R9 M270X benchmark with i7-3960X 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K benchmarks at Ultra 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 Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz has less than 8% bottleneck in many games and is perfect match to avoid FPS loss. This combination between R9 M270X and Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz is a 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 i7-3960X 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K benchmarks at Ultra 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 i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz ($799.99) *closest mobile equivalent*
CPU Impact on FPS + 0.0 FPS
CPU Impact on FPS % 0.0%
Benchmark Quality Settings Ultra Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 23.0 FPS
Average 1440p Performance 15.4 FPS
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 13.3 FPS
Average 4K Performance 9.5 FPS
Memory 2 GB
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 44.2
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 66.0
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 76.4
4K Cost Per Frame $ 107.0
Series R9 M270X
Variant AMD Radeon R9 M270X
Overall Combination Score 34/100 Weak

Assassin's Creed Valhalla (2020)

Ultra Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile $ 876
15.6 FPS
2018 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q $ 1,270
13.7 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M $ 1,100
13.2 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile $ 750
12.4 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 M380 $ 1,074
12.2 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 M280X $ 1,070
12.0 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M $ 1,066
11.9 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 2GB $ 1,062
11.7 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M $ 1,058
11.6 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MX $ 1,058
11.6 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 M280X 2GB $ 1,070
11.5 FPS
2018 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q $ 1,282
11.0 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon R5 $ 710
10.8 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon R5 $ 701
10.8 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760M $ 1,036
10.7 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7950M $ 1,023
10.3 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 M270X $ 1,016
10.0 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M $ 987
9.0 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 560 Mobile $ 987
8.9 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon RX 560X Mobile 2GB $ 987
8.9 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7850M $ 964
8.1 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 550 Mobile $ 923
6.5 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon RX 550X Mobile $ 923
6.5 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon RX VEGA 10 $ 632
6.5 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon RX 540 Mobile $ 645
5.6 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon RX VEGA 8 $ 601
5.6 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon 540 Mobile $ 1,086
5.1 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7750M $ 858
4.1 FPS

The R9 M270X sits between the HD 7950M and the GTX 660M, falling slower than HD 7950M by 3% and faster than GTX 660M by 11.1%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. Against its rival - the GTX 960M, the R9 M270X is much slower.

Cyberpunk 2077 (2020)

Ultra Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile $ 876
15.6 FPS
2018 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q $ 1,270
13.7 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M $ 1,100
13.2 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile $ 750
12.4 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 M380 $ 1,074
12.2 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 M280X $ 1,070
12.0 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M $ 1,066
11.9 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 2GB $ 1,062
11.7 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M $ 1,058
11.6 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MX $ 1,058
11.6 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 M280X 2GB $ 1,070
11.5 FPS
2018 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q $ 1,282
11.0 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon R5 $ 710
10.8 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon R5 $ 701
10.8 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760M $ 1,036
10.7 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7950M $ 1,023
10.3 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 M270X $ 1,016
10.0 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M $ 987
9.0 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 560 Mobile $ 987
8.9 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon RX 560X Mobile 2GB $ 987
8.9 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7850M $ 964
8.1 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 550 Mobile $ 923
6.5 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon RX 550X Mobile $ 923
6.5 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon RX VEGA 10 $ 632
6.5 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon RX 540 Mobile $ 645
5.6 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon RX VEGA 8 $ 601
5.6 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon 540 Mobile $ 1,086
5.1 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7750M $ 858
4.1 FPS

The R9 M270X sits between the HD 7950M and the GTX 660M, falling slower than HD 7950M by 3% and faster than GTX 660M by 11.1%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. Against its rival - the GTX 960M, the R9 M270X is much slower.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare (2019)

Ultra Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile $ 876
41.4 FPS
2018 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q $ 1,270
36.5 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M $ 1,100
35.0 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile $ 750
33.2 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 M380 $ 1,074
32.5 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 M280X $ 1,070
32.1 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M $ 1,066
31.6 FPS
2017 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 2GB $ 1,062
31.2 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M $ 1,058
30.9 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MX $ 1,058
30.9 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 M280X 2GB $ 1,070
30.7 FPS
2018 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q $ 1,282
29.3 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon R5 $ 710
28.8 FPS
2016 AMD Radeon R5 $ 701
28.8 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760M $ 1,036
28.6 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7950M $ 1,023
27.4 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 M270X $ 1,016
26.6 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M $ 987
23.8 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 560 Mobile $ 987
23.7 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon RX 560X Mobile 2GB $ 987
23.7 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7850M $ 964
21.5 FPS
2017 AMD Radeon RX 550 Mobile $ 923
17.4 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon RX 550X Mobile $ 923
17.4 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon RX VEGA 10 $ 632
17.4 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon RX 540 Mobile $ 645
14.9 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon RX VEGA 8 $ 601
14.9 FPS
2018 AMD Radeon 540 Mobile $ 1,086
13.6 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7750M $ 858
10.9 FPS

The R9 M270X sits between the HD 7950M and the GTX 660M, falling slower than HD 7950M by 3% and faster than GTX 660M by 11.8%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. Against its rival - the GTX 960M, the R9 M270X is much slower.

