GeForce GTX 960 vs Radeon R9 M270X
Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 960 and Radeon R9 M270X. 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 960 and Radeon R9 M270X. 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.
Radeon R9 M270X
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 960
Radeon R9 M270X
Power consumption (TDP)
120 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pins
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
No outputs
Recommended system power (PSU)
400 Watt
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Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
GeForce GTX 960 and Radeon R9 M270X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 960 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M270X - with GCN 1.0.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960 is 402 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M270X.
GeForce GTX 960 and Radeon R9 M270X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M270X is 1118 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
35−40
6−7
ultra / 1080p
21−24
4−5
QHD / 1440p
16−18
0−1
4K / 2160p
10−11
−
low / 720p
60−65
16−18
medium / 1080p
40−45
8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 355% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
high / 1080p
55−60
10−12
ultra / 1080p
45−50
10−11
QHD / 1440p
35−40
0−1
4K / 2160p
18−20
−
low / 720p
100−110
24−27
medium / 1080p
60−65
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Battlefield 5 is 353% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p
250−260
130−140
medium / 768p
220−230
100−110
ultra / 1080p
180−190
50−55
QHD / 1440p
110−120
27−30
4K / 2160p
70−75
27−30
high / 768p
210−220
75−80
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 149% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
−
18−20
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p
120−130
75−80
medium / 768p
110−120
55−60
ultra / 1080p
100−110
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Dota 2 is 109% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
high / 1080p
45−50
8−9
ultra / 1080p
40−45
7−8
QHD / 1440p
27−30
−
4K / 2160p
14−16
3−4
low / 720p
80−85
18−20
medium / 1080p
45−50
8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Far Cry 5 is 422% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
high / 1080p
60−65
14−16
ultra / 1080p
45−50
10−11
QHD / 1440p
27−30
−
4K / 2160p
27−30
−
low / 720p
180−190
60−65
medium / 1080p
110−120
21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Fortnite is 277% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
high / 1080p
60−65
12−14
ultra / 1080p
45−50
10−12
QHD / 1440p
30−35
1−2
4K / 2160p
24−27
−
low / 720p
100−110
24−27
medium / 1080p
65−70
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Forza Horizon 4 is 425% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p
140−150
50−55
medium / 768p
120−130
45−50
high / 1080p
70−75
12−14
ultra / 1080p
30−35
6−7
QHD / 1440p
21−24
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Grand Theft Auto V is 220% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
high / 1080p
24−27
4−5
ultra / 1080p
20−22
3−4
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
4K / 2160p
8−9
0−1
low / 720p
65−70
12−14
medium / 1080p
30−35
6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Metro Exodus is 500% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p
130−140
90−95
high / 1080p
−
85−90
ultra / 1080p
−
80−85
medium / 1080p
120−130
90−95
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Minecraft is 41% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
100−110
30−35
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 109% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
high / 1080p
24−27
−
ultra / 1080p
16−18
7−8
QHD / 1440p
10−11
0−1
4K / 2160p
7−8
−
low / 720p
65−70
10−12
medium / 1080p
35−40
10−12
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 344% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p
130−140
24−27
medium / 768p
85−90
16−18
high / 1080p
45−50
9−10
ultra / 1080p
24−27
6−7
4K / 2160p
16−18
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 421% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p
90−95
85−90
medium / 768p
60−65
40−45
ultra / 1080p
50−55
18−20
high / 768p
60−65
35−40
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in World of Tanks is 45% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 960
Radeon R9 M270X
Architecture
Maxwell
GCN 1.0
Code name
GM206
Venus
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
22 January 2015
21 March 2014
Pipelines
1024
640
Core clock speed
1127 MHz
725 MHz
Boost Clock
1178 MHz
775 MHz
Transistor count
2,940 million
1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
72 billion/sec
31.00
Floating-point performance
2,413 gflops
1,536 gflops
Length
9.5" (24.1 cm)
Memory bus width
128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
7.0 GB/s
1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth
112 GB/s
72 GB/s
Shared memory
-
G-SYNC support
+
DirectX
12 (12_1)
Shader Model
6.4
5.1
OpenGL
4.4
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
Not Listed
Vulkan
1.1.126
CUDA
+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)
0.27 kh/s
FreeSync
+
CUDA cores
1024
Bus support
PCI Express 3.0
PCIe 3.0 x16
Height
4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options
+
Multi monitor support
4 displays
HDCP
+
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI
Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
318 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
Decred / DCR (Decred)
0.92 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
8 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)
141.47 Sol/s
Compute units
10
GameStream
+
GeForce ShadowPlay
+
GPU Boost
2.0
GameWorks
+
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