NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q vs AMD Radeon R9 270

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Combined performance score

R9 270
11.11

GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q outperforms Radeon R9 270 by 128% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking386194
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money2.039.38
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameCuracaoN18E-G1 MAX-Q TU106
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Designreferenceno data
Release date13 November 2013 (10 years old)6 January 2019 (5 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$179 no data
Current price$229 (1.3x MSRP)$1680
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2060 Max-Q has 362% better value for money than R9 270.

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 cores12801920
Core clock speedno data975 MHz
Boost clock speed925 MHz1185 MHz
Number of transistors2,800 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt65 Watt
Texture fill rate74.00142.2
Floating-point performance2,368 gflopsno data

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 270 and GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q 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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length210 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pinNone

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speedno data11000 MHz
Memory bandwidth179.2 GB/s264.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortNo outputs
Eyefinity1no data
HDMI+no data
DisplayPort support+no data
G-SYNC supportno data+

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration-no data
CrossFire1no data
Enduro-no data
FreeSync1no data
HD3D+no data
LiquidVR1no data
PowerTune-no data
TressFX1no data
TrueAudio+no data
ZeroCore-no data
UVD+no data
DDMA audio+no data
VR Readyno data+

API support

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan+1.2.131
Mantle-no data
CUDAno data7.5

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 11.11
RTX 2060 Max-Q 25.28
+128%

GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q outperforms Radeon R9 270 by 128% in our combined 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
RTX 2060 Max-Q 9800
+128%

GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q outperforms Radeon R9 270 by 128% 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
RTX 2060 Max-Q 14910
+151%

GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q outperforms Radeon R9 270 by 151% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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 HD40−45
−130%
92
+130%
1440p18−20
−144%
44
+144%
4K18−20
−133%
42
+133%

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 11.11 25.28
Recency 13 November 2013 6 January 2019
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 65 Watt

The GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 270 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 270 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q 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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