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    Radeon R7 M270 vs Radeon R9 380X

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R7 M270 and Radeon R9 380X, 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 Radeon R7 M270 stacks up against Radeon R9 380X, check out specs charts below.
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    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:

    Radeon R7 M270 Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon R7 M270 Radeon R9 380X
    Power consumption (TDP) 190 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Memory type Not Listed GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R7 M270 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 380X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Radeon R7 M270 is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 380X - in Desktops.
    • Radeon R7 M270 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon R9 380X - with GCN 3.0.
    • Radeon R7 M270 and Radeon R9 380X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 0−1 35−40
    ultra / 1080p − 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 1−2 60−65
    medium / 1080p 0−1 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than Radeon R7 M270.

    Full Specs

      Radeon R7 M270 Radeon R9 380X
    Architecture GCN GCN 3.0
    Code name Opal XT / Mars Antigua
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 7 January 2014 19 November 2015
    Pipelines 384 2048
    Core clock speed 825 MHz
    Boost Clock 970 MHz
    Transistor count 950 million 5,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 19.80 124.2
    Floating-point performance 633.6 gflops 3,973 gflops
    Length 221 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 970 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s 182.4 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    Shader Model 5.1 6.3
    OpenGL 4.4 4.5
    OpenCL Not Listed 2.0
    Vulkan +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.58 kh/s
    FreeSync + +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0
    HDMI +
    Laptop size medium sized
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D + +
    PowerTune + +
    DualGraphics +
    TrueAudio +
    ZeroCore + +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle + +
    Design reference
    Bridgeless CrossFire +
    Number of Eyefinity displays 6
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    VCE +
    DDMA audio +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.89 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.63 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 175 Sol/s
    Compute units 32
    Form factor full height / full length
    High bandwidth memory (HBM) -
    LiquidVR +
    FRTC +
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