R9 M270X benchmark with Core i3-10300 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. With current 2048 MB RAM, the R9 M270X can have very few memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games.

R9 M270X benchmark with Core i3-10300 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 Intel Core i3-10300 ($143) *closest mobile equivalent*
CPU Impact on FPS + 1.6 FPS
CPU Impact on FPS % + 10.0%
Benchmark Quality Settings High Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 47.4 FPS
Average 1440p Performance 33.4 FPS
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 29.3 FPS
Average 4K Performance 21.5 FPS
Memory 2 GB
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 41.3
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 61.6
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 71.6
4K Cost Per Frame $ 101.6
Series R9 M270X
Variant AMD Radeon R9 M270X
Overall Combination Score 40/100 Acceptable

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
22.8 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.

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
22.8 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.

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
53.7 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.

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
33
37.5
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
24
26.7
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
21
23.6
2023 The Last of Us Part I
16
18.6
2023 Forspoken
19
21.3
2023 The Callisto Protocol
15
17.1
2023 Dead Space
24
26.7
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
27
31.1
2023 Armored Core VI
27
31.1
2023 Immortals of Aveum
13
15.3
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
25
28.4
2023 Remnant II
15
17.1
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
19
22.1
2023 Atomic Heart
19
22.1
2023 Starfield
10
11.8
2022 Elden Ring
25
28.6
2022 God of War
24
27.3
2022 Overwatch 2
42
47.1
2022 F1 22
28
31.5
2022 Dying Light 2
26
29.8
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
26
29.8
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
41
46.0
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
31
34.5
2021 Forza Horizon 5
24
27.7
2021 Halo Infinite
19
21.9
2021 Battlefield 2042
33
37.1
2021 Hitman 3
34
38.9
2021 Far Cry 6
32
36.6
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
35
39.6
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
35
39.7
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
20
22.8
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
13
15.5
2020 Valorant
74
82.6
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
33
36.8
2020 Death Stranding
37
41.6
2020 Marvel's Avengers
25
28.6
2020 Godfall
36
40.6
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
20
22.8
2019 Apex Legends
35
39.9
2019 Anthem
24
27.1
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
34
38.0
2019 Resident Evil 2
48
54.2
2019 Metro Exodus
24
26.7
2019 World War Z
48
53.7
2019 Gears of War 5
33
37.1
2019 F1 2019
40
45.2
2019 GreedFall
37
41.5
2019 Borderlands 3
27
30.6
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
48
53.7
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
20
23.2
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
31
34.7
2018 Just Cause 4
33
37.0
2018 Monster Hunter: World
35
39.4
2018 Strange Brigade
50
56.3
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
44
48.9
2017 For Honor
56
62.9
2017 Project CARS 2
42
46.7
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
49
55.2
2016 Dishonored 2
31
35.4
2015 Rocket League
141
156.9
2015 Need For Speed
47
52.4
2015 Project CARS
45
50.4
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
76
84.9
2013 Bioshock Infinite
62
69.5
2013 Company of Heroes 2
44
48.9
2013 Crysis 3
54
60.5
2013 GRID 2
75
84.0
2013 Metro: Last Light
46
52.2
2013 Total War: Rome 2
46
52.2
2013 Battlefield 4
49
54.8
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
102
114.0
2011 Battlefield 3
61
68.3
2009 League of Legends
174
193.7
2008 Crysis: Warhead
56
62.6

