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    GeForce GTX 960 vs Radeon R7 M270

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 960 and Radeon R7 M270. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 960 and Radeon R7 M270. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
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    Radeon R7 M270 is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon R7 M270 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon R7 M270 here:

    Radeon R7 M270 Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 960 Radeon R7 M270
    Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pins
    Memory type GDDR5 Not Listed
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
    Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort No outputs
    Recommended system power (PSU) 400 Watt
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    • GeForce GTX 960 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon R7 M270 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 960 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R7 M270 - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 960 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R7 M270 - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960 is 302 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M270.
    • GeForce GTX 960 and Radeon R7 M270 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 −
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
    4K / 2160p 10−11 −
    low / 720p 60−65 1−2
    medium / 1080p 40−45 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than Radeon R7 M270.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 960 Radeon R7 M270
    Architecture Maxwell GCN
    Code name GM206 Opal XT / Mars
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 22 January 2015 7 January 2014
    Pipelines 1024 384
    Core clock speed 1127 MHz 825 MHz
    Boost Clock 1178 MHz
    Transistor count 2,940 million 950 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 72 billion/sec 19.80
    Floating-point performance 2,413 gflops 633.6 gflops
    Length 9.5" (24.1 cm)
    Memory bus width 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 7.0 GB/s
    Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 5.1
    OpenGL 4.4 4.4
    OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
    Vulkan 1.1.126
    CUDA +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.27 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 1024
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 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) 318 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.92 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 8 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 141.47 Sol/s
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
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