Radeon Pro 560 vs Radeon R7 M270DX

In this comparison between Radeon Pro 560 and Radeon R7 M270DX 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 Pro 560 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R7 M270DX will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon Pro 560 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro 560 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 Pro 560 here:

Main Specs

  Radeon Pro 560 Radeon R7 M270DX
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 IGP
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 System Shared
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon Pro 560 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R7 M270DX uses IGP interface.
  • Radeon Pro 560 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R7 M270DX - in Desktops.
  • Radeon Pro 560 is build with Polaris architecture, and Radeon R7 M270DX - with GCN 3.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Pro 560 is 7 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M270DX.
  • Radeon Pro 560 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 M270DX - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 2−3
ultra / 1080p 10−11 0−1
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
low / 720p 35−40 12−14
medium / 1080p 21−24 3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 560 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 316% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX.

Full Specs

  Radeon Pro 560 Radeon R7 M270DX
Architecture Polaris GCN 3.0
Code name Polaris 21 Topaz
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 5 June 2017 11 June 2014
Pipelines 1024 384
Core clock speed 907 MHz 900 MHz
Boost Clock 940 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million 1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 58.05 22.56
Floating-point performance 1,858 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5080 MHz
Memory bandwidth 81.28 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Laptop size large
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