AMD Radeon R9 M270X vs NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 Ultra
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 M270X and NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 Ultra videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M270X
- Videocard is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 4 month(s) later
- Around 53% higher core clock speed: 725 MHz vs 475 MHz
- 25.3x more texture fill rate: 48 GTexel / s vs 1.9 GTexel / s
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 130 nm
- 16x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 256 MB
- Around 18% higher memory clock speed: 1125 MHz vs 950 MHz
- 20.4x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1204 vs 59
- Around 12% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 306 vs 274
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 21 March 2014 vs 23 October 2003 |
| Core clock speed | 725 MHz vs 475 MHz |
| Texture fill rate | 48 GTexel / s vs 1.9 GTexel / s |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm vs 130 nm |
| Maximum memory size | 4 GB vs 256 MB |
| Memory clock speed | 1125 MHz vs 950 MHz |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 1204 vs 59 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 306 vs 274 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 M270X
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 Ultra
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| Name | AMD Radeon R9 M270X | NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 Ultra |
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| PassMark - G3D Mark | 1204 | 59 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 306 | 274 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3717 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3717 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3361 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3361 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Radeon R9 M270X | NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 Ultra | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture | GCN 1.0 | Rankine |
| Code name | Venus | NV38 A1 |
| Design | AMD Radeon R9 200 Series | |
| Launch date | 21 March 2014 | 23 October 2003 |
| Place in performance rating | 610 | 608 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | |
Technical info |
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| Boost clock speed | 775 MHz | |
| Compute units | 10 | |
| Core clock speed | 725 MHz | 475 MHz |
| Floating-point performance | 1,536 gflops | |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 130 nm |
| Pipelines | 768 | |
| Texture fill rate | 48 GTexel / s | 1.9 GTexel / s |
| Transistor count | 1,500 million | 135 million |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 74 Watt | |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
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Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 x16 | |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | AGP 8x |
| Length | 229 mm | |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x Molex | |
API support |
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| DirectX | 11 | 9.0a |
| Mantle | ||
| OpenCL | Not Listed | |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 2.1 |
Memory |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 256 MB |
| Memory bandwidth | 72 GB/s | 30.4 GB / s |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1125 MHz | 950 MHz |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | DDR |
Technologies |
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| DualGraphics | ||
| FreeSync | ||
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| PowerTune | ||
| Switchable graphics | ||
| ZeroCore | ||
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