Quadro M600M vs Radeon R9 M270X

In this comparison between Quadro M600M and Radeon R9 M270X you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Quadro M600M will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 M270X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Quadro M600M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro M600M 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 Quadro M600M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro M600M Radeon R9 M270X
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Quadro M600M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon R9 M270X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 M270X has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro M600M.
  • Quadro M600M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 M270X - in Desktops.
  • Quadro M600M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M270X - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M600M is 112 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M270X.
  • Quadro M600M and Radeon R9 M270X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M600M is 3887 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M270X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 6−7
ultra / 1080p 6−7 4−5
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 16−18
medium / 1080p 12−14 8−9
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M600M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 44% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.

Full Specs

  Quadro M600M Radeon R9 M270X
Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.0
Code name GM107 Venus
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 2 October 2015 21 March 2014
Pipelines 384 640
Core clock speed 837 MHz 725 MHz
Boost Clock 876 MHz 775 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 14.02 31.00
Floating-point performance 863.2 gflops 1,536 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 72 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 5.0
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
Compute units 10
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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