GeForce GTX 775M Mac Edition vs Radeon R9 270X

Place in performance ranking	367	715
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.61	0.23
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	Curacao XT	GK104
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	8 October 2013 (10 years ago)	8 November 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data
Current price	$136 (0.7x MSRP)	$149

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R9 270X has 1904% better value for money than GTX 775M Mac Edition.

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	1344
Core clock speed	no data	797 MHz
Boost clock speed	1050 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	2,800 million	3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	100 Watt
Texture fill rate	84.00	89.26
Floating-point performance	2,688 gflops	2,142 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	MXM-B (3.0)
Width	2-slot	MXM Module
Supplementary power connectors	2 x 6-pin	no data

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	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	179.2 GB/s	160.0 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	No outputs
Eyefinity	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
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

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	1.2
Vulkan	+	1.1.126
Mantle	-	no data
CUDA	no data	3.0

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

80−85
+300%

20−22

−300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−105 +285%	24−27 −285%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	80−85 +300%	20−22 −300%
Battlefield 5	160−170 +290%	40−45 −290%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−105 +285%	24−27 −285%
Cyberpunk 2077	80−85 +300%	20−22 −300%
Far Cry 5	120−130 +300%	30−33 −300%
Far Cry New Dawn	140−150 +300%	35−40 −300%
Forza Horizon 4	240−250 +293%	60−65 −293%
Hitman 3	95−100 +296%	24−27 −296%
Horizon Zero Dawn	200−210 +285%	50−55 −285%
Metro Exodus	160−170 +290%	40−45 −290%
Red Dead Redemption 2	140−150 +289%	35−40 −289%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	150−160 +285%	35−40 −285%
Watch Dogs: Legion	170−180 +295%	40−45 −295%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−105 +285%	24−27 −285%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	80−85 +300%	20−22 −300%
Battlefield 5	160−170 +290%	40−45 −290%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−105 +285%	24−27 −285%
Cyberpunk 2077	80−85 +300%	20−22 −300%
Far Cry 5	120−130 +300%	30−33 −300%
Far Cry New Dawn	140−150 +300%	35−40 −300%
Forza Horizon 4	240−250 +293%	60−65 −293%
Hitman 3	95−100 +296%	24−27 −296%
Horizon Zero Dawn	200−210 +285%	50−55 −285%
Metro Exodus	160−170 +290%	40−45 −290%
Red Dead Redemption 2	140−150 +289%	35−40 −289%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	150−160 +285%	35−40 −285%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	100−105 +285%	24−27 −285%
Watch Dogs: Legion	170−180 +295%	40−45 −295%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−105 +285%	24−27 −285%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	80−85 +300%	20−22 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−105 +285%	24−27 −285%
Cyberpunk 2077	80−85 +300%	20−22 −300%
Far Cry 5	120−130 +300%	30−33 −300%
Forza Horizon 4	240−250 +293%	60−65 −293%
Horizon Zero Dawn	200−210 +285%	50−55 −285%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	150−160 +285%	35−40 −285%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	100−105 +285%	24−27 −285%
Watch Dogs: Legion	170−180 +295%	40−45 −295%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

140−150

+289%

35−40
−289%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	100−105 +300%	24−27 −300%
Far Cry New Dawn	85−90 +286%	21−24 −286%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 +285%	12−14 −285%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +289%	9−10 −289%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 +300%	14−16 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +300%	6−7 −300%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +300%	20−22 −300%
Forza Horizon 4	95−100 +296%	24−27 −296%
Hitman 3	60−65 +275%	16−18 −275%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−105 +285%	24−27 −285%
Metro Exodus	80−85 +281%	21−24 −281%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	80−85 +281%	21−24 −281%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +285%	12−14 −285%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +286%	7−8 −286%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

80−85
+281%

21−24

−281%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +275%	12−14 −275%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +289%	9−10 −289%
Hitman 3	35−40 +289%	9−10 −289%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +285%	12−14 −285%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +286%	7−8 −286%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +264%	10−12 −264%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +286%	7−8 −286%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +300%	6−7 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +300%	6−7 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +286%	7−8 −286%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +282%	16−18 −282%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +285%	12−14 −285%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +275%	12−14 −275%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +260%	5−6 −260%