Radeon HD 7870 vs Radeon R7 M270

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 7870 and Radeon R7 M270. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Radeon HD 7870 and Radeon R7 M270. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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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 7870	Radeon R7 M270
Power consumption (TDP)	175 Watt
Interface		PCIe 3.0 x8
Memory type	GDDR5	Not Listed
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB
Display Connectors		No outputs
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Radeon HD 7870 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R7 M270 - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 7870 and Radeon R7 M270 are build with GCN architecture.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 is 175 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M270.
Radeon HD 7870 and Radeon R7 M270 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	24−27	0−1
ultra / 1080p	14−16	−
QHD / 1440p	9−10	0−1
4K / 2160p	6−7	−
low / 720p	45−50	1−2
medium / 1080p	30−33	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 4600% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p	35−40	−
ultra / 1080p	30−35	−
QHD / 1440p	16−18	0−1
4K / 2160p	10−11	−
low / 720p	75−80	0−1
medium / 1080p	40−45	−
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 7870 and Radeon R7 M270 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	240−250	60−65
medium / 768p	210−220	27−30
ultra / 1080p	130−140	7−8
QHD / 1440p	100−110	−
4K / 2160p	60−65	−
high / 768p	180−190	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 596% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
low / 768p	60−65	70−75
ultra / 1080p	−	0−1
medium / 1080p	55−60	45−50
Radeon HD 7870 and Radeon R7 M270 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	120−130	45−50
medium / 768p	110−120	10−11
ultra / 1080p	85−90	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Dota 2 is 313% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p	30−33	−
ultra / 1080p	27−30	−
QHD / 1440p	21−24	−
4K / 2160p	9−10	−
low / 720p	60−65	0−1
medium / 1080p	30−35	−
high / 1080p	35−40	−
ultra / 1080p	30−33	−
QHD / 1440p	18−20	−
low / 720p	130−140	21−24
medium / 1080p	80−85	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Fortnite is 513% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p	40−45	0−1
ultra / 1080p	30−33	−
QHD / 1440p	18−20	0−1
4K / 2160p	14−16	−
low / 720p	75−80	0−1
medium / 1080p	45−50	0−1
low / 768p	110−120	18−20
medium / 768p	100−110	−
high / 1080p	45−50	0−1
ultra / 1080p	20−22	−
QHD / 1440p	10−11	0−1
medium / 720p	−	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 505% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p	14−16	−
ultra / 1080p	12−14	−
QHD / 1440p	10−12	−
4K / 2160p	4−5	−
low / 720p	45−50	0−1
medium / 1080p	21−24	−
low / 768p	120−130	75−80
high / 1080p	−	27−30
medium / 1080p	110−120	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Minecraft is 62% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	−
low / 720p	75−80	8−9
medium / 1080p	18−20	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 862% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p	16−18	−
ultra / 1080p	10−12	−
QHD / 1440p	4−5	−
4K / 2160p	2−3	−
low / 720p	45−50	0−1
medium / 1080p	24−27	−
low / 768p	85−90	0−1
medium / 768p	50−55	−
high / 1080p	30−33	−
ultra / 1080p	16−18	−
4K / 2160p	10−11	−
low / 768p	90−95	45−50
medium / 768p	60−65	14−16
ultra / 1080p	45−50	0−1
high / 768p	55−60	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in World of Tanks is 180% more, than Radeon R7 M270.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 7870	Radeon R7 M270
Architecture	GCN	GCN
Code name	Pitcairn XT	Opal XT / Mars
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	5 March 2012	7 January 2014
Pipelines	1280	384
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	825 MHz
Transistor count	2800 Million	950 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate		19.80
Floating-point performance		633.6 gflops
Memory bus width	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth		28.8 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
DirectX	DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1
Shader Model		5.1
OpenGL		4.4
OpenCL		Not Listed
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)	0.39 kh/s
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
Laptop size		medium sized
Eyefinity	+
HD3D		+
PowerTune		+
DualGraphics		+
ZeroCore		+
Switchable graphics		+
Mantle		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)	0.63 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)	16.6 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)	145 Sol/s
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Radeon HD 7870 vs Radeon R7 M270

Radeon R7 M270 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Main Specs

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