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    Radeon Pro 555X vs Radeon R7 M270

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon Pro 555X and Radeon R7 M270, 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 Pro 555X stacks up against Radeon R7 M270, check out specs charts below.
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    Radeon Pro 555X and Radeon R7 M270 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Radeon Pro 555X 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 Pro 555X or Radeon R7 M270 here:

    Radeon Pro 555X Laptops
    Radeon R7 M270 Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon Pro 555X Radeon R7 M270
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 Not Listed
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x8 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • Radeon Pro 555X is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R7 M270 - in Laptops.
    • Radeon Pro 555X is build with Polaris architecture, and Radeon R7 M270 - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon Pro 555X is 30 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M270.
    • Radeon Pro 555X is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 M270 - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 16−18 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 10−11 −
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
    4K / 2160p 4−5 −
    low / 720p 30−35 1−2
    medium / 1080p 21−24 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 555X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3100% more, than Radeon R7 M270.

    Full Specs

      Radeon Pro 555X Radeon R7 M270
    Architecture Polaris GCN
    Code name Polaris 21 Opal XT / Mars
    Type Mobile workstation Laptop
    Release date 5 June 2017 7 January 2014
    Pipelines 768 384
    Core clock speed 855 MHz 825 MHz
    Transistor count 3,000 million 950 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 43.54 19.80
    Floating-point performance 633.6 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5080 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 81.6 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 6.4 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6 4.4
    OpenCL 2.0 Not Listed
    Vulkan 1.2.131
    FreeSync + +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    Laptop size large medium sized
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
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