GeForce GTX 850A vs Radeon R9 270X

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 850A 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 850A 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 850A Radeon R9 270X
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 180 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2 x 6-pin
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 270X has 300% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 850A.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 850A and Radeon R9 270X have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 850A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 270X - with GCN.
  • GeForce GTX 850A and Radeon R9 270X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 24−27
ultra / 1080p 0−1 14−16
QHD / 1440p 0−1 10−11
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 12−14 45−50
medium / 1080p 3−4 30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 483% more, than GeForce GTX 850A.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 850A Radeon R9 270X
Architecture Maxwell GCN
Code name GM107 Curacao XT
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 17 March 2014 8 October 2013
Pipelines 640 1280
Core clock speed 902 MHz
Boost Clock 936 MHz 1050 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 37.44 84.00
Floating-point performance 1,198 gflops 2,688 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s 179.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA 5.0
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 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 +
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