R9 M270X benchmark with Core i5-14600K 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 i5-14600K 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 i5-14600K ($319) *closest mobile equivalent*
CPU Impact on FPS + 3.7 FPS
CPU Impact on FPS % + 20.0%
Benchmark Quality Settings High Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 50.9 FPS
Average 1440p Performance 35.9 FPS
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 31.1 FPS
Average 4K Performance 22.8 FPS
Memory 2 GB
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 38.1
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 56.8
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 66.8
4K Cost Per Frame $ 95.0
Series R9 M270X
Variant AMD Radeon R9 M270X
Overall Combination Score 42/100 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
24.2 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
24.2 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
56.9 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. The R9 M270X's performance in this game hovers around the 60fps mark. 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
35
39.7
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
25
28.4
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
22
25.1
2023 The Last of Us Part I
17
20.0
2023 Forspoken
20
22.6
2023 The Callisto Protocol
16
18.0
2023 Dead Space
25
28.4
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
29
32.9
2023 Armored Core VI
29
32.9
2023 Immortals of Aveum
14
16.3
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
27
30.0
2023 Remnant II
16
18.0
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
21
23.4
2023 Atomic Heart
21
23.4
2023 Starfield
11
12.7
2022 Elden Ring
27
30.4
2022 God of War
26
29.1
2022 Overwatch 2
44
49.9
2022 F1 22
30
33.4
2022 Dying Light 2
28
31.8
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
28
31.8
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
44
48.9
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
32
36.6
2021 Forza Horizon 5
26
29.3
2021 Halo Infinite
20
23.2
2021 Battlefield 2042
35
39.4
2021 Hitman 3
36
41.1
2021 Far Cry 6
34
38.9
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
37
42.0
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
37
42.1
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
21
24.2
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
14
16.5
2020 Valorant
78
87.6
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
35
39.0
2020 Death Stranding
39
44.2
2020 Marvel's Avengers
27
30.4
2020 Godfall
38
43.2
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
21
24.2
2019 Apex Legends
38
42.3
2019 Anthem
26
28.9
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
36
40.4
2019 Resident Evil 2
51
57.6
2019 Metro Exodus
25
28.4
2019 World War Z
51
56.9
2019 Gears of War 5
35
39.4
2019 F1 2019
43
47.9
2019 GreedFall
39
43.8
2019 Borderlands 3
29
32.4
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
51
56.9
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
22
24.7
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
33
36.8
2018 Just Cause 4
35
39.2
2018 Monster Hunter: World
37
41.8
2018 Strange Brigade
53
59.9
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
46
51.9
2017 For Honor
60
66.7
2017 Project CARS 2
44
49.6
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
52
58.4
2016 Dishonored 2
33
37.7
2015 Rocket League
149
166.1
2015 Need For Speed
49
55.5
2015 Project CARS
48
53.5
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
80
90.0
2013 Bioshock Infinite
66
73.7
2013 Company of Heroes 2
46
51.9
2013 Crysis 3
57
64.2
2013 GRID 2
80
88.9
2013 Metro: Last Light
49
55.3
2013 Total War: Rome 2
49
55.3
2013 Battlefield 4
52
58.1
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
108
120.8
2011 Battlefield 3
65
72.5
2009 League of Legends
184
205.1
2008 Crysis: Warhead
59
66.4

Resolution 2560x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
22
28.2
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
16
20.4
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
15
18.8
2023 The Last of Us Part I
11
14.7
2023 Forspoken
11
14.7
2023 The Callisto Protocol
10
12.7
2023 Dead Space
15
18.8
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
20
25.8
2023 Armored Core VI
20
25.8
2023 Immortals of Aveum
8
11.2
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
16
20.4
2023 Remnant II
9
11.8
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
13
17.1
2023 Atomic Heart
13
16.5
2023 Starfield
8
10.8
2022 Elden Ring
18
23.2
2022 God of War
19
24.0
2022 Overwatch 2
32
41.1
2022 F1 22
16
20.4
2022 Dying Light 2
16
20.4
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
17
22.1
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
27
34.7
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
18
23.6
2021 Forza Horizon 5
19
24.2
2021 Halo Infinite
15
19.8
2021 Battlefield 2042
20
26.0
2021 Hitman 3
23
28.9
2021 Far Cry 6
22
28.4
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
23
29.5
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
21
27.5
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
16
20.2
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
11
13.9
2020 Valorant
55
69.7
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
23
29.7
2020 Death Stranding
26
33.4
2020 Marvel's Avengers
17
21.3
2020 Godfall
22
28.6
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
17
21.5
2019 Apex Legends
24
30.9
2019 Anthem
17
22.3
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
24
30.6
2019 Resident Evil 2
30
38.5
2019 Metro Exodus
17
21.5
2019 World War Z
32
40.9
2019 Gears of War 5
22
28.2
2019 F1 2019
26
33.6
2019 GreedFall
24
31.1
2019 Borderlands 3
17
22.3
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
32
40.6
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
15
19.6
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
22
28.2
2018 Just Cause 4
22
28.2
2018 Monster Hunter: World
23
28.8
2018 Strange Brigade
32
41.1
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
29
37.0
2017 For Honor
31
39.4
2017 Project CARS 2
27
34.7
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
40
50.6
2016 Dishonored 2
24
30.9
2015 Rocket League
61
76.5
2015 Need For Speed
33
42.0
2015 Project CARS
32
40.1
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
46
58.6
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
78
97.8
2009 League of Legends
94
118.4

