GeForce GT 735M vs Radeon R9 270X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 735M and Radeon R9 270X, 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 735M stacks up against Radeon R9 270X, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GT 735M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GT 735M 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 GT 735M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 735M Radeon R9 270X
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 180 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2 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 270X has 445% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 735M.
  • GeForce GT 735M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 270X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GT 735M and Radeon R9 270X have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce GT 735M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 270X - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 735M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 270X - with GCN.
  • GeForce GT 735M and Radeon R9 270X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 24−27
ultra / 1080p 14−16
QHD / 1440p 0−1 10−11
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 1−2 45−50
medium / 1080p 0−1 30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 4600% more, than GeForce GT 735M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 735M Radeon R9 270X
Architecture Kepler GCN
Code name N14M-LP Curacao XT
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 1 April 2013 8 October 2013
Pipelines 384 1280
Core clock speed 575 MHz
Boost Clock 889 MHz 1050 MHz
Transistor count 915 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 18.40 84.00
Floating-point performance 441.6 gflops 2,688 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 - 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 179.2 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 API
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0
HDMI + +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 39 Mh/s 318 Mh/s
Standard memory configuration DDR3
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) 30 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 163 Sol/s
Blu-Ray 3D Support +
3D Vision / 3DTV Play +
AppAcceleration +
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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