GeForce GTX 960 OEM vs Radeon R9 270

Primary Details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking	388	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	2.06	no data
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)	Maxwell 2.0 (2015−2019)
GPU code name	Curacao	GM206
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	13 November 2013 (10 years ago)	26 November 2015 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$179	no data
Current price	$229 (1.3x MSRP)	$95

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	1024
Core clock speed	no data	924 MHz
Boost clock speed	925 MHz	1201 MHz
Number of transistors	2,800 million	2,940 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	74.00	76.86
Floating-point performance	2,368 gflops	2,460 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 3.0 x16
Length	210 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin	None

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	7012 MHz
Memory bandwidth	179.2 GB/s	112.2 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	No outputs
Eyefinity	1	no data
HDMI	+	no data
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 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	+	1.1.126
Mantle	-	no data
CUDA	no data	5.2

Pros & Cons Summary

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Recency	13 November 2013	26 November 2015
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB

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