R9 M270X benchmark with Core i5-14600K 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 i5-14600K 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 i5-14600K ($319) *closest mobile equivalent*
CPU Impact on FPS + 3.7 FPS
CPU Impact on FPS % + 20.0%
Benchmark Quality Settings Medium Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 75.1 FPS
Average 1440p Performance 53.9 FPS
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 47.0 FPS
Average 4K Performance 35.0 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 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
36.9 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.

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
36.9 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.

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
83.5 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
53
59.4
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
38
43.1
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
34
38.3
2023 The Last of Us Part I
27
30.8
2023 Forspoken
31
34.7
2023 The Callisto Protocol
25
27.9
2023 Dead Space
38
43.1
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
44
49.6
2023 Armored Core VI
44
49.6
2023 Immortals of Aveum
22
25.3
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
40
45.5
2023 Remnant II
25
27.9
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
32
35.8
2023 Atomic Heart
32
35.8
2023 Starfield
17
19.8
2022 Elden Ring
41
46.0
2022 God of War
39
44.1
2022 Overwatch 2
66
73.7
2022 F1 22
45
50.4
2022 Dying Light 2
43
48.1
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
43
48.1
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
65
72.3
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
49
54.9
2021 Forza Horizon 5
39
44.4
2021 Halo Infinite
31
35.5
2021 Battlefield 2042
52
58.9
2021 Hitman 3
55
61.3
2021 Far Cry 6
52
58.1
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
56
62.5
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
56
62.8
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
33
36.9
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
22
25.6
2020 Valorant
112
125.1
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
52
58.4
2020 Death Stranding
59
65.7
2020 Marvel's Avengers
41
46.0
2020 Godfall
57
64.2
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
33
36.9
2019 Apex Legends
56
63.0
2019 Anthem
39
43.9
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
54
60.3
2019 Resident Evil 2
75
84.4
2019 Metro Exodus
38
43.1
2019 World War Z
75
83.5
2019 Gears of War 5
52
58.9
2019 F1 2019
63
70.9
2019 GreedFall
58
65.2
2019 Borderlands 3
43
48.8
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
75
83.5
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
33
37.7
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
49
55.2
2018 Just Cause 4
52
58.6
2018 Monster Hunter: World
56
62.3
2018 Strange Brigade
78
87.5
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
68
76.5
2017 For Honor
87
96.9
2017 Project CARS 2
65
73.2
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
76
85.5
2016 Dishonored 2
50
56.4
2015 Rocket League
203
225.8
2015 Need For Speed
73
81.5
2015 Project CARS
70
78.7
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
115
128.3
2013 Bioshock Infinite
95
106.5
2013 Company of Heroes 2
68
76.5
2013 Crysis 3
84
93.4
2013 GRID 2
114
126.9
2013 Metro: Last Light
73
81.2
2013 Total War: Rome 2
73
81.2
2013 Battlefield 4
76
85.1
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
151
168.5
2011 Battlefield 3
94
104.8
2009 League of Legends
245
273.2
2008 Crysis: Warhead
86
96.5

Resolution 2560x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
34
42.8
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
25
31.3
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
23
29.1
2023 The Last of Us Part I
18
22.9
2023 Forspoken
18
22.9
2023 The Callisto Protocol
15
19.8
2023 Dead Space
23
29.1
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
31
39.3
2023 Armored Core VI
31
39.3
2023 Immortals of Aveum
14
17.6
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
25
31.3
2023 Remnant II
14
18.6
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
21
26.4
2023 Atomic Heart
20
25.6
2023 Starfield
13
17.0
2022 Elden Ring
28
35.5
2022 God of War
29
36.6
2022 Overwatch 2
49
61.3
2022 F1 22
25
31.3
2022 Dying Light 2
25
31.3
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
27
33.9
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
41
52.1
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
28
36.1
2021 Forza Horizon 5
29
36.9
2021 Halo Infinite
24
30.5
2021 Battlefield 2042
31
39.6
2021 Hitman 3
35
43.9
2021 Far Cry 6
34
43.1
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
35
44.7
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
33
41.8
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
24
31.1
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
17
21.7
2020 Valorant
80
101.0
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
35
44.9
2020 Death Stranding
40
50.4
2020 Marvel's Avengers
26
32.7
2020 Godfall
34
43.4
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
26
33.0
2019 Apex Legends
37
46.8
2019 Anthem
27
34.1
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
36
46.2
2019 Resident Evil 2
46
57.6
2019 Metro Exodus
26
33.0
2019 World War Z
48
61.1
2019 Gears of War 5
34
42.8
2019 F1 2019
40
50.6
2019 GreedFall
37
47.0
2019 Borderlands 3
27
34.1
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
48
60.6
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
24
30.2
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
34
42.8
2018 Just Cause 4
34
42.8
2018 Monster Hunter: World
34
43.6
2018 Strange Brigade
49
61.3
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
44
55.4
2017 For Honor
47
58.9
2017 Project CARS 2
41
52.1
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
59
74.6
2016 Dishonored 2
37
46.8
2015 Rocket League
88
110.2
2015 Need For Speed
50
62.5
2015 Project CARS
47
59.9
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
68
85.7
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
110
138.6
2009 League of Legends
132
165.4

