R9 M270X benchmark with Core i3-11100 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. With current 2048 MB RAM, the R9 M270X can have very few memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games.

R9 M270X benchmark with Core i3-11100 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 Intel Core i3-11100 ($122) *closest mobile equivalent*
CPU Impact on FPS + 1.6 FPS
CPU Impact on FPS % + 10.0%
Benchmark Quality Settings Medium Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 70.2 FPS
Average 1440p Performance 50.4 FPS
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 44.4 FPS
Average 4K Performance 33.0 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 50/100 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
35.0 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.

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
35.0 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.

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
79.0 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.

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
50
56.2
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
36
40.7
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
32
36.1
2023 The Last of Us Part I
25
28.8
2023 Forspoken
29
32.7
2023 The Callisto Protocol
23
26.4
2023 Dead Space
36
40.7
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
42
47.0
2023 Armored Core VI
42
47.0
2023 Immortals of Aveum
21
23.8
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
38
43.1
2023 Remnant II
23
26.4
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
30
33.9
2023 Atomic Heart
30
33.9
2023 Starfield
16
18.6
2022 Elden Ring
39
43.4
2022 God of War
37
41.5
2022 Overwatch 2
62
69.7
2022 F1 22
42
47.5
2022 Dying Light 2
40
45.2
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
40
45.2
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
61
68.3
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
46
51.9
2021 Forza Horizon 5
37
42.0
2021 Halo Infinite
30
33.6
2021 Battlefield 2042
50
55.7
2021 Hitman 3
52
58.1
2021 Far Cry 6
49
54.9
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
53
59.1
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
53
59.4
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
31
35.0
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
21
24.1
2020 Valorant
106
118.4
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
49
55.2
2020 Death Stranding
55
62.0
2020 Marvel's Avengers
39
43.4
2020 Godfall
54
60.6
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
31
35.0
2019 Apex Legends
53
59.6
2019 Anthem
37
41.2
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
51
56.9
2019 Resident Evil 2
71
79.7
2019 Metro Exodus
36
40.7
2019 World War Z
71
79.0
2019 Gears of War 5
50
55.7
2019 F1 2019
60
67.1
2019 GreedFall
55
61.8
2019 Borderlands 3
41
46.2
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
71
79.0
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
31
35.5
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
46
52.1
2018 Just Cause 4
49
55.4
2018 Monster Hunter: World
52
58.9
2018 Strange Brigade
74
82.6
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
65
72.3
2017 For Honor
82
91.7
2017 Project CARS 2
62
69.2
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
72
81.0
2016 Dishonored 2
47
53.2
2015 Rocket League
192
214.3
2015 Need For Speed
69
77.1
2015 Project CARS
66
74.4
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
109
121.5
2013 Bioshock Infinite
90
100.8
2013 Company of Heroes 2
65
72.3
2013 Crysis 3
79
88.4
2013 GRID 2
108
120.3
2013 Metro: Last Light
69
76.9
2013 Total War: Rome 2
69
76.9
2013 Battlefield 4
72
80.6
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
143
159.8
2011 Battlefield 3
89
99.1
2009 League of Legends
233
259.4
2008 Crysis: Warhead
82
91.3

Resolution 2560x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
33
41.5
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
24
30.5
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
22
28.2
2023 The Last of Us Part I
17
22.3
2023 Forspoken
17
22.3
2023 The Callisto Protocol
15
19.2
2023 Dead Space
22
28.2
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
30
38.3
2023 Armored Core VI
30
38.3
2023 Immortals of Aveum
13
17.3
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
24
30.5
2023 Remnant II
14
18.2
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
20
25.6
2023 Atomic Heart
19
24.7
2023 Starfield
13
16.3
2022 Elden Ring
27
34.7
2022 God of War
28
35.5
2022 Overwatch 2
47
59.6
2022 F1 22
24
30.5
2022 Dying Light 2
24
30.5
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
26
32.7
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
40
50.4
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
28
35.3
2021 Forza Horizon 5
28
35.8
2021 Halo Infinite
23
29.6
2021 Battlefield 2042
30
38.5
2021 Hitman 3
34
42.6
2021 Far Cry 6
33
41.8
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
34
43.4
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
32
40.4
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
24
30.2
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
16
21.0
2020 Valorant
78
98.0
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
34
43.6
2020 Death Stranding
39
48.8
2020 Marvel's Avengers
25
31.6
2020 Godfall
33
42.0
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
25
31.9
2019 Apex Legends
36
45.5
2019 Anthem
26
33.0
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
35
44.9
2019 Resident Evil 2
44
55.9
2019 Metro Exodus
25
31.9
2019 World War Z
47
59.4
2019 Gears of War 5
33
41.5
2019 F1 2019
39
49.1
2019 GreedFall
36
45.7
2019 Borderlands 3
26
33.0
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
47
58.9
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
23
29.3
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
33
41.5
2018 Just Cause 4
33
41.5
2018 Monster Hunter: World
33
42.3
2018 Strange Brigade
47
59.6
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
43
53.9
2017 For Honor
45
57.1
2017 Project CARS 2
40
50.4
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
57
72.3
2016 Dishonored 2
36
45.5
2015 Rocket League
85
107.1
2015 Need For Speed
48
60.8
2015 Project CARS
46
57.9
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
66
83.3
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
107
134.8
2009 League of Legends
128
160.9

