NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 vs AMD Radeon R9 270X
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 is ahead by 13% on our index and meets the recommended card of 8 more games. Below: where each one wins.
Performance index 9 8
Video memory 2 GB 2 GB
Rated power 120 W 180 W
Launch price $199 $199
Index per $100 4.5 4.0
Games at recommended 124 116
Released20152013
FeaturesFSRFSR
At 1440p in the heaviest games
Modelled FPS, high preset, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Left: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960; right: AMD Radeon R9 270X.
Games only the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 runs at recommended
Quick answers
Is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 faster than the AMD Radeon R9 270X?
Yes — the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 scores 9 on our index to the AMD Radeon R9 270X's 8, a 13% gap.
Which one runs more games at the recommended spec?
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 meets the recommended graphics card of 124 of 274 games; the AMD Radeon R9 270X, 116.