Resolution 3440x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
20
26.7
2019 Anthem
14
18.6
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
19
25.3
2019 Resident Evil 2
23
31.3
2019 Metro Exodus
14
18.8
2019 World War Z
26
35.2
2019 Gears of War 5
18
24.9
2019 F1 2019
22
29.8
2019 GreedFall
18
24.3
2019 Borderlands 3
14
18.4
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
26
35.2
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
13
17.5
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
18
24.9
2018 Just Cause 4
17
23.6
2018 Monster Hunter: World
17
23.4
2018 Strange Brigade
26
34.7
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
25
33.8
2017 For Honor
24
32.4
2017 Project CARS 2
25
33.8
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
37
49.6
2016 Dishonored 2
22
29.7
2015 Rocket League
46
61.6
2015 Need For Speed
28
37.7
2015 Project CARS
27
36.6
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
35
47.1
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
75
98.7
2009 League of Legends
69
91.9

Resolution 3840x2160

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
15
21.9
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
9
13.5
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
9
13.5
2023 The Last of Us Part I
5
8.2
2023 Forspoken
5
7.6
2023 The Callisto Protocol
4
6.7
2023 Dead Space
5
8.2
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
10
15.3
2023 Armored Core VI
10
15.3
2023 Immortals of Aveum
3
5.6
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
8
11.8
2023 Remnant II
4
6.2
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
6
8.9
2023 Atomic Heart
7
10.6
2023 Starfield
5
7.6
2022 Elden Ring
9
13.9
2022 God of War
13
19.0
2022 Overwatch 2
22
32.0
2022 F1 22
10
15.3
2022 Dying Light 2
10
15.3
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
11
16.9
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
17
24.9
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
10
15.3
2021 Forza Horizon 5
13
19.2
2021 Halo Infinite
9
14.1
2021 Battlefield 2042
12
17.3
2021 Hitman 3
13
18.6
2021 Far Cry 6
11
16.3
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
11
16.9
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
13
18.6
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
9
14.1
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
7
11.4
2020 Valorant
42
61.1
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
11
16.9
2020 Death Stranding
14
21.1
2020 Marvel's Avengers
8
11.8
2020 Godfall
10
14.9
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
10
14.7
2019 Apex Legends
13
19.4
2019 Anthem
9
12.9
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
12
17.3
2019 Resident Evil 2
14
20.4
2019 Metro Exodus
9
14.1
2019 World War Z
17
24.9
2019 Gears of War 5
13
18.6
2019 F1 2019
15
22.5
2019 GreedFall
9
14.1
2019 Borderlands 3
8
12.2
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
17
25.5
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
9
12.9
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
13
18.6
2018 Just Cause 4
11
15.9
2018 Monster Hunter: World
10
14.9
2018 Strange Brigade
16
23.8
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
18
26.6
2017 For Honor
14
21.1
2017 Project CARS 2
20
29.1
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
29
42.8
2016 Dishonored 2
17
24.9
2015 Rocket League
27
39.0
2015 Need For Speed
20
29.1
2015 Project CARS
20
29.1
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
20
29.7
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
61
88.5
2009 League of Legends
37
53.2
R9 M270X with Core i5-14600K at 1080p and High Quality settings
R9 M270X with Core i5-14600K at 1440p and High Quality settings
R9 M270X with Core i5-14600K 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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