GeForce GT 720 vs Radeon R9 270

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 270 and GeForce GT 720, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 270
2013
2 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
11.18
+599%

R9 270 outperforms GT 720 by a whopping 599% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking422960
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.060.02
Power efficiency5.115.77
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015)
GPU code nameCuracaoGK208B
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date13 November 2013 (11 years ago)29 September 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$179 $49

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R9 270 has 25200% better value for money than GT 720.

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 cores1280192
Core clock speedno data797 MHz
Boost clock speed925 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,800 million915 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt19 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data98 °C
Texture fill rate74.0012.75
Floating-point processing power2.368 TFLOPS0.306 TFLOPS
ROPs328
TMUs8016

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 supportPCIe 3.0PCI Express 2.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x8
Length210 mm145 mm
Heightno data2.713" (6.9 cm)
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5DDR3 / GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB or 1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1.8 GBps or 5.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth179.2 GB/s14.4 (DDR3) or 40 (GDDR5)

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortDual Link DVI-DHDMIVGA
Multi monitor supportno data3 displays
Eyefinity+-
HDMI++
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
DisplayPort support+-
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

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 audio+no data
3D Blu-Ray-+
3D Gaming-+
3D Vision-+

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan+1.1.126
CUDA-+

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.

R9 270 11.18
+599%
GT 720 1.60

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.

R9 270 4306
+600%
GT 720 615

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

R9 270 5930
+712%
GT 720 730

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 11.18 1.60
Recency 13 November 2013 29 September 2014
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB or 1 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 19 Watt

R9 270 has a 598.8% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GT 720, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months, and 689.5% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R9 270 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 720 in performance tests.


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