GeForce GTX 650 vs Radeon R9 270
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 650 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 650 stacks up against Radeon R9 270, check out specs charts below.
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 650
Radeon R9 270
Power consumption (TDP)
64 Watt
150 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
One 6-pin
1 x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 270 has 134% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 650.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
GeForce GTX 650 and Radeon R9 270 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 650 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 270 - with GCN 1.0.
GeForce GTX 650 and Radeon R9 270 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R9 270 is 205 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 650.
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
8−9
21−24
ultra / 1080p
5−6
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
7−8
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
18−20
40−45
medium / 1080p
10−11
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 160% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
high / 1080p
14−16
30−35
ultra / 1080p
12−14
30−33
QHD / 1440p
0−1
14−16
4K / 2160p
−
8−9
low / 720p
30−33
70−75
medium / 1080p
14−16
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Battlefield 5 is 138% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
−
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 650.
low / 768p
150−160
230−240
medium / 768p
120−130
200−210
ultra / 1080p
60−65
120−130
QHD / 1440p
35−40
95−100
4K / 2160p
27−30
55−60
high / 768p
90−95
170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 79% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
21−24
50−55
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 35% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
low / 768p
85−90
120−130
medium / 768p
65−70
110−120
ultra / 1080p
40−45
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Dota 2 is 64% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
high / 1080p
10−11
27−30
ultra / 1080p
9−10
24−27
QHD / 1440p
−
20−22
4K / 2160p
4−5
8−9
low / 720p
21−24
55−60
medium / 1080p
10−11
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Far Cry 5 is 163% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
high / 1080p
16−18
35−40
ultra / 1080p
12−14
27−30
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
low / 720p
65−70
130−140
medium / 1080p
27−30
75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Fortnite is 122% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
high / 1080p
14−16
35−40
ultra / 1080p
12−14
27−30
QHD / 1440p
2−3
14−16
4K / 2160p
−
14−16
low / 720p
30−35
70−75
medium / 1080p
16−18
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Forza Horizon 4 is 143% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
low / 768p
60−65
100−110
medium / 768p
50−55
95−100
high / 1080p
16−18
40−45
ultra / 1080p
7−8
18−20
QHD / 1440p
0−1
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Grand Theft Auto V is 94% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
high / 1080p
5−6
14−16
ultra / 1080p
4−5
10−12
QHD / 1440p
−
10−12
4K / 2160p
1−2
3−4
low / 720p
14−16
40−45
medium / 1080p
7−8
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Metro Exodus is 200% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
low / 768p
95−100
120−130
high / 1080p
90−95
−
ultra / 1080p
85−90
−
medium / 1080p
95−100
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Minecraft is 23% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
high / 1080p
18−20
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
35−40
70−75
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 52% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
8−9
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
4K / 2160p
−
2−3
low / 720p
14−16
40−45
medium / 1080p
12−14
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 108% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
low / 768p
30−33
75−80
medium / 768p
20−22
45−50
high / 1080p
10−12
27−30
ultra / 1080p
7−8
14−16
4K / 2160p
6−7
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 133% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
45−50
60−65
ultra / 1080p
21−24
40−45
high / 768p
40−45
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in World of Tanks is 23% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 650
Radeon R9 270
Architecture
Kepler
GCN 1.0
Code name
GK107
Curacao
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
6 September 2012
13 November 2013
Pipelines
384
1280
Core clock speed
1058 MHz
Boost Clock
925 MHz
Transistor count
1,270 million
2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
33.9 billion/sec
74.00
Floating-point performance
812.5 gflops
2,368 gflops
Length
5.70" (14.5 cm)
210 mm
Memory bus width
128-bit GDDR5
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
5.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
80.0 GB/s
179.2 GB/s
DirectX
12 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
5.1
OpenGL
4.3
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
+
CUDA
+
FreeSync
+
CUDA cores
384
Bus support
PCI Express 3.0
PCIe 3.0
Height
4.38" (11.1 cm)
Multi monitor support
4 displays
HDMI
+
+
HDCP
+
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI
Internal
3D Blu-Ray
+
3D Gaming
+
3D Vision
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
26 Mh/s
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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