R9 M270X benchmark with FX-8350 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K benchmarks at Medium 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-8350 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-8350 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-8350 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K benchmarks at Medium 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-8350 Eight-Core ($79.99) *closest mobile equivalent*
CPU Impact on FPS -4.1 FPS
CPU Impact on FPS % -20.0%
Benchmark Quality Settings Medium Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 56.4 FPS
Average 1440p Performance 40.2 FPS
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 35.5 FPS
Average 4K Performance 26.7 FPS
Memory 2 GB
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 53.8
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 80.6
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 93.2
4K Cost Per Frame $ 130.3
Series R9 M270X
Variant AMD Radeon R9 M270X
Overall Combination Score 44/100 Acceptable

Assassin's Creed Valhalla (2020)

Medium Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile $ 876
48.1 FPS
2018 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q $ 1,270
43.1 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M $ 1,100
41.8 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile $ 750
39.6 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 M380 $ 1,074
39.1 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 M280X $ 1,070
38.5 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M $ 1,066
38.3 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 2GB $ 1,062
37.7 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M $ 1,058
37.4 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MX $ 1,058
37.4 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 M280X 2GB $ 1,070
37.2 FPS
2018 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q $ 1,282
35.8 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon R5 $ 710
35.3 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon R5 $ 701
35.3 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760M $ 1,036
35.0 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7950M $ 1,023
33.9 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 M270X $ 1,016
27.0 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M $ 987
30.2 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 560 Mobile $ 987
29.9 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon RX 560X Mobile 2GB $ 987
29.9 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7850M $ 964
27.6 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 550 Mobile $ 923
22.9 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon RX 550X Mobile $ 923
22.9 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon RX VEGA 10 $ 632
22.9 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon RX 540 Mobile $ 645
20.1 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon RX VEGA 8 $ 601
20.1 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon 540 Mobile $ 1,086
18.6 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7750M $ 858
15.4 FPS

The R9 M270X sits between the HD 7950M and the GTX 660M, falling slower than HD 7950M by 2.5% and faster than GTX 660M by 9.4%. 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)

Medium Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile $ 876
48.1 FPS
2018 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q $ 1,270
43.1 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M $ 1,100
41.8 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile $ 750
39.6 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 M380 $ 1,074
39.1 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 M280X $ 1,070
38.5 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M $ 1,066
38.3 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 2GB $ 1,062
37.7 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M $ 1,058
37.4 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MX $ 1,058
37.4 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 M280X 2GB $ 1,070
37.2 FPS
2018 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q $ 1,282
35.8 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon R5 $ 710
35.3 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon R5 $ 701
35.3 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760M $ 1,036
35.0 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7950M $ 1,023
33.9 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 M270X $ 1,016
27.0 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M $ 987
30.2 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 560 Mobile $ 987
29.9 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon RX 560X Mobile 2GB $ 987
29.9 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7850M $ 964
27.6 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 550 Mobile $ 923
22.9 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon RX 550X Mobile $ 923
22.9 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon RX VEGA 10 $ 632
22.9 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon RX 540 Mobile $ 645
20.1 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon RX VEGA 8 $ 601
20.1 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon 540 Mobile $ 1,086
18.6 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7750M $ 858
15.4 FPS

The R9 M270X sits between the HD 7950M and the GTX 660M, falling slower than HD 7950M by 2.5% and faster than GTX 660M by 9.4%. 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)

Medium Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile $ 876
107.3 FPS
2018 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q $ 1,270
96.9 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M $ 1,100
93.7 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile $ 750
89.7 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 M380 $ 1,074
88.2 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 M280X $ 1,070
87.3 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M $ 1,066
86.2 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 2GB $ 1,062
85.3 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M $ 1,058
84.6 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MX $ 1,058
84.6 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 M280X 2GB $ 1,070
84.2 FPS
2018 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q $ 1,282
81.0 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon R5 $ 710
79.9 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon R5 $ 701
79.9 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760M $ 1,036
79.4 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7950M $ 1,023
76.7 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 M270X $ 1,016
61.6 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M $ 987
68.3 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 560 Mobile $ 987
68.0 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon RX 560X Mobile 2GB $ 987
68.0 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7850M $ 964
62.8 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 550 Mobile $ 923
52.6 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon RX 550X Mobile $ 923
52.6 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon RX VEGA 10 $ 632
52.6 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon RX 540 Mobile $ 645
46.2 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon RX VEGA 8 $ 601
46.2 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon 540 Mobile $ 1,086
42.8 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7750M $ 858
35.5 FPS

