Radeon R7 M270 vs Tesla M60

In this comparison between Radeon R7 M270 and Tesla M60 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 M60 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 M60
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type Not Listed GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon R7 M270 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Tesla M60 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R7 M270 is used in Laptops, and Tesla M60 - in Desktops.
  • Radeon R7 M270 is build with GCN architecture, and Tesla M60 - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R7 M270 is 268 MHz higher, than Tesla M60.
  • Radeon R7 M270 and Tesla M60 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 35−40
ultra / 1080p 24−27
QHD / 1440p 0−1 18−20
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 1−2 60−65
medium / 1080p 0−1 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M60 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than Radeon R7 M270.

Full Specs

  Radeon R7 M270 Tesla M60
Architecture GCN Maxwell 2.0
Code name Opal XT / Mars GM204
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 7 January 2014 30 August 2015
Pipelines 384 2048
Core clock speed 825 MHz 557 MHz
Boost Clock 1178 MHz
Transistor count 950 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 19.80 150.8
Floating-point performance 633.6 gflops 2x 4,833 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s 160.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL Not Listed 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 5.2
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 432 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
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