Radeon R9 270 vs Radeon R9 M395

In this comparison between Radeon R9 270 and Radeon R9 M395 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 270 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 M395 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon R9 M395 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M395 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 R9 M395 here:

Main Specs

  Radeon R9 270 Radeon R9 M395
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 M395 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 270.
  • Radeon R9 270 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M395 - in Laptops.
  • Radeon R9 270 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M395 - with GCN.
  • Radeon R9 270 and Radeon R9 M395 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 35−40
ultra / 1080p 12−14 21−24
QHD / 1440p 7−8 16−18
4K / 2160p 5−6 10−11
low / 720p 40−45 60−65
medium / 1080p 27−30 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M395 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 68% more, than Radeon R9 270.

Full Specs

  Radeon R9 270 Radeon R9 M395
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN
Code name Curacao
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 13 November 2013 9 June 2015
Pipelines 1280 1792
Core clock speed 834 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million 5000 Million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 74.00
Floating-point performance 2,368 gflops
Length 210 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 179.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan + +
FreeSync + +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 293 Mh/s 336 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity + +
HD3D + +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
TrueAudio + +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 16 Mh/s
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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