GeForce GTX 950 vs Radeon R7 M270DX

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 950 and Radeon R7 M270DX 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 950 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R7 M270DX will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 950 Radeon R7 M270DX
Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 IGP
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pins
Memory type GDDR5 System Shared
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort No outputs
Recommended system power (PSU) 350 Watt
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  • GeForce GTX 950 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon R7 M270DX uses IGP interface.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 950 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R7 M270DX - with GCN 3.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 950 is 124 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M270DX.
  • GeForce GTX 950 and Radeon R7 M270DX are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 2−3
ultra / 1080p 21−24 0−1
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 12−14
medium / 1080p 40−45 3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 683% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 950 Radeon R7 M270DX
Architecture Maxwell GCN 3.0
Code name GM206 Topaz
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 20 August 2015 11 June 2014
Pipelines 768 384
Core clock speed 1024 MHz 900 MHz
Boost Clock 1188 MHz 940 MHz
Transistor count 2,940 million 1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 49.2 billion/sec 22.56
Floating-point performance 1,825 gflops
Length 7.938" (20.2 cm)
Memory bus width 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6.6 GB/s
Memory bandwidth 105.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4 6.3
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
CUDA cores 768
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 233 Mh/s
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GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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