GeForce GTX 260 vs Radeon R9 270X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 260 and Radeon R9 270X, 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 GTX 260 stacks up against Radeon R9 270X, check out specs charts below.
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 260
Radeon R9 270X
Power consumption (TDP)
182 Watt
180 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
2 x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
896 MB
2 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x S-Video
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Check Price
Check Price
GeForce GTX 260 has 1% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 270X.
GeForce GTX 260 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 270X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GTX 260 has 894 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 270X.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 260 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 270X - with GCN.
GeForce GTX 260 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 270X - by 28 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
3−4
24−27
ultra / 1080p
1−2
14−16
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
6−7
low / 720p
14−16
45−50
medium / 1080p
5−6
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 400% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p
7−8
40−45
ultra / 1080p
6−7
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
18−20
4K / 2160p
−
10−12
low / 720p
20−22
80−85
medium / 1080p
8−9
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Battlefield 5 is 410% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
40−45
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
120−130
240−250
medium / 768p
95−100
210−220
ultra / 1080p
45−50
140−150
QHD / 1440p
24−27
110−120
4K / 2160p
−
60−65
high / 768p
70−75
180−190
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 147% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
70−75
60−65
ultra / 1080p
20−22
−
medium / 1080p
40−45
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 5% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
75−80
120−130
medium / 768p
55−60
110−120
ultra / 1080p
27−30
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Dota 2 is 103% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p
4−5
30−35
ultra / 1080p
3−4
27−30
QHD / 1440p
−
21−24
4K / 2160p
1−2
10−11
low / 720p
14−16
60−65
medium / 1080p
5−6
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Far Cry 5 is 450% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p
12−14
40−45
ultra / 1080p
7−8
30−35
QHD / 1440p
4−5
18−20
low / 720p
55−60
140−150
medium / 1080p
16−18
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Fortnite is 242% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p
7−8
40−45
ultra / 1080p
6−7
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
18−20
4K / 2160p
−
16−18
low / 720p
21−24
80−85
medium / 1080p
9−10
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Forza Horizon 4 is 363% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
45−50
110−120
medium / 768p
−
100−110
high / 1080p
9−10
50−55
ultra / 1080p
3−4
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−12
medium / 720p
40−45
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Grand Theft Auto V is 215% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p
2−3
16−18
ultra / 1080p
0−1
12−14
QHD / 1440p
−
12−14
4K / 2160p
0−1
4−5
low / 720p
8−9
45−50
medium / 1080p
3−4
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Metro Exodus is 625% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
85−90
120−130
high / 1080p
65−70
−
medium / 1080p
−
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Minecraft is 43% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
80−85
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 111% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p
6−7
18−20
ultra / 1080p
4−5
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
4−5
4K / 2160p
−
3−4
low / 720p
7−8
45−50
medium / 1080p
−
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 333% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
18−20
90−95
medium / 768p
12−14
55−60
high / 1080p
6−7
30−35
ultra / 1080p
4−5
18−20
4K / 2160p
1−2
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 425% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
70−75
90−95
medium / 768p
35−40
60−65
ultra / 1080p
16−18
45−50
high / 768p
30−35
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in World of Tanks is 66% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 260
Radeon R9 270X
Architecture
Tesla 2.0
GCN
Code name
GT200
Curacao XT
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
16 June 2008
8 October 2013
Pipelines
192
1280
Core clock speed
1242 MHz
Boost Clock
1050 MHz
Transistor count
1,400 million
2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology
65 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
36.9 billion/sec
84.00
Floating-point performance
476.9 gflops
2,688 gflops
Length
10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width
448 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
999 MHz
Memory bandwidth
111.9 GB/s
179.2 GB/s
Shared memory
-
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
192
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
Height
4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options
+
Multi monitor support
+
HDMI
+
+
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI
S/PDIF
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
30 Mh/s
318 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
TrueAudio
+
Design
reference
DisplayPort support
+
CrossFire
+
DDMA audio
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
30 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)
163 Sol/s
AppAcceleration
+
LiquidVR
+
TressFX
+
UVD
+
Check Price
Check Price
