GeForce GTX 960A vs Radeon R9 270

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 960A and Radeon R9 270. 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 960A and Radeon R9 270. 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.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 960A Radeon R9 270
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 150 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 270 has 100% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 960A.
  • GeForce GTX 960A is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 270 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 960A and Radeon R9 270 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 960A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 270 - with GCN 1.0.
  • GeForce GTX 960A and Radeon R9 270 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 21−24
ultra / 1080p 7−8 12−14
QHD / 1440p 2−3 7−8
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 24−27 40−45
medium / 1080p 14−16 27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 83% more, than GeForce GTX 960A.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 960A Radeon R9 270
Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.0
Code name GM107 Curacao
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 13 March 2015 13 November 2013
Pipelines 640 1280
Core clock speed 1029 MHz
Boost Clock 1085 MHz 925 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 43.40 74.00
Floating-point performance 1,389 gflops 2,368 gflops
Length 210 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80.19 GB/s 179.2 GB/s
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 +
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HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
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LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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