GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB vs Radeon R9 270

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB and Radeon R9 270. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB and Radeon R9 270. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB Radeon R9 270
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 270 has 25% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 270.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R9 270 - with GCN 1.0.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 270 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is 40 mm longer, than Radeon R9 270.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 50−55 21−24
ultra / 1080p 30−35 12−14
QHD / 1440p 24−27 7−8
4K / 2160p 14−16 5−6
low / 720p 75−80 40−45
medium / 1080p 60−65 27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 131% more, than Radeon R9 270.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB Radeon R9 270
Architecture Pascal GCN 1.0
Code name GP106 Curacao
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 18 August 2016 13 November 2013
Pipelines 1152 1280
Core clock speed 1506 MHz
Boost Clock 1708 MHz 925 MHz
Transistor count 4,400 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 123.0 74.00
Floating-point performance 3,935 gflops 2,368 gflops
Length 250 mm 210 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 8008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.2 GB/s 179.2 GB/s
DirectX 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan + +
CUDA 6.1
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 293 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 19 Mh/s 16 Mh/s
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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