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    Radeon HD 6870 vs Radeon R7 M270

    In this comparison between Radeon HD 6870 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 HD 6870 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R7 M270 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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    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:

    Radeon R7 M270 Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon HD 6870 Radeon R7 M270
    Power consumption (TDP) 151 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 Not Listed
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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    • Radeon HD 6870 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 M270 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • Radeon HD 6870 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R7 M270 - in Laptops.
    • Radeon HD 6870 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R7 M270 - with GCN.
    • Radeon HD 6870 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 M270 - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 10−12 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 6−7 −
    QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
    low / 720p 24−27 1−2
    medium / 1080p 12−14 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2400% more, than Radeon R7 M270.

    Full Specs

      Radeon HD 6870 Radeon R7 M270
    Architecture Terascale 2 GCN
    Code name RV940 Barts Opal XT / Mars
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 22 October 2010 7 January 2014
    Pipelines 1120 384
    Core clock speed 825 MHz
    Boost Clock 900 MHz
    Transistor count 1,700 million 950 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 50.40 19.80
    Floating-point performance 2,016.0 gflops 633.6 gflops
    Length 220 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1050 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 134.4 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    Shader Model 5.0 5.1
    OpenGL 4.4 4.4
    OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 213 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Design reference
    CrossFire +
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