Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge vs Radeon R7 M270DX

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge and Radeon R7 M270DX. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge and Radeon R7 M270DX. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge 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 R5 Bristol Ridge here:

Main Specs

  Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge Radeon R7 M270DX
Power consumption (TDP) 12-45 Watt
Interface IGP
Memory type System Shared
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge is used in Laptops, and Radeon R7 M270DX - in Desktops.
  • Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge is build with GCN 1.2/2.0 architecture, and Radeon R7 M270DX - with GCN 3.0.
  • Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge and Radeon R7 M270DX are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 2−3
ultra / 1080p 1−2 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 12−14
medium / 1080p 5−6 3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX.

Full Specs

  Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge Radeon R7 M270DX
Architecture GCN 1.2/2.0 GCN 3.0
Code name Bristol Ridge Topaz
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 1 June 2016 11 June 2014
Pipelines 384 384
Core clock speed 900 MHz
Boost Clock 800 MHz 940 MHz
Transistor count 3100 Million 1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 22.56
Memory bus width 64/128 Bit
Shared memory +
DirectX DirectX 12 (FL 12_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.3
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131
Laptop size medium sized
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