R9 M270X benchmark with FX-8150 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K benchmarks at High Quality

In terms of cost, pricing clearly is a genuine issue here and the price of R9 M270X is simply ridiculous. With current 2048 MB RAM, the R9 M270X can have serious memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games. This combination between R9 M270X and AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core has less than 8% bottleneck in many games and is perfect match to avoid FPS loss. This combination between R9 M270X and AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core is a perfect match to avoid FPS loss. With current 2048 MB RAM, the R9 M270X can have very few memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games.

R9 M270X benchmark with FX-8150 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K benchmarks at High Quality
AMD Radeon R9 M270X
Price $ 1,016.0
Year 2015
Maximum Recorded Temperature 66C
Max Fan Noise 48.3dB
Recommended Power Supply 50W
Benchmark CPU AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core ($383.5) *closest mobile equivalent*
CPU Impact on FPS -5.1 FPS
CPU Impact on FPS % -20.0%
Benchmark Quality Settings High Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 35.9 FPS
Average 1440p Performance 25.3 FPS
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 22.3 FPS
Average 4K Performance 16.5 FPS
Memory 2 GB
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 56.8
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 84.7
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 97.7
4K Cost Per Frame $ 137.3
Series R9 M270X
Variant AMD Radeon R9 M270X
Overall Combination Score 36/100 Weak

Assassin's Creed Valhalla (2020)

High Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile $ 876
31.8 FPS
2018 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q $ 1,270
28.4 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M $ 1,100
27.5 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile $ 750
26.0 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 M380 $ 1,074
25.6 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 M280X $ 1,070
25.3 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M $ 1,066
25.1 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 2GB $ 1,062
24.7 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M $ 1,058
24.5 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MX $ 1,058
24.5 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 M280X 2GB $ 1,070
24.3 FPS
2018 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q $ 1,282
23.4 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon R5 $ 710
23.0 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon R5 $ 701
23.0 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760M $ 1,036
22.8 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7950M $ 1,023
22.1 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 M270X $ 1,016
16.5 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M $ 987
19.6 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 560 Mobile $ 987
19.4 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon RX 560X Mobile 2GB $ 987
19.4 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7850M $ 964
17.9 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 550 Mobile $ 923
14.7 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon RX 550X Mobile $ 923
14.7 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon RX VEGA 10 $ 632
14.7 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon RX 540 Mobile $ 645
12.9 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon RX VEGA 8 $ 601
12.9 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon 540 Mobile $ 1,086
11.8 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7750M $ 858
9.7 FPS

The R9 M270X sits between the HD 7950M and the GTX 660M, falling slower than HD 7950M by 2.6% and faster than GTX 660M by 9.8%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. Its results are actually indistinguishable from those of the HD 7950M. Against its rival - the GTX 960M, the R9 M270X is much slower.

Cyberpunk 2077 (2020)

High Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile $ 876
31.8 FPS
2018 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q $ 1,270
28.4 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M $ 1,100
27.5 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile $ 750
26.0 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 M380 $ 1,074
25.6 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 M280X $ 1,070
25.3 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M $ 1,066
25.1 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 2GB $ 1,062
24.7 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M $ 1,058
24.5 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MX $ 1,058
24.5 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 M280X 2GB $ 1,070
24.3 FPS
2018 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q $ 1,282
23.4 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon R5 $ 710
23.0 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon R5 $ 701
23.0 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760M $ 1,036
22.8 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7950M $ 1,023
22.1 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 M270X $ 1,016
16.5 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M $ 987
19.6 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 560 Mobile $ 987
19.4 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon RX 560X Mobile 2GB $ 987
19.4 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7850M $ 964
17.9 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 550 Mobile $ 923
14.7 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon RX 550X Mobile $ 923
14.7 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon RX VEGA 10 $ 632
14.7 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon RX 540 Mobile $ 645
12.9 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon RX VEGA 8 $ 601
12.9 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon 540 Mobile $ 1,086
11.8 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7750M $ 858
9.7 FPS

The R9 M270X sits between the HD 7950M and the GTX 660M, falling slower than HD 7950M by 2.6% and faster than GTX 660M by 9.8%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. Its results are actually indistinguishable from those of the HD 7950M. Against its rival - the GTX 960M, the R9 M270X is much slower.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare (2019)

High Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile $ 876
74.4 FPS
2018 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q $ 1,270
66.7 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M $ 1,100
64.3 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile $ 750
61.5 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 M380 $ 1,074
60.3 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 M280X $ 1,070
59.7 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M $ 1,066
58.9 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 2GB $ 1,062
58.2 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M $ 1,058
57.8 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MX $ 1,058
57.8 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 M280X 2GB $ 1,070
57.4 FPS
2018 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q $ 1,282
55.2 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon R5 $ 710
54.3 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon R5 $ 701
54.3 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760M $ 1,036
54.0 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7950M $ 1,023
52.0 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 M270X $ 1,016
38.9 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M $ 987
46.0 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 560 Mobile $ 987
45.9 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon RX 560X Mobile 2GB $ 987
45.9 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7850M $ 964
42.1 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 550 Mobile $ 923
35.0 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon RX 550X Mobile $ 923
35.0 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon RX VEGA 10 $ 632
35.0 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon RX 540 Mobile $ 645
30.6 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon RX VEGA 8 $ 601
30.6 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon 540 Mobile $ 1,086
28.2 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7750M $ 858
23.2 FPS

The R9 M270X sits between the HD 7950M and the GTX 660M, falling slower than HD 7950M by 2.6% and faster than GTX 660M by 10.2%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. Its results are actually indistinguishable from those of the HD 7950M. Against its rival - the GTX 960M, the R9 M270X is much slower.

