FireStream 9270 vs Radeon R7 M460

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FireStream 9270 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 FireStream 9270 stacks up against Radeon R7 M460, check out specs charts below.

Radeon R7 M460 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R7 M460 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 M460 here:

Main Specs

  FireStream 9270 Radeon R7 M460
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI No outputs
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  • FireStream 9270 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 M460 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • FireStream 9270 and Radeon R7 M460 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FireStream 9270 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R7 M460 - in Laptops.
  • FireStream 9270 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon R7 M460 - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R7 M460 is 234 MHz higher, than FireStream 9270.
  • FireStream 9270 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 M460 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FireStream 9270 is 1600 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M460.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 5−6 2−3
ultra / 1080p 2−3 0−1
QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 12−14
medium / 1080p 7−8 4−5
The average gaming FPS of FireStream 9270 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than Radeon R7 M460.

Full Specs

  FireStream 9270 Radeon R7 M460
Architecture TeraScale GCN
Code name RV770 Meso
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 13 November 2008 21 February 2016
Pipelines 800 384
Core clock speed 750 MHz 984 MHz
Boost Clock 1125 MHz
Transistor count 956 million 1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 30.00 27.00
Floating-point performance 1,200.0 gflops 864.0 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 3600 MHz 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 115.2 GB/s 14.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 10.1 (10_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 4.1 6.0
OpenGL 3.3 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
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