GeForce GTX 670MX SLI vs Radeon R9 270

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 670MX SLI 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 GTX 670MX SLI stacks up against Radeon R9 270, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 670MX SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 670MX SLI is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 670MX SLI here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 670MX SLI Radeon R9 270
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 150 Watt.
  • GeForce GTX 670MX SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 270 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 670MX SLI is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 270 - with GCN 1.0.
  • GeForce GTX 670MX SLI and Radeon R9 270 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 21−24
ultra / 1080p 14−16 12−14
QHD / 1440p 8−9 7−8
4K / 2160p 5−6 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 40−45
medium / 1080p 27−30 27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 670MX SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 5% more, than Radeon R9 270.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 670MX SLI Radeon R9 270
Architecture Kepler GCN 1.0
Code name N13E-GR Curacao
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 1 October 2012 13 November 2013
Pipelines 1920 1280
Core clock speed 600 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz
Transistor count 5080 Million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 74.00
Floating-point performance 2,368 gflops
Length 210 mm
Memory bus width 2x 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 179.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.1
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan +
CUDA +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
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Laptop size large
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
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LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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