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    Radeon HD 6740G2 vs Radeon R7 M270

    In this comparison between Radeon HD 6740G2 and Radeon R7 M270 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 Radeon HD 6740G2 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R7 M270 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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    Radeon HD 6740G2 and Radeon R7 M270 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Radeon HD 6740G2 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 Radeon HD 6740G2 or Radeon R7 M270 here:

    Radeon HD 6740G2 Laptops
    Radeon R7 M270 Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon HD 6740G2 Radeon R7 M270
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
    Memory type Not Listed
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • Radeon HD 6740G2 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R7 M270 - with GCN.
    • Radeon HD 6740G2 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 M270 - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 0−1 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 0−1 −
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 10−12 1−2
    medium / 1080p 2−3 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6740G2 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1000% more, than Radeon R7 M270.

    Full Specs

      Radeon HD 6740G2 Radeon R7 M270
    Architecture Terascale 2 GCN
    Code name Opal XT / Mars
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 14 June 2011 7 January 2014
    Pipelines 880 384
    Core clock speed 825 MHz
    Transistor count 950 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 19.80
    Floating-point performance 633.6 gflops
    Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
    Shader Model 5.1
    OpenGL 4.4
    OpenCL Not Listed
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    Laptop size medium sized medium sized
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
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