Radeon R7 M270 vs Radeon R9 M380

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R7 M270 and Radeon R9 M380, 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 M380, check out specs charts below.

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Radeon R7 M270 and Radeon R9 M380 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Radeon R7 M270 and Radeon R9 M380 are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Radeon R9 M380 here:

Radeon R7 M270 Laptops

Radeon R9 M380 Laptops

Main Specs

	Radeon R7 M270	Radeon R9 M380
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type	Not Listed	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount		4 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
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Radeon R7 M270 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 M380 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Radeon R7 M270 and Radeon R9 M380 are build with GCN architecture.
Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M380 is 175 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M270.
Radeon R7 M270 and Radeon R9 M380 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	4−5
low / 720p	1−2	30−35
medium / 1080p	0−1	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M380 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3100% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	9−10
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 720p	0−1	55−60
medium / 1080p	−	27−30
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M270 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R9 M380.
low / 768p	60−65	210−220
medium / 768p	27−30	180−190
ultra / 1080p	7−8	100−110
QHD / 1440p	−	55−60
4K / 2160p	−	30−35
high / 768p	16−18	140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M380 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 478% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
low / 768p	70−75	55−60
ultra / 1080p	0−1	40−45
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M270 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon R9 M380.
low / 768p	45−50	110−120
medium / 768p	10−11	95−100
ultra / 1080p	0−1	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M380 in Dota 2 is 265% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p	−	18−20
ultra / 1080p	−	18−20
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 720p	0−1	40−45
medium / 1080p	−	21−24
high / 1080p	−	27−30
ultra / 1080p	−	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	21−24	100−110
medium / 1080p	0−1	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M380 in Fortnite is 377% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p	0−1	27−30
ultra / 1080p	−	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	0−1	55−60
medium / 1080p	0−1	30−35
low / 768p	18−20	90−95
medium / 768p	−	80−85
high / 1080p	0−1	30−35
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M380 in Grand Theft Auto V is 384% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p	−	10−11
ultra / 1080p	−	8−9
4K / 2160p	−	3−4
low / 720p	0−1	30−35
medium / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 768p	75−80	110−120
high / 1080p	27−30	−
medium / 1080p	−	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M380 in Minecraft is 49% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	18−20
low / 720p	8−9	60−65
medium / 1080p	−	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M380 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 675% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	10−11
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	30−35
medium / 1080p	−	16−18
low / 768p	0−1	60−65
medium / 768p	−	35−40
high / 1080p	−	20−22
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 768p	45−50	100−110
medium / 768p	14−16	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	35−40
high / 768p	12−14	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M380 in World of Tanks is 200% more, than Radeon R7 M270.

Full Specs

	Radeon R7 M270	Radeon R9 M380
Architecture	GCN	GCN
Code name	Opal XT / Mars	Strato Pro GDDR5
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	7 January 2014	16 June 2015
Pipelines	384	768
Core clock speed	825 MHz	1000 MHz
Boost Clock		1000 MHz
Transistor count	950 million	2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	19.80	48.00
Floating-point performance	633.6 gflops	1,536 gflops
Memory bus width		128 Bit
Memory clock speed		1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	28.8 GB/s	96 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
Shader Model	5.1	6.3
OpenGL	4.4	4.4
OpenCL	Not Listed	Not Listed
FreeSync	+	+
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		194 Mh/s
Laptop size	medium sized	medium sized
Eyefinity		+
HD3D	+	+
PowerTune	+	+
DualGraphics	+	+
TrueAudio		+
ZeroCore	+	+
Switchable graphics	+	+
Mantle	+	+
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Radeon R7 M270 vs Radeon R9 M380

Radeon R7 M270 and Radeon R9 M380 are Laptop Graphics Cards

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