The R9 M270X sits between the HD 7950M and the GTX 660M, falling slower than HD 7950M by 2.5% and faster than GTX 660M by 9.6%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. The R9 M270X's performance in this game hovers around the 60fps mark. 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 Medium Quality settings

Change Quality Settings

Resolution 1920x1080

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
34
43.6
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
25
31.6
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
22
27.9
2023 The Last of Us Part I
17
22.3
2023 Forspoken
20
25.6
2023 The Callisto Protocol
16
20.4
2023 Dead Space
25
31.6
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
28
36.4
2023 Armored Core VI
28
36.4
2023 Immortals of Aveum
14
18.6
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
26
33.3
2023 Remnant II
16
20.4
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
20
26.1
2023 Atomic Heart
20
26.1
2023 Starfield
11
14.4
2022 Elden Ring
26
33.6
2022 God of War
25
32.2
2022 Overwatch 2
42
54.2
2022 F1 22
29
36.9
2022 Dying Light 2
27
35.3
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
27
35.3
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
42
53.2
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
31
40.4
2021 Forza Horizon 5
25
32.5
2021 Halo Infinite
20
25.8
2021 Battlefield 2042
34
43.4
2021 Hitman 3
35
45.2
2021 Far Cry 6
33
42.6
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
36
46.0
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
36
46.2
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
21
27.0
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
14
18.6
2020 Valorant
73
92.8
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
33
42.8
2020 Death Stranding
38
48.3
2020 Marvel's Avengers
26
33.6
2020 Godfall
37
47.3
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
21
27.0
2019 Apex Legends
36
46.2
2019 Anthem
25
31.9
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
35
44.4
2019 Resident Evil 2
49
62.3
2019 Metro Exodus
25
31.6
2019 World War Z
48
61.6
2019 Gears of War 5
34
43.4
2019 F1 2019
41
52.1
2019 GreedFall
37
48.1
2019 Borderlands 3
28
35.8
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
48
61.6
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
21
27.6
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
31
40.4
2018 Just Cause 4
34
43.1
2018 Monster Hunter: World
36
45.7
2018 Strange Brigade
50
64.5
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
44
56.4
2017 For Honor
56
71.6
2017 Project CARS 2
42
53.9
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
50
63.3
2016 Dishonored 2
32
41.2
2015 Rocket League
134
169.6
2015 Need For Speed
47
60.1
2015 Project CARS
45
57.9
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
75
95.2
2013 Bioshock Infinite
62
78.7
2013 Company of Heroes 2
44
56.4
2013 Crysis 3
54
69.0
2013 GRID 2
74
94.3
2013 Metro: Last Light
47
59.9
2013 Total War: Rome 2
47
59.9
2013 Battlefield 4
49
62.8
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
99
125.7
2011 Battlefield 3
61
77.6
2009 League of Legends
162
206.1
2008 Crysis: Warhead
56
71.3

Resolution 2560x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
26
33.0
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
19
24.4
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
17
22.3
2023 The Last of Us Part I
13
17.6
2023 Forspoken
13
17.6
2023 The Callisto Protocol
11
15.0
2023 Dead Space
17
22.3
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
24
30.5
2023 Armored Core VI
24
30.5
2023 Immortals of Aveum
10
13.7
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
19
24.4
2023 Remnant II
11
14.4
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
16
20.4
2023 Atomic Heart
15
19.8
2023 Starfield
10
13.1
2022 Elden Ring
21
27.6
2022 God of War
22
28.2
2022 Overwatch 2
37
47.5
2022 F1 22
19
24.4
2022 Dying Light 2
19
24.4
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
20
26.1
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
31
40.4
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
22
27.9
2021 Forza Horizon 5
22
28.5
2021 Halo Infinite
18
23.5
2021 Battlefield 2042
24
30.8
2021 Hitman 3
26
34.1
2021 Far Cry 6
26
33.3
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
27
34.4
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
25
32.2
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
19
24.1
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
13
16.7
2020 Valorant
62
78.7
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
27
34.7
2020 Death Stranding
30
39.1
2020 Marvel's Avengers
19
25.3
2020 Godfall
26
33.6
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
20
25.6
2019 Apex Legends
28
36.1
2019 Anthem
20
26.4
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
28
35.8
2019 Resident Evil 2
35
44.7
2019 Metro Exodus
20
25.6
2019 World War Z
37
47.3
2019 Gears of War 5
26
33.0
2019 F1 2019
31
39.3
2019 GreedFall
28
36.4
2019 Borderlands 3
20
26.4
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
37
47.0
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
18
23.2
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
26
33.0
2018 Just Cause 4
26
33.0
2018 Monster Hunter: World
26
33.9
2018 Strange Brigade
37
47.5
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
34
43.1
2017 For Honor
36
45.7
2017 Project CARS 2
31
40.4
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
45
57.9
2016 Dishonored 2
28
36.1
2015 Rocket League
67
86.0
2015 Need For Speed
38
48.6
2015 Project CARS
36
46.2
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
52
66.9
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
86
108.8
2009 League of Legends
102
130.1

