GeForce GTX 280 vs Radeon R9 270X

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 280 and Radeon R9 270X you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 280 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 270X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 280 Radeon R9 270X
Power consumption (TDP) 236 Watt 180 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin 2 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 280 has 31% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 270X.
  • GeForce GTX 280 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 270X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 270X has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 280.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 280 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 270X - with GCN.
  • GeForce GTX 280 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 270X - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 24−27
ultra / 1080p 0−1 14−16
QHD / 1440p 0−1 10−11
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 12−14 45−50
medium / 1080p 3−4 30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 483% more, than GeForce GTX 280.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 280 Radeon R9 270X
Architecture Tesla 2.0 GCN
Code name GT200 Curacao XT
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 16 June 2008 8 October 2013
Pipelines 240 1280
Core clock speed 1296 MHz
Boost Clock 1050 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 48.2 billion/sec 84.00
Floating-point performance 622.1 gflops 2,688 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 512 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1107 MHz
Memory bandwidth 141.7 GB/s 179.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 4.0 5.1
OpenGL 2.1 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A +
CUDA +
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 240
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
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HD3D +
TrueAudio +
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DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
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AppAcceleration +
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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