GeForce 9800 GTX vs Radeon R9 270

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 9800 GTX 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 9800 GTX stacks up against Radeon R9 270, check out specs charts below.

GeForce 9800 GTX

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Main Specs

	GeForce 9800 GTX	Radeon R9 270
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	150 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	1 x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 270 has 7% more power consumption, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
GeForce 9800 GTX is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 270 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
GeForce 9800 GTX has 510 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 270.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce 9800 GTX is build with Tesla architecture, and Radeon R9 270 - with GCN 1.0.
GeForce 9800 GTX is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 270 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R9 270 is 200 mm longer, than GeForce 9800 GTX.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	21−24
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	1−2	40−45
medium / 1080p	0−1	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 4100% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
high / 1080p	−	30−35
ultra / 1080p	−	30−33
QHD / 1440p	0−1	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	0−1	70−75
medium / 1080p	−	35−40
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce 9800 GTX and Radeon R9 270 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	60−65	230−240
medium / 768p	27−30	200−210
ultra / 1080p	7−8	120−130
QHD / 1440p	−	95−100
4K / 2160p	−	55−60
high / 768p	16−18	170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 560% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
low / 768p	70−75	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	50−55
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
GeForce 9800 GTX and Radeon R9 270 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	45−50	120−130
medium / 768p	10−11	110−120
ultra / 1080p	0−1	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Dota 2 is 313% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
high / 1080p	−	27−30
ultra / 1080p	−	24−27
QHD / 1440p	−	20−22
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	0−1	55−60
medium / 1080p	−	27−30
high / 1080p	−	35−40
ultra / 1080p	−	27−30
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	21−24	130−140
medium / 1080p	0−1	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Fortnite is 513% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
high / 1080p	0−1	35−40
ultra / 1080p	−	27−30
QHD / 1440p	0−1	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	14−16
low / 720p	0−1	70−75
medium / 1080p	0−1	40−45
low / 768p	18−20	100−110
medium / 768p	−	95−100
high / 1080p	0−1	40−45
ultra / 1080p	−	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	8−9
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Grand Theft Auto V is 452% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	10−12
QHD / 1440p	−	10−12
4K / 2160p	−	3−4
low / 720p	0−1	40−45
medium / 1080p	−	18−20
low / 768p	75−80	120−130
high / 1080p	27−30	−
medium / 1080p	−	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Minecraft is 62% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 720p	8−9	70−75
medium / 1080p	−	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 800% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	10−12
QHD / 1440p	−	2−3
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	0−1	40−45
medium / 1080p	−	21−24
low / 768p	0−1	75−80
medium / 768p	−	45−50
high / 1080p	−	27−30
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	9−10
low / 768p	45−50	90−95
medium / 768p	14−16	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	40−45
high / 768p	12−14	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in World of Tanks is 180% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.

Full Specs

	GeForce 9800 GTX	Radeon R9 270
Architecture	Tesla	GCN 1.0
Code name	G92	Curacao
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	28 March 2008	13 November 2013
Pipelines	128	1280
Core clock speed	1688 MHz
Boost Clock		925 MHz
Transistor count	754 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	43.2 billion/sec	74.00
Floating-point performance	432.1 gflops	2,368 gflops
Length	10.5" (26.7 cm)	210 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1100 MHz
Memory bandwidth	70.4 GB/s	179.2 GB/s
DirectX	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	4.0	5.1
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	+
CUDA	+
FreeSync		+
CUDA cores	128
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0	PCIe 3.0
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options	+
Multi monitor support	+
HDMI	Via Adapter	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		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 9800 GTX vs Radeon R9 270

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