Radeon R9 270 vs GeForce GTX 960

Radeon R9 270
GeForce GTX 960
1280 Shaders
2GB GDDR5
925MHz
1024 Shaders
2GB GDDR5
1178MHz
FP32
2.37 TFLOPS
FP32
2.41 TFLOPS
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Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
TDP
150W
TDP
120W
Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
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Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
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GB5 OpenCL - N/A
0%
GB5 OpenCL - N/A
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GB5 CUDA - N/A
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GB5 CUDA - N/A
0%
GB5 Metal - N/A
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GB5 Metal - N/A
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GB5 Vulkan - N/A
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GB5 Vulkan - N/A
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OCT 2020.1 - N/A
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OCT 2020.1 - N/A
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OCT Metal - N/A
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OCT Metal - N/A
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Manufacturer
AMD
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
AMD
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Architecture
GCN 1
Architecture
Maxwell 2
Family
Radeon R 200
Family
GeForce 900
Codename
Pitcairn
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Variant
Curacao Pro
Codename
NV126
GM206
Variant
GM206-300
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
11/13/2013
Release Date
1/22/2015
Foundry
TSMC
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Foundry
TSMC
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Fabrication Node
28nm
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Fabrication Node
28nm
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Die Size
212 mm²
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Die Size
227 mm²
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Transistor Count
2.8 Billion
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Transistor Count
2.9 Billion
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Transistor Density
13.21M/mm²
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Transistor Density
12.95M/mm²
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Form
PCIe Card
Form
PCIe Card
Shading Units
1280 Shaders
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Shading Units
1024 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
80 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
64 TMUs
Render Output Units
32 ROPs
Render Output Units
32 ROPs
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Streaming Multiprocessors
8 SMs
Compute Units
20 CUs
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900MHz Base
925MHz
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1127MHz Base
1178MHz
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FP32
2.37 TFLOPS
FP32
2.41 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.15 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.08 TFLOPS
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Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
37.696 GPixel/s
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Texture Fillrate
74 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
75.392 GTexel/s
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L1
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16KB/CU
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L1
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48KB/SM
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L2
512KB Shared
L2
1MB Shared
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2GB
GDDR5
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2GB
GDDR5
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Bus Width
256Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
1400MHz
Transfer Rate
5.6GT/s
Bandwidth
179.2GB/s
Clock
1750MHz
Transfer Rate
7GT/s
Bandwidth
112GB/s
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TDP
150W
TDP
120W
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1x DVI-I Dual-Link
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1x DVI-D Dual-Link
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1x DisplayPort 1.2
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1x HDMI 1.4
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1x DVI-I Dual-Link
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3x DisplayPort 1.2
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1x HDMI 2.0
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Max Resolution
4096x2160
Max Resolution
4096x2304
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
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Variable Refresh Rate
G-Sync
FreeSync
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Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Multi Monitor Support
3
Multi Monitor Support
3
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Model
VCE 1.0
Model
NVENC 3
Codec
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AVC (H.264)
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Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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Model
UVD 3.2
Model
NVDEC 2
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
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VC-1
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AVC (H.264)
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Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
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VC-1
VP8
VP9
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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Direct X
12
Direct 3D
11_1
Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_1
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.1
Vulkan
1.2
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.3
Shader Model
6.5
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GFX
6
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Shader Model
6.7
CUDA
5.2
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PureVideo HD
VP7
VDPAU
Feature Set F
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1x Fan
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1x Fan
Power Connectors
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1x 6-Pin
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Power Connectors
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1x 6-Pin
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Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
2-way CrossFireX
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
2-way SLI
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Height
111 mm (4.37 in)
Width
241 mm (9.49 in)
Depth
38 mm (1.5 in)
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