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    Radeon R7 M270 vs Radeon RX 550

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon R7 M270 and Radeon RX 550. 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 M270 and Radeon RX 550. 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 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 RX 550
    Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type Not Listed GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x8 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • Radeon R7 M270 is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 550 - in Desktops.
    • Radeon R7 M270 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon RX 550 - with GCN 4.0.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 550 is 275 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M270.
    • Radeon R7 M270 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 550 - by 14 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 0−1 14−16
    ultra / 1080p − 8−9
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
    low / 720p 1−2 30−33
    medium / 1080p 0−1 18−20
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3000% more, than Radeon R7 M270.

    Full Specs

      Radeon R7 M270 Radeon RX 550
    Architecture GCN GCN 4.0
    Code name Opal XT / Mars Lexa
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 7 January 2014 20 April 2017
    Pipelines 384 512
    Core clock speed 825 MHz 1100 MHz
    Boost Clock 1183 MHz
    Transistor count 950 million 2,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 19.80 37.86
    Floating-point performance 633.6 gflops 1,211 gflops
    Length 145 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 7000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s 112.0 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.4
    OpenGL 4.4 4.6
    OpenCL Not Listed 2.0
    Vulkan 1.2.131
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    Laptop size medium sized
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
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