GeForce 945A vs Radeon R9 270

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 945A and Radeon R9 270, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce 945A stacks up against Radeon R9 270, check out specs charts below.

GeForce 945A

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Main Specs

	GeForce 945A	Radeon R9 270
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	150 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		1 x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 270 has 354% more power consumption, than GeForce 945A.
GeForce 945A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 270 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 270 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce 945A.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce 945A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 270 - with GCN 1.0.
GeForce 945A and Radeon R9 270 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	9−10	21−24
ultra / 1080p	5−6	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	20−22	40−45
medium / 1080p	10−12	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 136% more, than GeForce 945A.
high / 1080p	14−16	30−35
ultra / 1080p	12−14	30−33
QHD / 1440p	0−1	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	30−35	70−75
medium / 1080p	16−18	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Battlefield 5 is 126% more, than GeForce 945A.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce 945A.
low / 768p	160−170	230−240
medium / 768p	130−140	200−210
ultra / 1080p	65−70	120−130
QHD / 1440p	35−40	95−100
4K / 2160p	27−30	55−60
high / 768p	95−100	170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 69% more, than GeForce 945A.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	24−27	50−55
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 32% more, than GeForce 945A.
low / 768p	90−95	120−130
medium / 768p	70−75	110−120
ultra / 1080p	40−45	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Dota 2 is 55% more, than GeForce 945A.
high / 1080p	10−11	27−30
ultra / 1080p	10−11	24−27
QHD / 1440p	−	20−22
4K / 2160p	4−5	8−9
low / 720p	24−27	55−60
medium / 1080p	10−12	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Far Cry 5 is 141% more, than GeForce 945A.
high / 1080p	16−18	35−40
ultra / 1080p	12−14	27−30
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	70−75	130−140
medium / 1080p	30−35	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Fortnite is 109% more, than GeForce 945A.
high / 1080p	14−16	35−40
ultra / 1080p	12−14	27−30
QHD / 1440p	3−4	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	14−16
low / 720p	30−35	70−75
medium / 1080p	18−20	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Forza Horizon 4 is 143% more, than GeForce 945A.
low / 768p	60−65	100−110
medium / 768p	50−55	95−100
high / 1080p	16−18	40−45
ultra / 1080p	8−9	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Grand Theft Auto V is 88% more, than GeForce 945A.
high / 1080p	6−7	14−16
ultra / 1080p	4−5	10−12
QHD / 1440p	−	10−12
4K / 2160p	1−2	3−4
low / 720p	16−18	40−45
medium / 1080p	8−9	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Metro Exodus is 157% more, than GeForce 945A.
low / 768p	100−105	120−130
high / 1080p	95−100	−
ultra / 1080p	85−90	−
medium / 1080p	95−100	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Minecraft is 20% more, than GeForce 945A.
high / 1080p	18−20	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	35−40	70−75
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 52% more, than GeForce 945A.
high / 1080p	12−14	16−18
ultra / 1080p	8−9	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	16−18	40−45
medium / 1080p	12−14	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 91% more, than GeForce 945A.
low / 768p	30−35	75−80
medium / 768p	21−24	45−50
high / 1080p	10−12	27−30
ultra / 1080p	7−8	14−16
4K / 2160p	6−7	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 118% more, than GeForce 945A.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	50−55	60−65
ultra / 1080p	24−27	40−45
high / 768p	40−45	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in World of Tanks is 18% more, than GeForce 945A.

Full Specs

	GeForce 945A	Radeon R9 270
Architecture	Maxwell	GCN 1.0
Code name	GM108	Curacao
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	13 March 2015	13 November 2013
Pipelines	384	1280
Core clock speed	1072 MHz
Boost Clock	1189 MHz	925 MHz
Transistor count		2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	28.54	74.00
Floating-point performance	903.2 gflops	2,368 gflops
Length		210 mm
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth	40.1 GB/s	179.2 GB/s
DirectX	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	+
CUDA	5.0
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	108 Mh/s	293 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
TrueAudio		+
Design		reference
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire		+
DDMA audio		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		16 Mh/s
LiquidVR		+
TressFX		+
UVD		+
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GeForce 945A vs Radeon R9 270

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