R9 M270X benchmark with Phenom II X4 960T 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 II X4 960T has less than 15% bottleneck in many games and can cause minor FPS loss. This combination between R9 M270X and AMD Phenom II X4 960T has less than 8% bottleneck in many games and is 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 Phenom II X4 960T 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 II X4 960T ($134.99) *closest mobile equivalent*
CPU Impact on FPS -6.4 FPS
CPU Impact on FPS % -30.0%
Benchmark Quality Settings Medium Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 50.6 FPS
Average 1440p Performance 36.1 FPS
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 31.9 FPS
Average 4K Performance 23.8 FPS
Memory 2 GB
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 61.2
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 91.5
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 105.8
4K Cost Per Frame $ 149.4
Series R9 M270X
Variant AMD Radeon R9 M270X
Overall Combination Score 42/100 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
22.9 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
22.9 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
52.6 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. 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

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Resolution 1920x1080

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
24
37.2
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
17
27.0
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
15
23.8
2023 The Last of Us Part I
12
18.9
2023 Forspoken
14
21.7
2023 The Callisto Protocol
11
17.3
2023 Dead Space
17
27.0
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
20
31.1
2023 Armored Core VI
20
31.1
2023 Immortals of Aveum
10
15.7
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
18
28.5
2023 Remnant II
11
17.3
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
14
22.3
2023 Atomic Heart
14
22.3
2023 Starfield
7
12.1
2022 Elden Ring
18
28.5
2022 God of War
17
27.3
2022 Overwatch 2
30
46.2
2022 F1 22
20
31.3
2022 Dying Light 2
19
29.9
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
19
29.9
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
29
45.5
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
22
34.4
2021 Forza Horizon 5
18
27.6
2021 Halo Infinite
14
22.0
2021 Battlefield 2042
24
36.9
2021 Hitman 3
25
38.5
2021 Far Cry 6
23
36.4
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
25
39.1
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
25
39.3
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
14
22.9
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
10
16.0
2020 Valorant
52
79.7
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
23
36.6
2020 Death Stranding
26
41.2
2020 Marvel's Avengers
18
28.5
2020 Godfall
26
40.2
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
14
22.9
2019 Apex Legends
25
39.6
2019 Anthem
17
27.3
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
24
37.7
2019 Resident Evil 2
34
53.2
2019 Metro Exodus
17
27.0
2019 World War Z
34
52.6
2019 Gears of War 5
24
36.9
2019 F1 2019
29
44.7
2019 GreedFall
26
41.0
2019 Borderlands 3
19
30.5
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
34
52.6
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
15
23.5
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
22
34.4
2018 Just Cause 4
23
36.6
2018 Monster Hunter: World
25
39.1
2018 Strange Brigade
36
55.2
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
31
48.1
2017 For Honor
40
61.3
2017 Project CARS 2
30
46.0
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
35
53.9
2016 Dishonored 2
23
35.3
2015 Rocket League
95
146.1
2015 Need For Speed
33
51.4
2015 Project CARS
32
49.6
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
53
81.7
2013 Bioshock Infinite
44
67.3
2013 Company of Heroes 2
31
48.1
2013 Crysis 3
38
59.1
2013 GRID 2
52
80.8
2013 Metro: Last Light
33
51.1
2013 Total War: Rome 2
33
51.1
2013 Battlefield 4
35
53.7
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
70
107.9
2011 Battlefield 3
43
66.4
2009 League of Legends
116
178.0
2008 Crysis: Warhead
39
60.8