Game Performance at High Quality settings

Change Quality Settings

Resolution 1920x1080

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
20
27.1
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
14
19.4
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
12
17.1
2023 The Last of Us Part I
9
13.5
2023 Forspoken
11
15.5
2023 The Callisto Protocol
9
12.2
2023 Dead Space
14
19.4
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
16
22.5
2023 Armored Core VI
16
22.5
2023 Immortals of Aveum
8
11.0
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
15
20.4
2023 Remnant II
9
12.2
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
11
15.9
2023 Atomic Heart
11
15.9
2023 Starfield
6
8.4
2022 Elden Ring
15
20.6
2022 God of War
14
19.8
2022 Overwatch 2
25
34.0
2022 F1 22
16
22.6
2022 Dying Light 2
15
21.5
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
15
21.5
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
24
33.4
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
18
24.9
2021 Forza Horizon 5
14
20.0
2021 Halo Infinite
11
15.7
2021 Battlefield 2042
19
26.7
2021 Hitman 3
20
28.0
2021 Far Cry 6
19
26.4
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
21
28.6
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
21
28.8
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
12
16.5
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
8
11.2
2020 Valorant
44
60.0
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
19
26.6
2020 Death Stranding
22
30.0
2020 Marvel's Avengers
15
20.6
2020 Godfall
21
29.3
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
12
16.5
2019 Apex Legends
21
28.9
2019 Anthem
14
19.6
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
20
27.5
2019 Resident Evil 2
29
39.4
2019 Metro Exodus
14
19.4
2019 World War Z
28
38.9
2019 Gears of War 5
19
26.7
2019 F1 2019
24
32.7
2019 GreedFall
22
29.8
2019 Borderlands 3
16
22.1
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
28
38.9
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
12
16.7
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
18
25.1
2018 Just Cause 4
19
26.7
2018 Monster Hunter: World
20
28.4
2018 Strange Brigade
30
40.8
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
26
35.4
2017 For Honor
33
45.5
2017 Project CARS 2
24
33.8
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
29
39.9
2016 Dishonored 2
18
25.6
2015 Rocket League
84
114.7
2015 Need For Speed
27
37.8
2015 Project CARS
26
36.4
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
45
61.8
2013 Bioshock Infinite
37
50.4
2013 Company of Heroes 2
26
35.4
2013 Crysis 3
32
43.8
2013 GRID 2
45
61.0
2013 Metro: Last Light
27
37.8
2013 Total War: Rome 2
27
37.8
2013 Battlefield 4
29
39.7
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
61
83.1
2011 Battlefield 3
36
49.6
2009 League of Legends
104
142.0
2008 Crysis: Warhead
33
45.4

Resolution 2560x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
15
20.4
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
10
14.7
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
9
13.5
2023 The Last of Us Part I
7
10.6
2023 Forspoken
7
10.6
2023 The Callisto Protocol
6
9.1
2023 Dead Space
9
13.5
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
13
18.6
2023 Armored Core VI
13
18.6
2023 Immortals of Aveum
5
8.0
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
10
14.7
2023 Remnant II
6
8.4
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
9
12.2
2023 Atomic Heart
8
11.8
2023 Starfield
5
7.8
2022 Elden Ring
12
16.7
2022 God of War
12
17.3
2022 Overwatch 2
21
29.7
2022 F1 22
10
14.7
2022 Dying Light 2
10
14.7
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
11
15.9
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
18
24.9
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
12
17.1
2021 Forza Horizon 5
12
17.3
2021 Halo Infinite
10
14.3
2021 Battlefield 2042
13
18.8
2021 Hitman 3
15
20.9
2021 Far Cry 6
15
20.4
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
15
21.1
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
14
19.8
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
10
14.5
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
7
9.9
2020 Valorant
37
50.4
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
15
21.3
2020 Death Stranding
17
24.2
2020 Marvel's Avengers
11
15.3
2020 Godfall
15
20.6
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
11
15.5
2019 Apex Legends
16
22.3
2019 Anthem
11
16.1
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
16
22.1
2019 Resident Evil 2
20
27.8
2019 Metro Exodus
11
15.5
2019 World War Z
21
29.5
2019 Gears of War 5
15
20.4
2019 F1 2019
17
24.2
2019 GreedFall
16
22.5
2019 Borderlands 3
11
16.1
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
21
29.3
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
10
14.1
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
15
20.4
2018 Just Cause 4
15
20.4
2018 Monster Hunter: World
15
20.8
2018 Strange Brigade
21
29.7
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
19
26.7
2017 For Honor
20
28.4
2017 Project CARS 2
18
24.9
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
26
36.4
2016 Dishonored 2
16
22.3
2015 Rocket League
40
55.5
2015 Need For Speed
22
30.4
2015 Project CARS
21
28.9
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
31
42.3
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
52
71.1
2009 League of Legends
63
86.1

