NVS 510 vs Radeon R7 M270

In this comparison between NVS 510 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 NVS 510 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

  NVS 510 Radeon R7 M270
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 Not Listed
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • NVS 510 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 M270 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • NVS 510 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R7 M270 - in Laptops.
  • NVS 510 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R7 M270 - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R7 M270 is 28 MHz higher, than NVS 510.
  • NVS 510 and Radeon R7 M270 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 1−2 1−2
medium / 1080p 0−1 0−1
NVS 510 and Radeon R7 M270 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  NVS 510 Radeon R7 M270
Architecture Kepler GCN
Code name GK107 Opal XT / Mars
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 23 October 2012 7 January 2014
Pipelines 192 384
Core clock speed 797 MHz 825 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 12.75 19.80
Floating-point performance 306.0 gflops 633.6 gflops
Length 160 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1782 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.51 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 3.0
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 17 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
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