Radeon R7 M340 vs Radeon R9 270

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon R7 M340 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 Radeon R7 M340 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.

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Radeon R7 M340 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R7 M340 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 M340 here:

Radeon R7 M340 Laptops

Main Specs

	Radeon R7 M340	Radeon R9 270
Power consumption (TDP)		150 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	1 x 6-pin
Memory type	DDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R7 M340 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 270 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R7 M340 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 270.
Radeon R7 M340 is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 270 - in Desktops.
Radeon R7 M340 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon R9 270 - with GCN 1.0.
Radeon R7 M340 and Radeon R9 270 are manufactured by 28 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	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 4100% more, than Radeon R7 M340.
high / 1080p	−	30−35
ultra / 1080p	−	30−33
QHD / 1440p	0−1	14−16
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 M340 and Radeon R9 270 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	−	55−60
high / 768p	16−18	170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 560% more, than Radeon R7 M340.
low / 768p	70−75	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	50−55
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
Radeon R7 M340 and Radeon R9 270 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	45−50	120−130
medium / 768p	10−11	110−120
ultra / 1080p	0−1	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Dota 2 is 313% more, than Radeon R7 M340.
high / 1080p	−	27−30
ultra / 1080p	−	24−27
QHD / 1440p	−	20−22
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	0−1	55−60
medium / 1080p	−	27−30
high / 1080p	−	35−40
ultra / 1080p	−	27−30
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	21−24	130−140
medium / 1080p	0−1	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Fortnite is 513% more, than Radeon R7 M340.
high / 1080p	0−1	35−40
ultra / 1080p	−	27−30
QHD / 1440p	0−1	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	14−16
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	−	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	8−9
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Grand Theft Auto V is 452% more, than Radeon R7 M340.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	10−12
QHD / 1440p	−	10−12
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 R9 270 in Minecraft is 62% more, than Radeon R7 M340.
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 720p	8−9	70−75
medium / 1080p	−	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 800% more, than Radeon R7 M340.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	10−12
QHD / 1440p	−	2−3
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	0−1	40−45
medium / 1080p	−	21−24
low / 768p	0−1	75−80
medium / 768p	−	45−50
high / 1080p	−	27−30
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	9−10
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 R9 270 in World of Tanks is 180% more, than Radeon R7 M340.

Full Specs

	Radeon R7 M340	Radeon R9 270
Architecture	GCN	GCN 1.0
Code name	Meso Pro DDR3	Curacao
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	16 June 2015	13 November 2013
Pipelines	320	1280
Core clock speed	1021 MHz
Boost Clock	1021 MHz	925 MHz
Transistor count	950 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	17.16	74.00
Floating-point performance	549.1 gflops	2,368 gflops
Length		210 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	16 GB/s	179.2 GB/s
Shared memory	-
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	Not Listed	1.2
Vulkan	+	+
FreeSync	+	+
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	74 Mh/s	293 Mh/s
Eyefinity	+	+
HD3D	+	+
PowerTune	+
DualGraphics	+
TrueAudio		+
ZeroCore	+
Switchable graphics	+
Mantle	+
Design		reference
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire		+
DDMA audio		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		16 Mh/s
Compute units	6
LiquidVR		+
TressFX		+
UVD		+
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Radeon R7 M340 vs Radeon R9 270

Radeon R7 M340 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Main Specs

Game benchmarks

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