Radeon R7 M270 vs Tesla M2070 Q

In this comparison between Radeon R7 M270 and Tesla M2070 Q 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 R7 M270 will be the best choice, for others Tesla M2070 Q will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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:

Main Specs

  Radeon R7 M270 Tesla M2070 Q
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type Not Listed GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon R7 M270 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Tesla M2070 Q uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R7 M270 is used in Laptops, and Tesla M2070 Q - in Desktops.
  • Radeon R7 M270 is build with GCN architecture, and Tesla M2070 Q - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R7 M270 is 251 MHz higher, than Tesla M2070 Q.
  • Radeon R7 M270 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Tesla M2070 Q - by 40 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 3−4
ultra / 1080p 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 1−2 14−16
medium / 1080p 0−1 6−7
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M2070 Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1400% more, than Radeon R7 M270.

Full Specs

  Radeon R7 M270 Tesla M2070 Q
Architecture GCN Fermi
Code name Opal XT / Mars GF100
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 7 January 2014 25 July 2011
Pipelines 384 448
Core clock speed 825 MHz 574 MHz
Transistor count 950 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 19.80 32.14
Floating-point performance 633.6 gflops 1,027.7 gflops
Length 248 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 3132 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s 150.3 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL Not Listed 1.1
Vulkan N/A
CUDA 2.0
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 94 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
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