R9 M270X benchmark with Phenom 8250e 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 Phenom 8250e Triple-Core has less than 15% bottleneck in many games and can cause minor 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 Phenom 8250e 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 Phenom 8250e Triple-Core ($46.99) *closest mobile equivalent*
CPU Impact on FPS -9.9 FPS
CPU Impact on FPS % -40.0%
Benchmark Quality Settings Medium Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 41.5 FPS
Average 1440p Performance 29.6 FPS
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 26.1 FPS
Average 4K Performance 19.5 FPS
Memory 2 GB
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 77.6
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 115.5
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 133.7
4K Cost Per Frame $ 188.2
Series R9 M270X
Variant AMD Radeon R9 M270X
Overall Combination Score 36/100 Weak

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
15.4 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
15.4 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
35.8 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. 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
10
25.3
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
7
18.2
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
6
16.0
2023 The Last of Us Part I
5
12.7
2023 Forspoken
6
14.7
2023 The Callisto Protocol
4
11.7
2023 Dead Space
7
18.2
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
8
21.0
2023 Armored Core VI
8
21.0
2023 Immortals of Aveum
4
10.7
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
7
19.2
2023 Remnant II
4
11.7
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
6
15.0
2023 Atomic Heart
6
15.0
2023 Starfield
3
8.2
2022 Elden Ring
8
19.5
2022 God of War
7
18.6
2022 Overwatch 2
13
31.6
2022 F1 22
8
21.3
2022 Dying Light 2
8
20.1
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
8
20.1
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
12
31.1
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
9
23.2
2021 Forza Horizon 5
7
18.6
2021 Halo Infinite
6
14.7
2021 Battlefield 2042
10
25.0
2021 Hitman 3
10
26.1
2021 Far Cry 6
10
24.7
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
11
26.7
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
11
26.7
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
6
15.4
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
4
10.7
2020 Valorant
22
54.7
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
10
24.7
2020 Death Stranding
11
27.9
2020 Marvel's Avengers
8
19.5
2020 Godfall
11
27.3
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
6
15.4
2019 Apex Legends
11
26.7
2019 Anthem
7
18.6
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
10
25.6
2019 Resident Evil 2
15
36.4
2019 Metro Exodus
7
18.2
2019 World War Z
14
35.8
2019 Gears of War 5
10
25.0
2019 F1 2019
12
30.2
2019 GreedFall
11
27.9
2019 Borderlands 3
8
20.7
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
14
35.8
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
6
15.7
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
9
23.5
2018 Just Cause 4
10
25.0
2018 Monster Hunter: World
10
26.4
2018 Strange Brigade
15
37.7
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
13
32.7
2017 For Honor
17
41.8
2017 Project CARS 2
13
31.3
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
15
36.9
2016 Dishonored 2
9
23.8
2015 Rocket League
42
101.4
2015 Need For Speed
14
35.0
2015 Project CARS
13
33.6
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
23
56.2
2013 Bioshock Infinite
19
46.2
2013 Company of Heroes 2
13
32.7
2013 Crysis 3
16
40.4
2013 GRID 2
22
55.4
2013 Metro: Last Light
14
35.0
2013 Total War: Rome 2
14
35.0
2013 Battlefield 4
15
36.6
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
30
74.6
2011 Battlefield 3
18
45.5
2009 League of Legends
51
124.3
2008 Crysis: Warhead
17
41.8

