GeForce GTX 950A vs Radeon R9 270X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 950A and Radeon R9 270X, 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 950A stacks up against Radeon R9 270X, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 950A

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Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 950A	Radeon R9 270X
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	180 Watt
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	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 140% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 950A.
GeForce GTX 950A is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 270X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GTX 950A and Radeon R9 270X have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 950A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 270X - with GCN.
GeForce GTX 950A and Radeon R9 270X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	12−14	24−27
ultra / 1080p	7−8	14−16
QHD / 1440p	2−3	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 720p	24−27	45−50
medium / 1080p	14−16	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 116% more, than GeForce GTX 950A.
high / 1080p	20−22	40−45
ultra / 1080p	16−18	30−35
QHD / 1440p	3−4	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	10−12
low / 720p	40−45	80−85
medium / 1080p	21−24	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Battlefield 5 is 109% more, than GeForce GTX 950A.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 950A.
low / 768p	190−200	240−250
medium / 768p	150−160	210−220
ultra / 1080p	80−85	140−150
QHD / 1440p	45−50	110−120
4K / 2160p	30−33	60−65
high / 768p	120−130	180−190
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 51% more, than GeForce GTX 950A.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	30−35	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than GeForce GTX 950A.
low / 768p	100−110	120−130
medium / 768p	80−85	110−120
ultra / 1080p	50−55	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Dota 2 is 37% more, than GeForce GTX 950A.
high / 1080p	14−16	30−35
ultra / 1080p	12−14	27−30
QHD / 1440p	−	21−24
4K / 2160p	5−6	10−11
low / 720p	30−35	60−65
medium / 1080p	14−16	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Far Cry 5 is 106% more, than GeForce GTX 950A.
high / 1080p	21−24	40−45
ultra / 1080p	16−18	30−35
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
low / 720p	85−90	140−150
medium / 1080p	40−45	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Fortnite is 80% more, than GeForce GTX 950A.
high / 1080p	21−24	40−45
ultra / 1080p	16−18	30−35
QHD / 1440p	6−7	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	16−18
low / 720p	40−45	80−85
medium / 1080p	24−27	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Forza Horizon 4 is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 950A.
low / 768p	75−80	110−120
medium / 768p	65−70	100−110
high / 1080p	24−27	50−55
ultra / 1080p	10−11	21−24
QHD / 1440p	1−2	10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Grand Theft Auto V is 69% more, than GeForce GTX 950A.
high / 1080p	8−9	16−18
ultra / 1080p	6−7	12−14
QHD / 1440p	−	12−14
4K / 2160p	2−3	4−5
low / 720p	21−24	45−50
medium / 1080p	10−11	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Metro Exodus is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 950A.
low / 768p	100−110	120−130
ultra / 1080p	95−100	−
medium / 1080p	100−110	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Minecraft is 14% more, than GeForce GTX 950A.
high / 1080p	20−22	−
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	45−50	80−85
medium / 1080p	21−24	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 31% more, than GeForce GTX 950A.
high / 1080p	12−14	18−20
ultra / 1080p	9−10	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	3−4
low / 720p	21−24	45−50
medium / 1080p	14−16	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 73% more, than GeForce GTX 950A.
low / 768p	45−50	90−95
medium / 768p	27−30	55−60
high / 1080p	14−16	30−35
ultra / 1080p	9−10	18−20
4K / 2160p	7−8	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 950A.
low / 768p	95−100	90−95
medium / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	30−33	45−50
high / 768p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in World of Tanks is 12% more, than GeForce GTX 950A.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 950A	Radeon R9 270X
Architecture	Maxwell	GCN
Code name	GM107	Curacao XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	13 March 2015	8 October 2013
Pipelines	640	1280
Core clock speed	993 MHz
Boost Clock	1124 MHz	1050 MHz
Transistor count	1,870 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	44.96	84.00
Floating-point performance	1,271 gflops	2,688 gflops
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth	32.03 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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GeForce GTX 950A vs Radeon R9 270X

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