GeForce GT 545 vs Radeon R9 270

In this comparison between GeForce GT 545 and Radeon R9 270 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 GT 545 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 270 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 545 Radeon R9 270
Power consumption (TDP) 70 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 270 has 114% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 545.
  • GeForce GT 545 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 270 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GT 545 has 1534 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 270.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 545 is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 270 - with GCN 1.0.
  • GeForce GT 545 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 270 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R9 270 is 65 mm longer, than GeForce GT 545.

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 3−4 27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 416% more, than GeForce GT 545.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 545 Radeon R9 270
Architecture Fermi 2.0 GCN 1.0
Code name GF116 Curacao
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 14 May 2011 13 November 2013
Pipelines 144 1280
Core clock speed 720 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz
Transistor count 1,170 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 17.28 74.00
Floating-point performance 414.7 gflops 2,368 gflops
Length 145 mm 210 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 38.4 GB/s 179.2 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A +
CUDA 2.1
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 35 Mh/s 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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