Resolution 3440x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
30
40.7
2019 Anthem
21
28.8
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
29
38.5
2019 Resident Evil 2
35
47.3
2019 Metro Exodus
22
29.1
2019 World War Z
40
52.9
2019 Gears of War 5
28
38.0
2019 F1 2019
34
45.2
2019 GreedFall
28
37.2
2019 Borderlands 3
21
28.5
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
40
52.9
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
20
27.0
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
28
38.0
2018 Just Cause 4
27
36.1
2018 Monster Hunter: World
27
35.8
2018 Strange Brigade
39
52.1
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
38
50.9
2017 For Honor
37
48.8
2017 Project CARS 2
38
50.9
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
55
73.2
2016 Dishonored 2
34
44.9
2015 Rocket League
68
89.9
2015 Need For Speed
42
56.4
2015 Project CARS
41
54.9
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
52
69.7
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
106
139.8
2009 League of Legends
99
130.8

Resolution 3840x2160

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
23
33.6
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
14
21.0
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
14
21.0
2023 The Last of Us Part I
9
13.1
2023 Forspoken
8
12.1
2023 The Callisto Protocol
7
10.7
2023 Dead Space
9
13.1
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
16
23.8
2023 Armored Core VI
16
23.8
2023 Immortals of Aveum
6
8.9
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
12
18.6
2023 Remnant II
6
10.0
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
9
14.1
2023 Atomic Heart
11
16.7
2023 Starfield
8
12.1
2022 Elden Ring
15
21.7
2022 God of War
20
29.3
2022 Overwatch 2
33
48.3
2022 F1 22
16
23.8
2022 Dying Light 2
16
23.8
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
18
26.1
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
26
38.0
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
16
23.8
2021 Forza Horizon 5
20
29.6
2021 Halo Infinite
15
22.0
2021 Battlefield 2042
18
26.7
2021 Hitman 3
20
28.8
2021 Far Cry 6
17
25.3
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
18
26.1
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
20
28.8
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
15
22.0
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
12
17.9
2020 Valorant
62
89.3
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
18
26.1
2020 Death Stranding
22
32.5
2020 Marvel's Avengers
12
18.6
2020 Godfall
16
23.2
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
16
22.9
2019 Apex Legends
20
29.9
2019 Anthem
14
20.1
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
18
26.7
2019 Resident Evil 2
21
31.3
2019 Metro Exodus
15
22.0
2019 World War Z
26
38.0
2019 Gears of War 5
20
28.8
2019 F1 2019
24
34.4
2019 GreedFall
15
22.0
2019 Borderlands 3
13
19.2
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
27
38.8
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
14
20.1
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
20
28.8
2018 Just Cause 4
17
24.7
2018 Monster Hunter: World
16
23.2
2018 Strange Brigade
25
36.4
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
28
40.4
2017 For Honor
22
32.5
2017 Project CARS 2
30
44.1
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
44
63.7
2016 Dishonored 2
26
38.0
2015 Rocket League
40
58.4
2015 Need For Speed
30
44.1
2015 Project CARS
30
44.1
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
31
44.9
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
88
126.3
2009 League of Legends
54
78.3
R9 M270X with Core i5-14600K at 1080p and Medium Quality settings
R9 M270X with Core i5-14600K at 1440p and Medium Quality settings
R9 M270X with Core i5-14600K 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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