GeForce GT 745A vs Radeon R9 M270X

In this comparison between GeForce GT 745A and Radeon R9 M270X you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GT 745A will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 M270X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
GeForce GT 745A
Radeon R9 M270X

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 745A Radeon R9 M270X
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
 
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon R9 M270X has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 745A.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 745A is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 M270X - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 745A is 112 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M270X.
  • GeForce GT 745A and Radeon R9 M270X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 745A is 675 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M270X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 6−7
ultra / 1080p 0−1 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 16−18
medium / 1080p 4−5 8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than GeForce GT 745A.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 745A Radeon R9 M270X
Architecture Kepler GCN 1.0
Code name GK107 Venus
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 26 August 2013 21 March 2014
Pipelines 384 640
Core clock speed 837 MHz 725 MHz
Boost Clock 915 MHz 775 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 29.28 31.00
Floating-point performance 642.8 gflops 1,536 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s 72 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 3.0
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 26 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
Compute units 10