	25 January 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$179	$249
Current price	$229 (1.3x MSRP)	$130 (0.5x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R9 270 has 16% better value for money than GTX 560 Ti.

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	384
Core clock speed	no data	822 MHz
Boost clock speed	925 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	2,800 million	1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	170 Watt
Texture fill rate	74.00	52.67
Floating-point performance	2,368 gflops	1,263.4 gflops

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	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	210 mm	229 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin	2x 6-pin

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	2 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	2004 MHz
Memory bandwidth	179.2 GB/s	128.3 GB/s

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	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
Eyefinity	1	no data
HDMI	+	+
DisplayPort support	+	no data

Supported GPU 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

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	+	N/A
Mantle	-	no data
CUDA	no data	2.1

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.

R9 270 11.12
+41.7%

GTX 560 Ti 7.85

Radeon R9 270 outperforms GeForce GTX 560 Ti by 42% based on our aggregated 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%

R9 270 4306
+41.7%

GTX 560 Ti 3038

Radeon R9 270 outperforms GeForce GTX 560 Ti by 42% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

R9 270 5930
+70.9%

GTX 560 Ti 3470

Radeon R9 270 outperforms GeForce GTX 560 Ti by 71% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 1%

R9 270 711
+28.1%

GTX 560 Ti 555

Radeon R9 270 outperforms GeForce GTX 560 Ti by 28% in Unigine Heaven 4.0.

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:

900p	85−90 +34.9%	63 −34.9%
Full HD	90−95 +38.5%	65 −38.5%

Pros & Cons Summary

Performance score	11.12	7.85
Recency	13 November 2013	25 January 2011
Cost	$179	$249
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	170 Watt