AMD Radeon R9 270X vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 OEM

What is the difference between AMD Radeon R9 270X and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 OEM. Find out which graphics card has better performance.

Graphics Processor (GPU)

CuracaoGPU NameGK104
Curacao XT
(215-0848004)
Model numberGK104-200-KD-A2
GCN 1.0ArchitectureKepler
TSMCFoundryTSMC
28 nmProcess Size28 nm
2,800 millionTransistors3,540 million
212 mm²Die Size294 mm²

Graphics Card

Oct 8th, 2013Release DateAug 22nd, 2012
Volcanic Islands
(R9 200)
FamilyGeForce 600
End-of-lifeProductionEnd-of-life
Sea IslandsPredecessorGeForce 500
PCIe 3.0 x16Bus InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16

Memory

2 GBMemory Size2 GB
GDDR5Memory TypeGDDR5
256 bitMemory Bus256 bit
179.2 GB/sBandwidth179.2 GB/s

Performance

33.60 GPixel/sPixel fillrate21.31 GPixel/s
84.00 GTexel/sTexture fillrate85.25 GTexel/s
2.688 TFLOPSFP32 (float) performance2.046 TFLOPS
168.0 GFLOPS (1:16)FP64 (double) performance85.25 GFLOPS (1:24)

Clock Speeds

1000 MHzBase Clock823 MHz
1050 MHzBoost Clock888 MHz
1400 MHz
5.6 Gbps effective
Memory Clock1400 MHz
5.6 Gbps effective

Render Config

1280Shading Units1152
80TMUs96
32ROPs32
16 KB (per CU)L1 Cache16 KB (per SMX)
512 KBL2 Cache512 KB

Board Design

Dual-slotSlot WidthDual-slot
241 mm
9.5 inches
Length241 mm
9.5 inches
180 WThermal design power (TDP)130 W
450 WSuggested PSU300 W
2x DVI
1x HDMI
1x DisplayPort
Display Connectors2x DVI
1x HDMI
1x DisplayPort
2x 6-pinPower Connectors1x 6-pin
C631,
C632
Board NumberP2004

API support

12 (11_1)DirectX12 (11_0)
4.6OpenGL4.6
1.2OpenCL3.0
1.2Vulkan1.1
5.1Shader Model5.1