GPUBoss Review Our evaluation of R9 270 vs 660

Gaming

Real world tests using the latest 3D games
Radeon R9 270
N/A
GeForce GTX 660
N/A
crysis: warhead (2013), Crysis: Warhead (2012), Batman: Arkham City and 6 more

Benchmarks

Synthetic tests to measure overall performance
Radeon R9 270
7.3
GeForce GTX 660
7.2
Passmark

Compute Performance

General computing tests executed on the GPU
Radeon R9 270
7.2
GeForce GTX 660
7.0
Passmark Direct Compute

Noise and Power

How loud and hot does the card run idle and under load
Radeon R9 270
5.6
GeForce GTX 660
5.6
TDP

GPUBoss Score

Gaming, Benchmarks, Compute Performance and Noise and Power
Radeon R9 270
7.1
GeForce GTX 660
7.0

Winner
AMD Radeon R9 270 

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Differences What are the advantages of each

Front view of Radeon R9 270

Reasons to consider the
AMD Radeon R9 270

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Higher pixel rate 28.8 GPixel/s vs 19.6 GPixel/s More than 45% higher pixel rate
Higher memory bandwidth 179.2 GB/s vs 144.2 GB/s Around 25% higher memory bandwidth
Slightly better floating-point performance 2,304 GFLOPS vs 1,882 GFLOPS More than 20% better floating-point performance
More render output processors 32 vs 24 8 more render output processors
More shading units 1,280 vs 960 320 more shading units
Wider memory bus 256 bit vs 192 bit Around 35% wider memory bus
Front view of GeForce GTX 660

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Nvidia GeForce GTX 660

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Higher clock speed 980 MHz vs 900 MHz Around 10% higher clock speed
Higher turbo clock speed 1,032 MHz vs 925 MHz More than 10% higher turbo clock speed
Higher memory clock speed 1,502 MHz vs 1,400 MHz More than 5% higher memory clock speed

Benchmarks Real world tests of Radeon R9 270 vs GeForce GTX 660

Passmark Industry standard benchmark for overall graphics card performance

Radeon R9 270
4,225
GeForce GTX 660
4,114
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Passmark Direct Compute Measures performance of general-purpose computing using Microsoft DirectCompute

Radeon R9 270
2,145
GeForce GTX 660
1,938
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Reviews Word on the street

Radeon R9 270  vs GeForce GTX 660 
9.2
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9.0
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With a retail price of $185, the card is just $5 more expensive than the AMD reference design.
Radeon R9 270

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Brian Blair (08:52 PM, April 21, 2014)
yeah! I am getting a new GPU next month! I can choose the R9 270 or GTX 660, as much as I hate amd drivers I still have to go with the mighty R9 270
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