GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
630%
630%
AMD Radeon R9 270X
17%
17%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 is approximately 613% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 | AMD Radeon R9 270X |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | GA104 | Curacao |
| CoresDifferent | 5888 | 1280 |
| TMUsDifferent | 184 | 80 |
| ROPsDifferent | 96 | 32 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 8 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 | AMD Radeon R9 270X |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | GA104 | Curacao |
| GPU VariantDifferent | GA104-300-A1 | Curacao XT(215-0848004) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Ampere | GCN 1.0 |
| FoundryDifferent | Samsung | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 8 nm | 28 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 17,400 million | 2,800 million |
| DensityDifferent | 44.4M / mm² | 13.2M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 392 mm² | 212 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-2713 | FCBGA-1737 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 | AMD Radeon R9 270X |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Sep 1st, 2020 | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| AvailabilityDifferent | Oct 29th, 2020 | N/A |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 30 | Volcanic Islands(R9 200) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 20 | Sea Islands |
| SuccessorDifferent | GeForce 40 | Pirate Islands |
| ProductionDifferent | Active | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 499 USD | 199 USD |
| Current PriceDifferent | Amazon/Newegg | N/A |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 79 in our database | 90 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 | AMD Radeon R9 270X |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 1500 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 1725 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1750 MHz14 Gbps effective | 1400 MHz5.6 Gbps effective |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 | AMD Radeon R9 270X |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 8 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 448.0 GB/s | 179.2 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 | AMD Radeon R9 270X |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 5888 | 1280 |
| TMUsDifferent | 184 | 80 |
| ROPsDifferent | 96 | 32 |
| SM CountDifferent | 46 | N/A |
| Tensor CoresDifferent | 184 | N/A |
| RT CoresDifferent | 46 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 128 KB (per SM) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 4 MB | 512 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 20 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 | AMD Radeon R9 270X |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 165.6 GPixel/s | 33.60 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 317.4 GTexel/s | 84.00 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half)Different | 20.31 TFLOPS (1:1) | N/A |
| FP32 (float)Different | 20.31 TFLOPS | 2.688 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 317.4 GFLOPS (1:64) | 168.0 GFLOPS (1:16) |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 | AMD Radeon R9 270X |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 242 mm9.5 inches | 241 mm9.5 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 112 mm4.4 inches | 109 mm4.3 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 220 W | 180 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 550 W | 450 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x HDMI 2.13x DisplayPort 1.4a | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a1x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 12-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | PG142 SKU 10 | C631, 109-C63257-00A_02, 109-C63257-12_02 |
| WidthDifferent | N/A | 36 mm1.4 inches |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 | AMD Radeon R9 270X |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (11_1) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 3.0 | 2.1 (1.2) |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.3 | 1.2.170 |
| CUDADifferent | 8.6 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.8 | 6.5 (5.1) |
Comparison Summary
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