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    Radeon HD 6970M vs Radeon R7 M270

    In this comparison between Radeon HD 6970M 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 6970M 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 HD 6970M and Radeon R7 M270 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Radeon HD 6970M 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 Radeon HD 6970M or Radeon R7 M270 here:

    Radeon HD 6970M Laptops
    Radeon R7 M270 Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon HD 6970M Radeon R7 M270
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 Not Listed
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Radeon HD 6970M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R7 M270 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • Radeon HD 6970M is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R7 M270 - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon R7 M270 is 145 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M.
    • Radeon HD 6970M 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 14−16 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2400% more, than Radeon R7 M270.

    Full Specs

      Radeon HD 6970M Radeon R7 M270
    Architecture Terascale 2 GCN
    Code name Blackcomb XT Opal XT / Mars
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 6 January 2011 7 January 2014
    Pipelines 960 384
    Core clock speed 680 MHz 825 MHz
    Transistor count 1,700 million 950 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 32.64 19.80
    Floating-point performance 1,305.6 gflops 633.6 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 900 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 115.2 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 11.2 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.0 5.1
    OpenGL 4.4 4.4
    OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
    Vulkan N/A
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 118 Mh/s
    Laptop size large medium sized
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
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