AMD Radeon R9 270X
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M
AMD Radeon R9 270X
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between AMD Radeon R9 270X  vs  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M.

258
Place in performance rating
860
36.84
Value for money (0-100)
no data
GCN
Architecture
G9x
Curacao
Code name
G92
Desktop
Type
Laptop
8 October 2013 (8 years ago)
Release date
2 March 2009 (12 years ago)
$199
Launch price (MSRP)
no data
$327 (1.6x MSRP)
Price now
$109
reference
Design
no data
6.66
Value for money
0.13
Curacao XT
GPU code name
N10E-GT
Desktop
Market segment
Laptop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between AMD Radeon R9 270X  vs  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

1280
Pipelines
112
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Core clock speed
550 MHz
1050 MHz
Boost Clock
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2,800 million
Transistor count
754 million
28 nm
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
180 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
65 Watt
84.00
Texture fill rate
31 billion/sec
2,688 gflops
Floating-point performance
308 gflops
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CUDA cores
112
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Gigaflops
462
1280
Pipelines / CUDA cores
112
1050 MHz
Boost clock speed
no data
2,800 million
Number of transistors
754 million
180 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
65 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards AMD Radeon R9 270X and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
2 x 6-pin
Supplementary power connectors
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Laptop size
large
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SLI options
2-way
PCIe 3.0
Bus support
PCI-E 2.0
no data
MXM Type
MXM 3.0 Type-B

Memory

Graphics cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between AMD Radeon R9 270X vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M.

GDDR5
Memory type
GDDR3
2 GB
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
256 Bit
Memory bus width
256 Bit
179.2 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
61 GB/s
-
Shared memory
-

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between AMD Radeon R9 270X vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M.

2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Display Connectors
DisplayPortSingle Link DVIDual Link DVIVGALVDSHDMI
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Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
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Audio input for HDMI
S/PDIF
+
Eyefinity
no data
+
HDMI
+
+
DisplayPort support
no data

Technologies

Let’s have a look what is the difference. It is worthwhile to note that NVIDIA and AMD are using different technologies.

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CUDA
+
+
AppAcceleration
no data
1
CrossFire
no data
1
FreeSync
no data
+
HD3D
no data
1
LiquidVR
no data
-
PowerTune
no data
1
TressFX
no data
+
TrueAudio
no data
-
ZeroCore
no data
+
DDMA audio
no data
-
Enduro
no data
+
UVD
no data
no data
HybridPower
+
no data
PureVideo HD
+
no data
Power management
8.0

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders AMD Radeon R9 270X and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

DirectX® 12
DirectX
11.1 (10_0)
4.6
OpenGL
2.1
+
Vulkan
N/A
5.1
Shader Model
4.0
1.2
OpenCL
1.1
-
Mantle
no data

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for AMD Radeon R9 270X and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the AMD Radeon R9 270X or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) AMD Radeon R9 270X
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M
Death Stranding (2020) AMD Radeon R9 270X
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M
F1 2020 (2020) AMD Radeon R9 270X
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M
Gears Tactics (2020) AMD Radeon R9 270X
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M
Doom Eternal (2020) AMD Radeon R9 270X
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 270X

20.09% faster in synthetic tests

More pipelines (1280 vs 112)

Finer manufacturing process technology (28 nm vs 55 nm)

More maximum RAM amount (2 GB vs 1 GB)

More memory bandwidth (179.2 GB/s vs 61 GB/s)

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M

Cheaper ($109 vs $327 (1.6x MSRP))

Less power consumption (65 Watt vs 180 Watt)

So, AMD Radeon R9 270X or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend AMD Radeon R9 270X .

AMD Radeon R9 270X versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

Unigine Heaven 4.0

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3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

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3DMark Vantage Performance

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Passmark

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User rating

4.7 Out of 109 Hitesti Score
3.7 Out of 3 Hitesti Score