GeForce 920MX vs Radeon R9 270

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 920MX and Radeon R9 270. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce 920MX and Radeon R9 270. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

GeForce 920MX is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce 920MX 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 GeForce 920MX here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 920MX Radeon R9 270
Power consumption (TDP) 16 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin
Memory type DDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 270 has 837% more power consumption, than GeForce 920MX.
  • GeForce 920MX is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 270 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce 920MX and Radeon R9 270 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce 920MX is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 270 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 920MX is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 270 - with GCN 1.0.
  • GeForce 920MX and Radeon R9 270 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 21−24
ultra / 1080p 0−1 12−14
QHD / 1440p 0−1 7−8
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 12−14 40−45
medium / 1080p 3−4 27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 416% more, than GeForce 920MX.

Full Specs

  GeForce 920MX Radeon R9 270
Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.0
Code name N16V-GMR Curacao
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 25 March 2015 13 November 2013
Pipelines 256 1280
Core clock speed 965 MHz
Boost Clock 993 MHz 925 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 23.83 74.00
Floating-point performance 602.1 gflops 2,368 gflops
Length 210 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 179.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 293 Mh/s
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 16 Mh/s
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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