Resolution 3440x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
30
39.6
2019 Anthem
21
27.9
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
28
37.4
2019 Resident Evil 2
34
46.0
2019 Metro Exodus
21
28.2
2019 World War Z
39
51.4
2019 Gears of War 5
28
36.9
2019 F1 2019
33
43.9
2019 GreedFall
27
36.1
2019 Borderlands 3
20
27.6
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
39
51.4
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
19
26.1
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
28
36.9
2018 Just Cause 4
26
35.0
2018 Monster Hunter: World
26
34.7
2018 Strange Brigade
38
50.9
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
37
49.6
2017 For Honor
36
47.5
2017 Project CARS 2
37
49.6
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
54
71.1
2016 Dishonored 2
33
43.6
2015 Rocket League
66
87.7
2015 Need For Speed
41
54.9
2015 Project CARS
40
53.4
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
51
67.8
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
103
136.3
2009 League of Legends
96
127.5

Resolution 3840x2160

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
22
32.7
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
14
20.7
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
14
20.7
2023 The Last of Us Part I
8
12.7
2023 Forspoken
8
11.7
2023 The Callisto Protocol
7
10.7
2023 Dead Space
8
12.7
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
16
23.2
2023 Armored Core VI
16
23.2
2023 Immortals of Aveum
6
8.9
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
12
17.9
2023 Remnant II
6
10.0
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
9
13.7
2023 Atomic Heart
11
16.3
2023 Starfield
8
11.7
2022 Elden Ring
14
21.3
2022 God of War
19
28.5
2022 Overwatch 2
32
47.0
2022 F1 22
16
23.2
2022 Dying Light 2
16
23.2
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
17
25.6
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
26
37.2
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
16
23.2
2021 Forza Horizon 5
20
28.8
2021 Halo Infinite
15
21.7
2021 Battlefield 2042
18
26.1
2021 Hitman 3
19
27.9
2021 Far Cry 6
17
24.7
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
17
25.6
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
19
27.9
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
15
21.7
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
12
17.3
2020 Valorant
61
87.3
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
17
25.6
2020 Death Stranding
22
31.9
2020 Marvel's Avengers
12
17.9
2020 Godfall
15
22.6
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
15
22.3
2019 Apex Legends
20
29.1
2019 Anthem
13
19.5
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
18
26.1
2019 Resident Evil 2
21
30.5
2019 Metro Exodus
15
21.7
2019 World War Z
26
37.2
2019 Gears of War 5
19
27.9
2019 F1 2019
23
33.6
2019 GreedFall
15
21.7
2019 Borderlands 3
12
18.6
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
26
37.7
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
13
19.5
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
19
27.9
2018 Just Cause 4
16
24.1
2018 Monster Hunter: World
15
22.6
2018 Strange Brigade
24
35.5
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
27
39.3
2017 For Honor
22
31.9
2017 Project CARS 2
30
43.1
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
43
62.3
2016 Dishonored 2
26
37.2
2015 Rocket League
39
56.9
2015 Need For Speed
30
43.1
2015 Project CARS
30
43.1
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
30
43.9
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
86
123.3
2009 League of Legends
53
76.5
R9 M270X with Core i3-11100 at 1080p and Medium Quality settings
R9 M270X with Core i3-11100 at 1440p and Medium Quality settings
R9 M270X with Core i3-11100 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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