Radeon R9 270 vs GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB and Radeon R9 270, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1060 3 GB
2016
3 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
24.88
+123%

GTX 1060 3 GB outperforms R9 270 by a whopping 123% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking217422
Place by popularity19not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation22.575.05
Power efficiency14.215.11
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameGP106Curacao
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date18 August 2016 (8 years ago)13 November 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 $179

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1060 3 GB has 347% better value for money than R9 270.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores11521280
Core clock speed1506 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1708 MHz925 MHz
Number of transistors4,400 million2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate123.074.00
Floating-point processing power3.935 TFLOPS2.368 TFLOPS
ROPs4832
TMUs7280

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length250 mm210 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1 x 6-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount3 GB2 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed2002 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth192.2 GB/s179.2 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinity-+
HDMI++
DisplayPort support-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

CrossFire-+
FreeSync-+
HD3D-+
LiquidVR-+
TressFX-+
TrueAudio-+
UVD-+
DDMA audiono data+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)DirectX® 12
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan++
CUDA6.1-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1060 3 GB 24.88
+123%
R9 270 11.17

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 1060 3 GB 9588
+123%
R9 270 4306

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.88 11.17
Recency 18 August 2016 13 November 2013
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 150 Watt

GTX 1060 3 GB has a 122.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 270 in performance tests.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
AMD Radeon R9 270
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