Resolution 2560x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
21
27.3
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
15
19.8
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
14
18.2
2023 The Last of Us Part I
11
14.3
2023 Forspoken
11
14.3
2023 The Callisto Protocol
9
12.2
2023 Dead Space
14
18.2
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
20
25.1
2023 Armored Core VI
20
25.1
2023 Immortals of Aveum
8
11.0
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
15
19.8
2023 Remnant II
9
11.6
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
13
16.5
2023 Atomic Heart
12
15.9
2023 Starfield
8
10.4
2022 Elden Ring
18
22.6
2022 God of War
18
23.2
2022 Overwatch 2
31
39.9
2022 F1 22
15
19.8
2022 Dying Light 2
15
19.8
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
17
21.3
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
26
33.4
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
18
23.0
2021 Forza Horizon 5
18
23.4
2021 Halo Infinite
15
19.2
2021 Battlefield 2042
20
25.3
2021 Hitman 3
22
28.0
2021 Far Cry 6
21
27.5
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
22
28.6
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
21
26.6
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
15
19.6
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
10
13.5
2020 Valorant
53
67.5
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
23
28.8
2020 Death Stranding
25
32.4
2020 Marvel's Avengers
16
20.6
2020 Godfall
22
27.7
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
16
20.8
2019 Apex Legends
24
30.0
2019 Anthem
17
21.5
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
23
29.7
2019 Resident Evil 2
29
37.3
2019 Metro Exodus
16
20.8
2019 World War Z
31
39.7
2019 Gears of War 5
21
27.3
2019 F1 2019
26
32.5
2019 GreedFall
24
30.2
2019 Borderlands 3
17
21.5
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
31
39.4
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
15
19.0
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
21
27.3
2018 Just Cause 4
21
27.3
2018 Monster Hunter: World
22
27.8
2018 Strange Brigade
31
39.9
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
28
35.9
2017 For Honor
30
38.2
2017 Project CARS 2
26
33.4
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
39
48.9
2016 Dishonored 2
24
30.0
2015 Rocket League
59
74.2
2015 Need For Speed
32
40.8
2015 Project CARS
30
38.7
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
45
56.8
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
75
94.9
2009 League of Legends
91
114.8

Resolution 3440x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
19
26.0
2019 Anthem
13
18.0
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
18
24.5
2019 Resident Evil 2
23
30.4
2019 Metro Exodus
13
18.2
2019 World War Z
25
34.1
2019 Gears of War 5
18
24.2
2019 F1 2019
21
28.9
2019 GreedFall
17
23.6
2019 Borderlands 3
13
17.9
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
25
34.1
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
12
16.9
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
18
24.2
2018 Just Cause 4
17
22.8
2018 Monster Hunter: World
17
22.6
2018 Strange Brigade
25
33.8
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
25
32.9
2017 For Honor
23
31.5
2017 Project CARS 2
25
32.9
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
36
48.1
2016 Dishonored 2
21
28.8
2015 Rocket League
45
60.0
2015 Need For Speed
27
36.6
2015 Project CARS
27
35.6
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
34
45.7
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
73
96.1
2009 League of Legends
67
89.4

Resolution 3840x2160

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
14
21.3
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
9
13.3
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
9
13.3
2023 The Last of Us Part I
5
8.0
2023 Forspoken
5
7.4
2023 The Callisto Protocol
4
6.7
2023 Dead Space
5
8.0
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
10
14.9
2023 Armored Core VI
10
14.9
2023 Immortals of Aveum
3
5.6
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
7
11.4
2023 Remnant II
4
6.2
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
6
8.7
2023 Atomic Heart
7
10.4
2023 Starfield
5
7.4
2022 Elden Ring
9
13.7
2022 God of War
12
18.4
2022 Overwatch 2
21
31.1
2022 F1 22
10
14.9
2022 Dying Light 2
10
14.9
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
11
16.5
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
17
24.3
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
10
14.9
2021 Forza Horizon 5
13
18.6
2021 Halo Infinite
9
13.9
2021 Battlefield 2042
11
16.9
2021 Hitman 3
12
18.0
2021 Far Cry 6
11
15.9
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
11
16.5
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
12
18.0
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
9
13.9
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
7
11.0
2020 Valorant
41
59.7
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
11
16.5
2020 Death Stranding
14
20.8
2020 Marvel's Avengers
7
11.4
2020 Godfall
10
14.5
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
9
14.3
2019 Apex Legends
13
18.8
2019 Anthem
8
12.4
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
11
16.9
2019 Resident Evil 2
13
19.8
2019 Metro Exodus
9
13.9
2019 World War Z
17
24.3
2019 Gears of War 5
12
18.0
2019 F1 2019
15
21.9
2019 GreedFall
9
13.9
2019 Borderlands 3
8
11.8
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
17
24.7
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
8
12.4
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
12
18.0
2018 Just Cause 4
10
15.5
2018 Monster Hunter: World
10
14.5
2018 Strange Brigade
16
23.2
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
18
25.8
2017 For Honor
14
20.8
2017 Project CARS 2
19
28.4
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
29
41.8
2016 Dishonored 2
17
24.3
2015 Rocket League
26
38.0
2015 Need For Speed
19
28.4
2015 Project CARS
19
28.4
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
20
28.9
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
60
86.2
2009 League of Legends
36
51.9
R9 M270X with Core i3-10300 at 1080p and High Quality settings
R9 M270X with Core i3-10300 at 1440p and High Quality settings
R9 M270X with Core i3-10300 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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