Resolution 2560x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
7
19.2
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
5
14.1
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
5
12.7
2023 The Last of Us Part I
4
10.0
2023 Forspoken
4
10.0
2023 The Callisto Protocol
3
8.6
2023 Dead Space
5
12.7
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
7
17.6
2023 Armored Core VI
7
17.6
2023 Immortals of Aveum
3
7.9
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
5
14.1
2023 Remnant II
3
8.2
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
4
11.7
2023 Atomic Heart
4
11.4
2023 Starfield
3
7.5
2022 Elden Ring
6
15.7
2022 God of War
6
16.3
2022 Overwatch 2
11
27.6
2022 F1 22
5
14.1
2022 Dying Light 2
5
14.1
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
6
15.0
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
9
23.2
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
6
16.0
2021 Forza Horizon 5
6
16.3
2021 Halo Infinite
5
13.4
2021 Battlefield 2042
7
17.6
2021 Hitman 3
8
19.5
2021 Far Cry 6
7
19.2
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
8
19.8
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
7
18.6
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
5
13.7
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
3
9.6
2020 Valorant
19
46.2
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
8
20.1
2020 Death Stranding
9
22.6
2020 Marvel's Avengers
5
14.4
2020 Godfall
8
19.5
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
6
14.7
2019 Apex Legends
8
21.0
2019 Anthem
6
15.0
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
8
20.7
2019 Resident Evil 2
10
25.8
2019 Metro Exodus
6
14.7
2019 World War Z
11
27.6
2019 Gears of War 5
7
19.2
2019 F1 2019
9
22.6
2019 GreedFall
8
21.0
2019 Borderlands 3
6
15.0
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
11
27.3
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
5
13.4
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
7
19.2
2018 Just Cause 4
7
19.2
2018 Monster Hunter: World
8
19.5
2018 Strange Brigade
11
27.6
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
10
25.0
2017 For Honor
10
26.4
2017 Project CARS 2
9
23.2
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
13
33.6
2016 Dishonored 2
8
21.0
2015 Rocket League
21
50.6
2015 Need For Speed
11
28.2
2015 Project CARS
11
26.7
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
16
39.1
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
26
64.2
2009 League of Legends
32
77.1

Resolution 3440x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
7
18.2
2019 Anthem
5
12.7
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
7
17.3
2019 Resident Evil 2
8
21.3
2019 Metro Exodus
5
13.1
2019 World War Z
9
23.8
2019 Gears of War 5
7
17.0
2019 F1 2019
8
20.1
2019 GreedFall
6
16.7
2019 Borderlands 3
5
12.7
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
9
23.8
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
5
12.1
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
7
17.0
2018 Just Cause 4
6
16.0
2018 Monster Hunter: World
6
16.0
2018 Strange Brigade
9
23.5
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
9
22.9
2017 For Honor
9
22.0
2017 Project CARS 2
9
22.9
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
13
33.3
2016 Dishonored 2
8
20.1
2015 Rocket League
17
41.2
2015 Need For Speed
10
25.6
2015 Project CARS
10
24.7
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
13
31.6
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
26
64.9
2009 League of Legends
25
60.8

Resolution 3840x2160

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
6
15.0
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
3
9.3
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
3
9.3
2023 The Last of Us Part I
2
5.6
2023 Forspoken
2
5.2
2023 The Callisto Protocol
2
4.8
2023 Dead Space
2
5.6
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
4
10.7
2023 Armored Core VI
4
10.7
2023 Immortals of Aveum
1
4.1
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
3
8.2
2023 Remnant II
1
4.5
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
2
6.4
2023 Atomic Heart
3
7.5
2023 Starfield
2
5.2
2022 Elden Ring
3
9.6
2022 God of War
5
13.1
2022 Overwatch 2
8
21.7
2022 F1 22
4
10.7
2022 Dying Light 2
4
10.7
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
4
11.7
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
7
17.0
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
4
10.7
2021 Forza Horizon 5
5
13.1
2021 Halo Infinite
3
9.6
2021 Battlefield 2042
5
12.1
2021 Hitman 3
5
12.7
2021 Far Cry 6
4
11.4
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
4
11.7
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
5
12.7
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
3
9.6
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
3
7.9
2020 Valorant
16
41.0
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
4
11.7
2020 Death Stranding
6
14.7
2020 Marvel's Avengers
3
8.2
2020 Godfall
4
10.3
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
4
10.0
2019 Apex Legends
5
13.4
2019 Anthem
3
8.9
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
5
12.1
2019 Resident Evil 2
5
14.1
2019 Metro Exodus
3
9.6
2019 World War Z
7
17.0
2019 Gears of War 5
5
12.7
2019 F1 2019
6
15.4
2019 GreedFall
3
9.6
2019 Borderlands 3
3
8.6
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
7
17.3
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
3
8.9
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
5
12.7
2018 Just Cause 4
4
11.0
2018 Monster Hunter: World
4
10.3
2018 Strange Brigade
6
16.3
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
7
18.2
2017 For Honor
6
14.7
2017 Project CARS 2
8
19.8
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
12
29.1
2016 Dishonored 2
7
17.0
2015 Rocket League
10
26.4
2015 Need For Speed
8
19.8
2015 Project CARS
8
19.8
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
8
20.1
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
24
58.9
2009 League of Legends
14
35.8
R9 M270X with Phenom 8250e at 1080p and Medium Quality settings
R9 M270X with Phenom 8250e at 1440p and Medium Quality settings
R9 M270X with Phenom 8250e 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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