Resolution 3440x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
24
31.6
2019 Anthem
16
22.3
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
22
29.9
2019 Resident Evil 2
28
36.9
2019 Metro Exodus
17
22.6
2019 World War Z
31
41.2
2019 Gears of War 5
22
29.6
2019 F1 2019
26
35.3
2019 GreedFall
21
28.8
2019 Borderlands 3
16
22.0
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
31
41.2
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
15
21.0
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
22
29.6
2018 Just Cause 4
21
27.9
2018 Monster Hunter: World
20
27.6
2018 Strange Brigade
30
40.7
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
30
39.6
2017 For Honor
28
38.0
2017 Project CARS 2
30
39.6
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
43
57.1
2016 Dishonored 2
26
35.0
2015 Rocket League
53
70.4
2015 Need For Speed
33
44.1
2015 Project CARS
32
42.8
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
41
54.4
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
83
110.2
2009 League of Legends
78
103.1

Resolution 3840x2160

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
18
26.1
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
11
16.3
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
11
16.3
2023 The Last of Us Part I
6
10.0
2023 Forspoken
6
9.3
2023 The Callisto Protocol
6
8.6
2023 Dead Space
6
10.0
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
12
18.6
2023 Armored Core VI
12
18.6
2023 Immortals of Aveum
4
7.1
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
10
14.4
2023 Remnant II
5
7.9
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
7
11.0
2023 Atomic Heart
9
13.1
2023 Starfield
6
9.3
2022 Elden Ring
11
17.0
2022 God of War
16
22.9
2022 Overwatch 2
26
37.7
2022 F1 22
12
18.6
2022 Dying Light 2
12
18.6
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
14
20.4
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
20
29.9
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
12
18.6
2021 Forza Horizon 5
16
23.2
2021 Halo Infinite
12
17.3
2021 Battlefield 2042
14
21.0
2021 Hitman 3
15
22.3
2021 Far Cry 6
13
19.8
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
14
20.4
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
15
22.3
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
12
17.3
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
9
13.7
2020 Valorant
49
70.4
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
14
20.4
2020 Death Stranding
17
25.6
2020 Marvel's Avengers
10
14.4
2020 Godfall
12
17.9
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
12
17.6
2019 Apex Legends
16
23.2
2019 Anthem
10
15.7
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
14
21.0
2019 Resident Evil 2
17
24.4
2019 Metro Exodus
12
17.3
2019 World War Z
20
29.9
2019 Gears of War 5
15
22.3
2019 F1 2019
18
26.7
2019 GreedFall
12
17.3
2019 Borderlands 3
10
15.0
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
21
30.2
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
10
15.7
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
15
22.3
2018 Just Cause 4
13
19.2
2018 Monster Hunter: World
12
17.9
2018 Strange Brigade
19
28.5
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
22
31.6
2017 For Honor
17
25.6
2017 Project CARS 2
24
34.4
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
35
50.1
2016 Dishonored 2
20
29.9
2015 Rocket League
32
45.7
2015 Need For Speed
24
34.4
2015 Project CARS
24
34.4
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
24
35.3
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
69
99.9
2009 League of Legends
43
61.6
R9 M270X with FX-8350 at 1080p and Medium Quality settings
R9 M270X with FX-8350 at 1440p and Medium Quality settings
R9 M270X with FX-8350 at 4K and Medium 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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