GeForce GTX 295 vs Radeon R9 270

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 295 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 GTX 295 stacks up against Radeon R9 270, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 295

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Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 295	Radeon R9 270
Power consumption (TDP)	289 Watt	150 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin & 8-pin	1 x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1792 MB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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GeForce GTX 295 has 92% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 270.
GeForce GTX 295 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 270 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GTX 295 has 1790 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 270.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 295 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 270 - with GCN 1.0.
GeForce GTX 295 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 270 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R9 270 is 200 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 295.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	3−4	21−24
ultra / 1080p	2−3	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	14−16	40−45
medium / 1080p	5−6	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 333% more, than GeForce GTX 295.
high / 1080p	−	30−35
ultra / 1080p	7−8	30−33
QHD / 1440p	0−1	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	18−20	70−75
medium / 1080p	8−9	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Battlefield 5 is 327% more, than GeForce GTX 295.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	30−35	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 295.
low / 768p	120−130	230−240
medium / 768p	90−95	200−210
ultra / 1080p	40−45	120−130
QHD / 1440p	24−27	95−100
4K / 2160p	18−20	55−60
high / 768p	65−70	170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 140% more, than GeForce GTX 295.
low / 768p	80−85	60−65
ultra / 1080p	14−16	50−55
medium / 1080p	40−45	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 23% more, than GeForce GTX 295.
low / 768p	75−80	120−130
medium / 768p	50−55	110−120
ultra / 1080p	27−30	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Dota 2 is 105% more, than GeForce GTX 295.
high / 1080p	5−6	27−30
ultra / 1080p	−	24−27
QHD / 1440p	−	20−22
4K / 2160p	2−3	8−9
low / 720p	14−16	55−60
medium / 1080p	6−7	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Far Cry 5 is 328% more, than GeForce GTX 295.
high / 1080p	12−14	35−40
ultra / 1080p	7−8	27−30
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	50−55	130−140
medium / 1080p	14−16	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Fortnite is 213% more, than GeForce GTX 295.
high / 1080p	7−8	35−40
ultra / 1080p	−	27−30
QHD / 1440p	0−1	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	14−16
low / 720p	20−22	70−75
medium / 1080p	9−10	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Forza Horizon 4 is 316% more, than GeForce GTX 295.
low / 768p	45−50	100−110
medium / 768p	−	95−100
high / 1080p	8−9	40−45
ultra / 1080p	5−6	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	8−9
medium / 720p	40−45	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Grand Theft Auto V is 175% more, than GeForce GTX 295.
high / 1080p	3−4	14−16
ultra / 1080p	1−2	10−12
QHD / 1440p	−	10−12
4K / 2160p	0−1	3−4
low / 720p	8−9	40−45
medium / 1080p	4−5	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Metro Exodus is 425% more, than GeForce GTX 295.
low / 768p	85−90	120−130
high / 1080p	85−90	−
ultra / 1080p	80−85	−
medium / 1080p	85−90	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Minecraft is 37% more, than GeForce GTX 295.
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	27−30	70−75
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 94% more, than GeForce GTX 295.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	7−8	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	8−9	40−45
medium / 1080p	−	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 225% more, than GeForce GTX 295.
low / 768p	16−18	75−80
medium / 768p	12−14	45−50
high / 1080p	6−7	27−30
ultra / 1080p	5−6	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 320% more, than GeForce GTX 295.
low / 768p	70−75	90−95
medium / 768p	35−40	60−65
ultra / 1080p	16−18	40−45
high / 768p	30−35	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in World of Tanks is 61% more, than GeForce GTX 295.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 295	Radeon R9 270
Architecture	Tesla 2.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	GT200B	Curacao
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	8 January 2009	13 November 2013
Pipelines	240	1280
Core clock speed	1242 MHz
Boost Clock		925 MHz
Transistor count	1,400 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	92.2 billion/sec	74.00
Floating-point performance	2x 596.2 gflops	2,368 gflops
Length	10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)	210 mm
Memory bus width	896 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	999 MHz
Memory bandwidth	223.8 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	480
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)		293 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
TrueAudio		+
Design		reference
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire		+
DDMA audio		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		16 Mh/s
LiquidVR		+
TressFX		+
UVD		+
CUDA cores per GPU	240
Standard memory config per GPU	896 MB
Memory interface width per GPU	448 Bit
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)	128bit
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GeForce GTX 295 vs Radeon R9 270

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