GeForce GTX 860M vs Radeon R9 270

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 860M 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 860M stacks up against Radeon R9 270, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 860M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 860M 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 860M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 860M Radeon R9 270
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 150 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 270 has 100% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 860M.
  • GeForce GTX 860M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 270 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 860M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 270.
  • GeForce GTX 860M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 270 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 860M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 270 - with GCN 1.0.
  • GeForce GTX 860M and Radeon R9 270 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 21−24
ultra / 1080p 10−11 12−14
QHD / 1440p 5−6 7−8
4K / 2160p 4−5 5−6
low / 720p 30−35 40−45
medium / 1080p 21−24 27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 26% more, than GeForce GTX 860M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 860M Radeon R9 270
Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.0
Code name N15P-GX Curacao
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 12 March 2014 13 November 2013
Pipelines 640 1280
Core clock speed 797 MHz
Boost Clock 915 MHz 925 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 43.40 74.00
Floating-point performance 1,389 gflops 2,368 gflops
Length 210 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory bandwidth 80.0 GB/s 179.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA +
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 1152 or 640
Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI + +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 163 Mh/s 293 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Standard memory configuration GDDR5
eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection +
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 16 Mh/s
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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