Radeon R7 M270 vs Radeon RX 5500M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R7 M270 and Radeon RX 5500M, 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 RX 5500M, check out specs charts below.

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Radeon R7 M270 and Radeon RX 5500M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Radeon R7 M270 and Radeon RX 5500M 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 RX 5500M here:

Radeon R7 M270 Laptops

Radeon RX 5500M Laptops

Main Specs

	Radeon R7 M270	Radeon RX 5500M
Power consumption (TDP)		85 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors		None
Memory type	Not Listed	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount		4 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
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Radeon R7 M270 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon RX 5500M uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Radeon R7 M270 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon RX 5500M - with Navi / RDNA.
Core clock speed of Radeon RX 5500M is 502 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M270.
Radeon R7 M270 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 5500M - by 7 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	21−24
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	1−2	40−45
medium / 1080p	0−1	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 4100% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p	−	30−35
ultra / 1080p	−	27−30
QHD / 1440p	0−1	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	0−1	70−75
medium / 1080p	−	35−40
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon R7 M270 and Radeon RX 5500M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	60−65	230−240
medium / 768p	27−30	200−210
ultra / 1080p	7−8	120−130
QHD / 1440p	−	95−100
4K / 2160p	−	50−55
high / 768p	16−18	170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 560% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
low / 768p	70−75	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	50−55
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
Radeon R7 M270 and Radeon RX 5500M have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	45−50	120−130
medium / 768p	10−11	100−110
ultra / 1080p	0−1	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Dota 2 is 296% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	20−22
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	0−1	50−55
medium / 1080p	−	27−30
high / 1080p	−	30−35
ultra / 1080p	−	24−27
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	21−24	120−130
medium / 1080p	0−1	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Fortnite is 468% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p	0−1	35−40
ultra / 1080p	−	27−30
QHD / 1440p	0−1	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	12−14
low / 720p	0−1	70−75
medium / 1080p	0−1	40−45
low / 768p	18−20	100−110
medium / 768p	−	95−100
high / 1080p	0−1	40−45
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Grand Theft Auto V is 452% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	10−11
QHD / 1440p	−	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	3−4
low / 720p	0−1	40−45
medium / 1080p	−	18−20
low / 768p	75−80	120−130
high / 1080p	27−30	−
medium / 1080p	−	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Minecraft is 62% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 720p	8−9	70−75
medium / 1080p	−	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 800% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	10−11
QHD / 1440p	−	2−3
4K / 2160p	−	1−2
low / 720p	0−1	40−45
medium / 1080p	−	21−24
low / 768p	0−1	75−80
medium / 768p	−	45−50
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 768p	45−50	90−95
medium / 768p	14−16	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	40−45
high / 768p	12−14	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in World of Tanks is 180% more, than Radeon R7 M270.

Full Specs

	Radeon R7 M270	Radeon RX 5500M
Architecture	GCN	Navi / RDNA
Code name	Opal XT / Mars	Navi 14 / R19M-E85
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	7 January 2014	29 September 2019
Pipelines	384	1408
Core clock speed	825 MHz	1327 MHz
Boost Clock		1645 MHz
Transistor count	950 million	6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Texture fill rate	19.80	144.8
Floating-point performance	633.6 gflops
Memory bus width		128 Bit
Memory clock speed		14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	28.8 GB/s	224.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
DirectX		12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	Not Listed	2.0
Vulkan		1.2.131
FreeSync	+
Bus support	PCIe 3.0
Laptop size	medium sized	medium sized
HD3D	+
PowerTune	+
DualGraphics	+
ZeroCore	+
Switchable graphics	+
Mantle	+
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Radeon R7 M270 vs Radeon RX 5500M

Radeon R7 M270 and Radeon RX 5500M are Laptop Graphics Cards

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