Radeon R9 M270X vs Radeon R9 M360

In this comparison between Radeon R9 M270X and Radeon R9 M360 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 R9 M270X will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 M360 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
Radeon R9 M270X
Radeon R9 M360

Main Specs

  Radeon R9 M270X Radeon R9 M360
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
 
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon R9 M270X and Radeon R9 M360 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon R9 M270X and Radeon R9 M360 are build with GCN 1.0 architecture.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M360 is 175 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M270X.
  • Radeon R9 M270X and Radeon R9 M360 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M270X and Radeon R9 M360 is 1125 MHz.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 8−9
ultra / 1080p 4−5 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 16−18 18−20
medium / 1080p 8−9 9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M360 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 11% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.

Full Specs

  Radeon R9 M270X Radeon R9 M360
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Venus Tropo
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 21 March 2014 5 May 2015
Pipelines 640 512
Core clock speed 725 MHz 900 MHz
Boost Clock 775 MHz 925 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 31.00 29.60
Floating-point performance 1,536 gflops 947.2 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1125 MHz 1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 72 GB/s
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.4
OpenCL Not Listed Not Listed
FreeSync + +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0
Eyefinity + +
HD3D + +
PowerTune + +
DualGraphics + +
ZeroCore + +
Switchable graphics + +
Mantle + +
Compute units 10 8