Resolution 2560x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
18
28.2
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
13
20.7
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
12
18.9
2023 The Last of Us Part I
9
15.0
2023 Forspoken
9
15.0
2023 The Callisto Protocol
8
12.7
2023 Dead Space
12
18.9
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
16
25.8
2023 Armored Core VI
16
25.8
2023 Immortals of Aveum
7
11.4
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
13
20.7
2023 Remnant II
7
12.1
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
11
17.3
2023 Atomic Heart
10
16.7
2023 Starfield
7
11.0
2022 Elden Ring
15
23.5
2022 God of War
15
24.1
2022 Overwatch 2
26
40.7
2022 F1 22
13
20.7
2022 Dying Light 2
13
20.7
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
14
22.3
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
22
34.4
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
15
23.8
2021 Forza Horizon 5
15
24.1
2021 Halo Infinite
13
20.1
2021 Battlefield 2042
17
26.1
2021 Hitman 3
19
29.1
2021 Far Cry 6
18
28.5
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
19
29.3
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
17
27.3
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
13
20.4
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
9
14.1
2020 Valorant
44
67.3
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
19
29.6
2020 Death Stranding
21
33.3
2020 Marvel's Avengers
13
21.3
2020 Godfall
18
28.5
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
14
21.7
2019 Apex Legends
20
30.8
2019 Anthem
14
22.3
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
19
30.5
2019 Resident Evil 2
24
38.0
2019 Metro Exodus
14
21.7
2019 World War Z
26
40.4
2019 Gears of War 5
18
28.2
2019 F1 2019
21
33.3
2019 GreedFall
20
31.1
2019 Borderlands 3
14
22.3
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
26
40.2
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
12
19.8
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
18
28.2
2018 Just Cause 4
18
28.2
2018 Monster Hunter: World
18
28.8
2018 Strange Brigade
26
40.7
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
23
36.6
2017 For Honor
25
39.1
2017 Project CARS 2
22
34.4
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
32
49.6
2016 Dishonored 2
20
30.8
2015 Rocket League
48
73.7
2015 Need For Speed
27
41.5
2015 Project CARS
25
39.6
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
37
57.1
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
61
93.2
2009 League of Legends
73
111.7

Resolution 3440x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
17
27.0
2019 Anthem
12
18.9
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
16
25.6
2019 Resident Evil 2
20
31.3
2019 Metro Exodus
12
19.2
2019 World War Z
22
35.0
2019 Gears of War 5
16
25.3
2019 F1 2019
19
29.9
2019 GreedFall
16
24.7
2019 Borderlands 3
12
18.9
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
22
35.0
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
11
17.6
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
16
25.3
2018 Just Cause 4
15
23.8
2018 Monster Hunter: World
15
23.5
2018 Strange Brigade
22
34.7
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
22
33.9
2017 For Honor
21
32.2
2017 Project CARS 2
22
33.9
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
31
48.8
2016 Dishonored 2
19
29.6
2015 Rocket League
39
60.3
2015 Need For Speed
24
37.4
2015 Project CARS
23
36.6
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
30
46.5
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
61
94.5
2009 League of Legends
57
88.4

Resolution 3840x2160

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
14
22.3
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
9
14.1
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
9
14.1
2023 The Last of Us Part I
5
8.6
2023 Forspoken
5
7.9
2023 The Callisto Protocol
4
7.1
2023 Dead Space
5
8.6
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
10
15.7
2023 Armored Core VI
10
15.7
2023 Immortals of Aveum
3
6.0
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
7
12.1
2023 Remnant II
4
6.8
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
6
9.3
2023 Atomic Heart
7
11.0
2023 Starfield
5
7.9
2022 Elden Ring
9
14.4
2022 God of War
12
19.5
2022 Overwatch 2
21
32.2
2022 F1 22
10
15.7
2022 Dying Light 2
10
15.7
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
11
17.3
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
16
25.3
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
10
15.7
2021 Forza Horizon 5
12
19.5
2021 Halo Infinite
9
14.7
2021 Battlefield 2042
11
17.6
2021 Hitman 3
12
18.9
2021 Far Cry 6
10
16.7
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
11
17.3
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
12
18.9
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
9
14.7
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
7
11.7
2020 Valorant
39
60.1
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
11
17.3
2020 Death Stranding
14
21.7
2020 Marvel's Avengers
7
12.1
2020 Godfall
10
15.4
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
9
15.0
2019 Apex Legends
12
19.8
2019 Anthem
8
13.4
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
11
17.6
2019 Resident Evil 2
13
20.7
2019 Metro Exodus
9
14.7
2019 World War Z
16
25.3
2019 Gears of War 5
12
18.9
2019 F1 2019
14
22.9
2019 GreedFall
9
14.7
2019 Borderlands 3
8
12.7
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
16
25.8
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
8
13.4
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
12
18.9
2018 Just Cause 4
10
16.3
2018 Monster Hunter: World
10
15.4
2018 Strange Brigade
15
24.1
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
17
27.0
2017 For Honor
14
21.7
2017 Project CARS 2
19
29.3
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
27
42.6
2016 Dishonored 2
16
25.3
2015 Rocket League
25
39.1
2015 Need For Speed
19
29.3
2015 Project CARS
19
29.3
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
19
29.9
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
55
85.5
2009 League of Legends
34
52.6
R9 M270X with Phenom II X4 960T at 1080p and Medium Quality settings
R9 M270X with Phenom II X4 960T at 1440p and Medium Quality settings
R9 M270X with Phenom II X4 960T 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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