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    GeForce GTX 860M vs Radeon R7 M270

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 860M and Radeon R7 M270. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 860M and Radeon R7 M270. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
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    GeForce GTX 860M and Radeon R7 M270 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 860M and Radeon R7 M270 are only used in laptop graphics. They have lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 860M or Radeon R7 M270 here:

    GeForce GTX 860M Laptops
    Radeon R7 M270 Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 860M Radeon R7 M270
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 Not Listed
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 860M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R7 M270 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 860M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R7 M270 - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon R7 M270 is 28 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 860M.
    • GeForce GTX 860M and Radeon R7 M270 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 16−18 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 10−11 −
    QHD / 1440p 5−6 0−1
    4K / 2160p 4−5 −
    low / 720p 30−35 1−2
    medium / 1080p 21−24 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 860M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3100% more, than Radeon R7 M270.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 860M Radeon R7 M270
    Architecture Maxwell GCN
    Code name N15P-GX Opal XT / Mars
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 12 March 2014 7 January 2014
    Pipelines 640 384
    Core clock speed 797 MHz 825 MHz
    Boost Clock 915 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million 950 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 43.40 19.80
    Floating-point performance 1,389 gflops 633.6 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit
    Memory bandwidth 80.0 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.4
    OpenCL 1.1 Not Listed
    Vulkan 1.1.126
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 1152 or 640
    Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 163 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized medium sized
    Standard memory configuration GDDR5
    eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
    LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
    HDCP content protection +
    7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
    TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
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