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    Radeon R7 M270 vs Radeon R7 M460

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R7 M270 and Radeon R7 M460, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Radeon R7 M270 stacks up against Radeon R7 M460, check out specs charts below.
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    Radeon R7 M270 and Radeon R7 M460 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Radeon R7 M270 and Radeon R7 M460 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 R7 M270 or Radeon R7 M460 here:

    Radeon R7 M270 Laptops
    Radeon R7 M460 Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon R7 M270 Radeon R7 M460
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8
    Memory type Not Listed DDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x8 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • Radeon R7 M270 and Radeon R7 M460 are build with GCN architecture.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon R7 M460 is 159 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M270.
    • Radeon R7 M270 and Radeon R7 M460 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 0−1 2−3
    ultra / 1080p − 0−1
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 1−2 12−14
    medium / 1080p 0−1 4−5
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M460 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1200% more, than Radeon R7 M270.

    Full Specs

      Radeon R7 M270 Radeon R7 M460
    Architecture GCN GCN
    Code name Opal XT / Mars Meso
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 7 January 2014 21 February 2016
    Pipelines 384 384
    Core clock speed 825 MHz 984 MHz
    Boost Clock 1125 MHz
    Transistor count 950 million 1,550 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 19.80 27.00
    Floating-point performance 633.6 gflops 864.0 gflops
    Memory bus width 64 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s 14.4 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.0
    OpenGL 4.4 4.6
    OpenCL Not Listed 2.0
    Vulkan 1.2.131
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    Laptop size medium sized
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
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