Radeon E8860 vs Radeon R7 M270

In this comparison between Radeon E8860 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 E8860 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 E8860 Radeon R7 M270
Power consumption (TDP) 37 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Memory type GDDR5 Not Listed
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Radeon E8860 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon R7 M270 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon E8860 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R7 M270 - in Laptops.
  • Radeon E8860 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon R7 M270 - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R7 M270 is 250 MHz higher, than Radeon E8860.
  • Radeon E8860 and Radeon R7 M270 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 0−1
ultra / 1080p 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 18−20 1−2
medium / 1080p 9−10 0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon E8860 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1800% more, than Radeon R7 M270.

Full Specs

  Radeon E8860 Radeon R7 M270
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN
Code name Venus Opal XT / Mars
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 25 January 2014 7 January 2014
Pipelines 640 384
Core clock speed 575 MHz 825 MHz
Boost Clock 625 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 25.00 19.80
Floating-point performance 800.0 gflops 633.6 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 48 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
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