GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB vs Radeon R9 270

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 270 and GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 270
2013
2 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
11.17

RTX 3060 8 GB outperforms R9 270 by a whopping 257% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking422107
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.05no data
Power efficiency5.1116.10
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameCuracaoGA106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date13 November 2013 (11 years ago)12 October 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$179 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores12803584
Core clock speedno data1320 MHz
Boost clock speed925 MHz1777 MHz
Number of transistors2,800 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt170 Watt
Texture fill rate74.00199.0
Floating-point processing power2.368 TFLOPS12.74 TFLOPS
ROPs3248
TMUs80112
Tensor Coresno data112
Ray Tracing Coresno data28

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 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length210 mm242 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pin1x 12-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth179.2 GB/s240.0 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
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 audio+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA-8.6

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 11.17
RTX 3060 8 GB 39.92
+257%

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
RTX 3060 8 GB 15383
+257%

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 11.17 39.92
Recency 13 November 2013 12 October 2022
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 170 Watt

R9 270 has 13.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 3060 8 GB, on the other hand, has a 257.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 270 in performance tests.


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AMD Radeon R9 270
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