Radeon Pro W5500M vs Radeon R7 M270

In this comparison between Radeon Pro W5500M 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 Pro W5500M will be the best choice, for others Radeon R7 M270 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon R7 M270 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R7 M270 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 R7 M270 here:

Main Specs

  Radeon Pro W5500M Radeon R7 M270
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt
Interface PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR6 Not Listed
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon Pro W5500M is connected by PCIe 4.0 x8, and Radeon R7 M270 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon Pro W5500M is used in Desktops, and Radeon R7 M270 - in Laptops.
  • Radeon Pro W5500M is build with RDNA 1.0 architecture, and Radeon R7 M270 - with GCN.
  • Radeon Pro W5500M is manufactured by 7 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 M270 - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 0−1
ultra / 1080p 8−9
QHD / 1440p 3−4 0−1
low / 720p 30−33 1−2
medium / 1080p 18−20 0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3000% more, than Radeon R7 M270.

Full Specs

  Radeon Pro W5500M Radeon R7 M270
Architecture RDNA 1.0 GCN
Code name Navi 14 Opal XT / Mars
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 10 February 2020 7 January 2014
Pipelines 1408 384
Core clock speed 825 MHz
Boost Clock 1450 MHz
Transistor count 6,400 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 127.6 19.80
Floating-point performance 633.6 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.0 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.5 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 2.0 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Laptop size medium sized
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
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