GeForce GTX 960A vs Radeon R7 M270

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 960A 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 960A 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.

Radeon R7 M270 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R7 M270 is only used in laptop graphics. It has 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 Radeon R7 M270 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 960A Radeon R7 M270
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
Memory type GDDR5 Not Listed
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 960A is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R7 M270 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 960A is used in Desktops, and Radeon R7 M270 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 960A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R7 M270 - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960A is 204 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M270.
  • GeForce GTX 960A and Radeon R7 M270 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 0−1
ultra / 1080p 7−8
QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 1−2
medium / 1080p 14−16 0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2400% more, than Radeon R7 M270.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 960A Radeon R7 M270
Architecture Maxwell GCN
Code name GM107 Opal XT / Mars
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 13 March 2015 7 January 2014
Pipelines 640 384
Core clock speed 1029 MHz 825 MHz
Boost Clock 1085 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 clock speed 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80.19 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 5.0
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 180 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
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