GeForce GTX 460 v2 vs Radeon R9 270

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 460 v2 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 460 v2 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.
GeForce GTX 460 v2

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 460 v2 Radeon R9 270
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 460 v2 has 6% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 270.
  • GeForce GTX 460 v2 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 270 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 270 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 460 v2 is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 270 - with GCN 1.0.
  • GeForce GTX 460 v2 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 270 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Both graphics cards are the same length of 210 mm.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 21−24
ultra / 1080p 6−7 12−14
QHD / 1440p 0−1 7−8
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 21−24 40−45
medium / 1080p 12−14 27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 460 v2 Radeon R9 270
Architecture Fermi 2.0 GCN 1.0
Code name GF114 Curacao
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 24 September 2011 13 November 2013
Pipelines 336 1280
Core clock speed 779 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 43.62 74.00
Floating-point performance 1,045.6 gflops 2,368 gflops
Length 210 mm 210 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96.19 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 +
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Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
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LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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