Resolution 3440x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
14
19.4
2019 Anthem
9
13.5
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
13
18.2
2019 Resident Evil 2
16
22.6
2019 Metro Exodus
10
13.7
2019 World War Z
18
25.5
2019 Gears of War 5
13
18.0
2019 F1 2019
15
21.5
2019 GreedFall
13
17.7
2019 Borderlands 3
9
13.3
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
18
25.5
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
9
12.7
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
13
18.0
2018 Just Cause 4
12
17.1
2018 Monster Hunter: World
12
16.9
2018 Strange Brigade
18
25.3
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
18
24.5
2017 For Honor
17
23.4
2017 Project CARS 2
18
24.5
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
26
35.9
2016 Dishonored 2
15
21.5
2015 Rocket League
33
44.9
2015 Need For Speed
20
27.3
2015 Project CARS
19
26.6
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
25
34.1
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
53
72.0
2009 League of Legends
49
67.2

Resolution 3840x2160

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
11
15.9
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
6
9.7
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
6
9.7
2023 The Last of Us Part I
4
6.0
2023 Forspoken
3
5.3
2023 The Callisto Protocol
3
4.9
2023 Dead Space
4
6.0
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
7
11.0
2023 Armored Core VI
7
11.0
2023 Immortals of Aveum
2
4.2
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
5
8.4
2023 Remnant II
3
4.6
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
4
6.5
2023 Atomic Heart
5
7.8
2023 Starfield
3
5.3
2022 Elden Ring
7
10.2
2022 God of War
9
13.9
2022 Overwatch 2
16
23.2
2022 F1 22
7
11.0
2022 Dying Light 2
7
11.0
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
8
12.2
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
12
18.2
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
7
11.0
2021 Forza Horizon 5
9
13.9
2021 Halo Infinite
7
10.4
2021 Battlefield 2042
8
12.7
2021 Hitman 3
9
13.5
2021 Far Cry 6
8
11.8
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
8
12.2
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
9
13.5
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
7
10.4
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
5
8.2
2020 Valorant
31
44.7
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
8
12.2
2020 Death Stranding
10
15.5
2020 Marvel's Avengers
5
8.4
2020 Godfall
7
10.8
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
7
10.6
2019 Apex Legends
9
14.1
2019 Anthem
6
9.3
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
8
12.7
2019 Resident Evil 2
10
14.9
2019 Metro Exodus
7
10.4
2019 World War Z
12
18.2
2019 Gears of War 5
9
13.5
2019 F1 2019
11
16.3
2019 GreedFall
7
10.4
2019 Borderlands 3
6
8.9
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
12
18.4
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
6
9.3
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
9
13.5
2018 Just Cause 4
7
11.4
2018 Monster Hunter: World
7
10.8
2018 Strange Brigade
12
17.3
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
13
19.4
2017 For Honor
10
15.5
2017 Project CARS 2
14
21.1
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
21
31.3
2016 Dishonored 2
12
18.2
2015 Rocket League
19
28.4
2015 Need For Speed
14
21.1
2015 Project CARS
14
21.1
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
15
21.5
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
45
65.0
2009 League of Legends
27
38.9
R9 M270X with FX-8150 at 1080p and High Quality settings
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R9 M270X with FX-8150 at 4K and High Quality settings

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R9 M270X Specifications

R9 M270X Board Design

OutputsNo outputs
TDPunknown

R9 M270X Clock Speeds

Boost Clock775 MHz
GPU Clock725 MHz
Memory Clock1000 MHz 4000 MHz effective

R9 M270X Graphics Card

Bus InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16
GenerationCrystal System (R9 M200)
ProductionEnd-of-life
Release DateMar 21st, 2014

R9 M270X Graphics Features

DirectX12.0 (11_1)
OpenCL1.2
OpenGL4.6
Shader Model5.1
Vulkan1.1.101

R9 M270X Graphics Processor

ArchitectureGCN 1.0
Die Size123 mm²
FoundryTSMC
GPU NameVenus
GPU VariantVenus XT
Process Size28 nm
Transistors1,500 million

R9 M270X Memory

Bandwidth64.00 GB/s
Memory Bus128 bit
Memory Size2 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5

R9 M270X Render Config

Compute Units10
L1 Cache16 KB (per CU)
L2 Cache256 KB
ROPs16
Shading Units640
TMUs40

R9 M270X Theoretical Performance

FP32 (float) performance992.0 GFLOPS
Pixel Rate12.40 GPixel/s
Texture Rate31.00 GTexel/s

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