GeForce GTX 770 vs Radeon R9 270X

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 770 and Radeon R9 270X 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 GTX 770 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 270X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 770 Radeon R9 270X
Power consumption (TDP) 230 Watt 180 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors One 8-pin and one 6-pin 2 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 770 has 27% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 270X.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 770 and Radeon R9 270X have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 770 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 270X - with GCN.
  • GeForce GTX 770 and Radeon R9 270X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 24−27
ultra / 1080p 21−24 14−16
QHD / 1440p 16−18 10−11
4K / 2160p 10−11 6−7
low / 720p 60−65 45−50
medium / 1080p 40−45 30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 770 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 45% more, than Radeon R9 270X.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 770 Radeon R9 270X
Architecture Kepler GCN
Code name GK104 Curacao XT
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 30 May 2013 8 October 2013
Pipelines 1536 1280
Core clock speed 1046 MHz
Boost Clock 1085 MHz 1050 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 134 billion/sec 84.00
Floating-point performance 3,333 gflops 2,688 gflops
Length 10.5" (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 7012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 224.3 GB/s 179.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
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 1536
Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDMI + +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
3D Gaming +
3D Vision +
3D Vision Live +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 113 Mh/s 318 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 3.9 Mh/s 30 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 163 Sol/s
AppAcceleration +
Blu Ray 3D +
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
Minimum recommended system power 600 Watt
PhysX +
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