GeForce GT 745A vs Radeon R9 270
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 745A 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 GT 745A stacks up against Radeon R9 270, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GT 745A
Main Specs
GeForce GT 745A
Radeon R9 270
Power consumption (TDP)
33 Watt
150 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
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 GT 745A.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
GeForce GT 745A and Radeon R9 270 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GT 745A is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 270 - with GCN 1.0.
GeForce GT 745A and Radeon R9 270 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
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 GT 745A.
high / 1080p
6−7
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
7−8
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Battlefield 5 is 377% more, than GeForce GT 745A.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
40−45
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GT 745A and Radeon R9 270 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
110−120
230−240
medium / 768p
85−90
200−210
ultra / 1080p
40−45
120−130
QHD / 1440p
24−27
95−100
4K / 2160p
−
55−60
high / 768p
60−65
170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 153% more, than GeForce GT 745A.
low / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
18−20
50−55
medium / 1080p
50−55
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 29% more, than GeForce GT 745A.
low / 768p
70−75
120−130
medium / 768p
50−55
110−120
ultra / 1080p
24−27
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Dota 2 is 114% more, than GeForce GT 745A.
high / 1080p
3−4
27−30
ultra / 1080p
3−4
24−27
QHD / 1440p
−
20−22
4K / 2160p
1−2
8−9
low / 720p
12−14
55−60
medium / 1080p
4−5
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Far Cry 5 is 480% more, than GeForce GT 745A.
high / 1080p
10−12
35−40
ultra / 1080p
6−7
27−30
QHD / 1440p
2−3
16−18
low / 720p
50−55
130−140
medium / 1080p
14−16
75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Fortnite is 247% more, than GeForce GT 745A.
high / 1080p
7−8
35−40
ultra / 1080p
5−6
27−30
QHD / 1440p
0−1
14−16
4K / 2160p
−
14−16
low / 720p
18−20
70−75
medium / 1080p
9−10
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Forza Horizon 4 is 350% more, than GeForce GT 745A.
low / 768p
45−50
100−110
medium / 768p
40−45
95−100
high / 1080p
7−8
40−45
ultra / 1080p
3−4
18−20
QHD / 1440p
0−1
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Grand Theft Auto V is 164% more, than GeForce GT 745A.
high / 1080p
1−2
14−16
ultra / 1080p
0−1
10−12
QHD / 1440p
−
10−12
4K / 2160p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
7−8
40−45
medium / 1080p
4−5
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Metro Exodus is 525% more, than GeForce GT 745A.
low / 768p
80−85
120−130
high / 1080p
80−85
−
ultra / 1080p
70−75
−
medium / 1080p
−
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Minecraft is 52% more, than GeForce GT 745A.
high / 1080p
14−16
−
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
24−27
70−75
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 105% more, than GeForce GT 745A.
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
6−7
10−12
QHD / 1440p
−
2−3
4K / 2160p
−
2−3
low / 720p
8−9
40−45
medium / 1080p
7−8
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 257% more, than GeForce GT 745A.
low / 768p
16−18
75−80
medium / 768p
12−14
45−50
high / 1080p
6−7
27−30
ultra / 1080p
4−5
14−16
4K / 2160p
2−3
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 337% more, than GeForce GT 745A.
low / 768p
80−85
90−95
medium / 768p
35−40
60−65
ultra / 1080p
16−18
40−45
high / 768p
30−35
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in World of Tanks is 50% more, than GeForce GT 745A.
Full Specs
GeForce GT 745A
Radeon R9 270
Architecture
Kepler
GCN 1.0
Code name
GK107
Curacao
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
26 August 2013
13 November 2013
Pipelines
384
1280
Core clock speed
837 MHz
Boost Clock
915 MHz
925 MHz
Transistor count
1,270 million
2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
29.28
74.00
Floating-point performance
642.8 gflops
2,368 gflops
Length
210 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
28.8 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
3.0
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
26 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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