GeForce 830A vs Radeon R9 270

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 830A and Radeon R9 270, 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 830A stacks up against Radeon R9 270, check out specs charts below.

GeForce 830A

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Main Specs

	GeForce 830A	Radeon R9 270
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	150 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		1 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 270 has 354% more power consumption, than GeForce 830A.
GeForce 830A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 270 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
GeForce 830A and Radeon R9 270 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce 830A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 270 - with GCN 1.0.
GeForce 830A and Radeon R9 270 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	2−3	21−24
ultra / 1080p	0−1	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	12−14	40−45
medium / 1080p	4−5	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 416% more, than GeForce 830A.
high / 1080p	−	30−35
ultra / 1080p	5−6	30−33
QHD / 1440p	0−1	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	16−18	70−75
medium / 1080p	6−7	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Battlefield 5 is 422% more, than GeForce 830A.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	40−45	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce 830A and Radeon R9 270 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	120−130	230−240
medium / 768p	95−100	200−210
ultra / 1080p	40−45	120−130
QHD / 1440p	21−24	95−100
4K / 2160p	16−18	55−60
high / 768p	65−70	170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 140% more, than GeForce 830A.
low / 768p	65−70	60−65
ultra / 1080p	20−22	50−55
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 26% more, than GeForce 830A.
low / 768p	75−80	120−130
medium / 768p	45−50	110−120
ultra / 1080p	21−24	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Dota 2 is 118% more, than GeForce 830A.
high / 1080p	2−3	27−30
ultra / 1080p	2−3	24−27
QHD / 1440p	−	20−22
4K / 2160p	2−3	8−9
low / 720p	10−12	55−60
medium / 1080p	4−5	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Far Cry 5 is 625% more, than GeForce 830A.
high / 1080p	10−11	35−40
ultra / 1080p	5−6	27−30
QHD / 1440p	3−4	16−18
low / 720p	50−55	130−140
medium / 1080p	10−12	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Fortnite is 268% more, than GeForce 830A.
high / 1080p	5−6	35−40
ultra / 1080p	−	27−30
QHD / 1440p	3−4	14−16
4K / 2160p	2−3	14−16
low / 720p	18−20	70−75
medium / 1080p	8−9	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Forza Horizon 4 is 414% more, than GeForce 830A.
low / 768p	45−50	100−110
medium / 768p	−	95−100
high / 1080p	4−5	40−45
ultra / 1080p	2−3	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	8−9
medium / 720p	35−40	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Grand Theft Auto V is 205% more, than GeForce 830A.
high / 1080p	2−3	14−16
ultra / 1080p	0−1	10−12
QHD / 1440p	−	10−12
4K / 2160p	0−1	3−4
low / 720p	4−5	40−45
medium / 1080p	3−4	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Metro Exodus is 733% more, than GeForce 830A.
low / 768p	90−95	120−130
high / 1080p	80−85	−
ultra / 1080p	70−75	−
medium / 1080p	85−90	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Minecraft is 33% more, than GeForce 830A.
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	27−30	70−75
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 94% more, than GeForce 830A.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	10−12
QHD / 1440p	−	2−3
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	6−7	40−45
medium / 1080p	−	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 600% more, than GeForce 830A.
low / 768p	10−11	75−80
medium / 768p	8−9	45−50
high / 1080p	4−5	27−30
ultra / 1080p	4−5	14−16
4K / 2160p	1−2	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 600% more, than GeForce 830A.
low / 768p	70−75	90−95
medium / 768p	35−40	60−65
ultra / 1080p	14−16	40−45
high / 768p	30−35	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in World of Tanks is 61% more, than GeForce 830A.

Full Specs

	GeForce 830A	Radeon R9 270
Architecture	Maxwell	GCN 1.0
Code name	GM108	Curacao
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	22 July 2014	13 November 2013
Pipelines	256	1280
Core clock speed	1082 MHz
Boost Clock	1150 MHz	925 MHz
Transistor count		2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	18.40	74.00
Floating-point performance	588.8 gflops	2,368 gflops
Length		210 mm
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 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		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		293 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
TrueAudio		+
Design		reference
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire		+
DDMA audio		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		16 Mh/s
LiquidVR		+
TressFX		+
UVD		+
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GeForce 830A vs Radeon R9 270

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