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    GeForce GTX 960M vs Radeon R7 M270

    When choosing between GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon R7 M270, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon R7 M270.
    GeForce GTX 960M Check Price
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    GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon R7 M270 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 960M 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 GeForce GTX 960M or Radeon R7 M270 here:

    GeForce GTX 960M Laptops
    Radeon R7 M270 Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 960M Radeon R7 M270
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
    Memory type GDDR5 Not Listed
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 960M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R7 M270 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 960M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R7 M270 - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960M is 271 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M270.
    • GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon R7 M270 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 18−20 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 10−11 −
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
    4K / 2160p 4−5 −
    low / 720p 35−40 1−2
    medium / 1080p 21−24 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3600% more, than Radeon R7 M270.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 960M Radeon R7 M270
    Architecture Maxwell GCN
    Code name N16P-GX Opal XT / Mars
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 12 March 2015 7 January 2014
    Pipelines 640 384
    Core clock speed 1096 MHz 825 MHz
    Boost Clock 1202 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million 950 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 47.04 19.80
    Floating-point performance 1,505 gflops 633.6 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.4
    OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
    Vulkan 1.1.126
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 640
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 175 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized medium sized
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
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