Radeon HD 7690M vs Radeon R9 270X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 7690M and Radeon R9 270X, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Radeon HD 7690M stacks up against Radeon R9 270X, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 7690M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon HD 7690M 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 HD 7690M here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 7690M
Radeon R9 270X
Power consumption (TDP)
20 Watt
180 Watt
Interface
MXM-A (3.0)
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
2 x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5/DDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 270X has 800% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7690M.
Radeon HD 7690M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon R9 270X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 270X has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7690M.
Radeon HD 7690M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 270X - in Desktops.
Radeon HD 7690M is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R9 270X - with GCN.
Radeon HD 7690M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 270X - by 28 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
2−3
24−27
ultra / 1080p
0−1
14−16
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
6−7
low / 720p
12−14
45−50
medium / 1080p
4−5
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 483% more, than Radeon HD 7690M.
high / 1080p
−
40−45
ultra / 1080p
5−6
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
18−20
4K / 2160p
−
10−12
low / 720p
14−16
80−85
medium / 1080p
6−7
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Battlefield 5 is 500% more, than Radeon HD 7690M.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
40−45
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon HD 7690M and Radeon R9 270X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
120−130
240−250
medium / 768p
90−95
210−220
ultra / 1080p
40−45
140−150
QHD / 1440p
21−24
110−120
4K / 2160p
16−18
60−65
high / 768p
65−70
180−190
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 163% more, than Radeon HD 7690M.
low / 768p
65−70
60−65
ultra / 1080p
20−22
−
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 5% more, than Radeon HD 7690M.
low / 768p
75−80
120−130
medium / 768p
45−50
110−120
ultra / 1080p
21−24
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Dota 2 is 124% more, than Radeon HD 7690M.
high / 1080p
2−3
30−35
ultra / 1080p
2−3
27−30
QHD / 1440p
−
21−24
4K / 2160p
2−3
10−11
low / 720p
10−12
60−65
medium / 1080p
3−4
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Far Cry 5 is 725% more, than Radeon HD 7690M.
high / 1080p
10−11
40−45
ultra / 1080p
5−6
30−35
QHD / 1440p
3−4
18−20
low / 720p
50−55
140−150
medium / 1080p
10−12
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Fortnite is 306% more, than Radeon HD 7690M.
high / 1080p
5−6
40−45
ultra / 1080p
−
30−35
QHD / 1440p
3−4
18−20
4K / 2160p
2−3
16−18
low / 720p
18−20
80−85
medium / 1080p
8−9
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Forza Horizon 4 is 485% more, than Radeon HD 7690M.
low / 768p
45−50
110−120
medium / 768p
−
100−110
high / 1080p
4−5
50−55
ultra / 1080p
2−3
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−12
medium / 720p
35−40
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Grand Theft Auto V is 250% more, than Radeon HD 7690M.
high / 1080p
2−3
16−18
ultra / 1080p
0−1
12−14
QHD / 1440p
−
12−14
4K / 2160p
0−1
4−5
low / 720p
4−5
45−50
medium / 1080p
3−4
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Metro Exodus is 866% more, than Radeon HD 7690M.
low / 768p
90−95
120−130
high / 1080p
80−85
−
ultra / 1080p
70−75
−
medium / 1080p
85−90
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Minecraft is 33% more, than Radeon HD 7690M.
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
80−85
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 111% more, than Radeon HD 7690M.
high / 1080p
−
18−20
ultra / 1080p
−
12−14
QHD / 1440p
−
4−5
4K / 2160p
−
3−4
low / 720p
6−7
45−50
medium / 1080p
−
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 683% more, than Radeon HD 7690M.
low / 768p
10−11
90−95
medium / 768p
8−9
55−60
high / 1080p
4−5
30−35
ultra / 1080p
4−5
18−20
4K / 2160p
1−2
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 740% more, than Radeon HD 7690M.
low / 768p
70−75
90−95
medium / 768p
35−40
60−65
ultra / 1080p
14−16
45−50
high / 768p
30−35
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in World of Tanks is 66% more, than Radeon HD 7690M.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 7690M
Radeon R9 270X
Architecture
Terascale 2
GCN
Code name
Thames XT / XTX
Curacao XT
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
7 June 2011
8 October 2013
Pipelines
480
1280
Core clock speed
600 MHz
Boost Clock
725 MHz
1050 MHz
Transistor count
716 million
2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
17.40
84.00
Floating-point performance
696.0 gflops
2,688 gflops
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
3600/1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
28.8 GB/s
179.2 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.0
5.1
OpenGL
4.4
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
+
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
318 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
TrueAudio
+
Design
reference
DisplayPort support
+
CrossFire
+
DDMA audio
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
30 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)
163 Sol/s
AppAcceleration
+
LiquidVR
+
TressFX
+
UVD
+
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