Game Performance at Ultra Quality settings

Change Quality Settings

Resolution 1920x1080

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
15
17.6
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
10
12.0
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
9
10.4
2023 The Last of Us Part I
7
8.0
2023 Forspoken
8
9.3
2023 The Callisto Protocol
6
7.2
2023 Dead Space
10
12.0
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
12
14.2
2023 Armored Core VI
12
14.2
2023 Immortals of Aveum
5
6.4
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
11
12.8
2023 Remnant II
6
7.2
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
8
9.6
2023 Atomic Heart
8
9.6
2023 Starfield
4
4.8
2022 Elden Ring
11
12.9
2022 God of War
11
12.3
2022 Overwatch 2
20
22.8
2022 F1 22
12
14.4
2022 Dying Light 2
12
13.6
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
12
13.6
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
20
22.3
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
14
16.0
2021 Forza Horizon 5
11
12.4
2021 Halo Infinite
8
9.5
2021 Battlefield 2042
15
17.4
2021 Hitman 3
16
18.3
2021 Far Cry 6
15
17.1
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
16
18.7
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
16
18.8
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
9
10.0
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
5
6.5
2020 Valorant
39
43.8
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
15
17.2
2020 Death Stranding
17
19.8
2020 Marvel's Avengers
11
12.9
2020 Godfall
17
19.3
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
9
10.0
2019 Apex Legends
17
18.9
2019 Anthem
10
12.2
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
16
17.9
2019 Resident Evil 2
24
26.9
2019 Metro Exodus
10
12.0
2019 World War Z
23
26.6
2019 Gears of War 5
15
17.4
2019 F1 2019
19
21.8
2019 GreedFall
17
19.7
2019 Borderlands 3
12
13.9
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
23
26.6
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
9
10.2
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
14
16.1
2018 Just Cause 4
15
17.3
2018 Monster Hunter: World
16
18.6
2018 Strange Brigade
25
28.1
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
21
23.9
2017 For Honor
28
31.9
2017 Project CARS 2
20
22.6
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
24
27.4
2016 Dishonored 2
14
16.5
2015 Rocket League
83
93.1
2015 Need For Speed
23
25.8
2015 Project CARS
22
24.7
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
40
45.2
2013 Bioshock Infinite
32
35.8
2013 Company of Heroes 2
21
23.9
2013 Crysis 3
27
30.5
2013 GRID 2
40
44.6
2013 Metro: Last Light
23
25.7
2013 Total War: Rome 2
23
25.7
2013 Battlefield 4
24
27.2
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
57
63.8
2011 Battlefield 3
31
35.1
2009 League of Legends
107
119.7
2008 Crysis: Warhead
28
31.7

Resolution 2560x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
10
12.7
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
7
8.8
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
6
8.0
2023 The Last of Us Part I
4
6.1
2023 Forspoken
4
6.1
2023 The Callisto Protocol
4
5.1
2023 Dead Space
6
8.0
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
9
11.5
2023 Armored Core VI
9
11.5
2023 Immortals of Aveum
3
4.5
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
7
8.8
2023 Remnant II
3
4.8
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
5
7.2
2023 Atomic Heart
5
6.9
2023 Starfield
3
4.3
2022 Elden Ring
8
10.2
2022 God of War
8
10.5
2022 Overwatch 2
15
19.5
2022 F1 22
7
8.8
2022 Dying Light 2
7
8.8
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
7
9.6
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
12
16.0
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
8
10.4
2021 Forza Horizon 5
8
10.6
2021 Halo Infinite
6
8.5
2021 Battlefield 2042
9
11.6
2021 Hitman 3
10
13.1
2021 Far Cry 6
10
12.8
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
10
13.3
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
9
12.3
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
6
8.7
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
4
5.7
2020 Valorant
28
35.8
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
10
13.4
2020 Death Stranding
12
15.4
2020 Marvel's Avengers
7
9.2
2020 Godfall
10
12.9
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
7
9.3
2019 Apex Legends
11
14.1
2019 Anthem
7
9.7
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
11
13.9
2019 Resident Evil 2
14
18.1
2019 Metro Exodus
7
9.3
2019 World War Z
15
19.4
2019 Gears of War 5
10
12.7
2019 F1 2019
12
15.5
2019 GreedFall
11
14.2
2019 Borderlands 3
7
9.7
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
15
19.2
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
6
8.4
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
10
12.7
2018 Just Cause 4
10
12.7
2018 Monster Hunter: World
10
13.0
2018 Strange Brigade
15
19.5
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
13
17.3
2017 For Honor
14
18.6
2017 Project CARS 2
12
16.0
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
19
24.7
2016 Dishonored 2
11
14.1
2015 Rocket League
31
39.9
2015 Need For Speed
16
20.0
2015 Project CARS
15
18.9
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
23
29.3
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
42
53.2
2009 League of Legends
53
66.5

Resolution 3440x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
9
12.0
2019 Anthem
6
8.0
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
8
11.3
2019 Resident Evil 2
10
14.4
2019 Metro Exodus
6
8.1
2019 World War Z
12
16.4
2019 Gears of War 5
8
11.1
2019 F1 2019
10
13.6
2019 GreedFall
8
10.8
2019 Borderlands 3
6
7.9
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
12
16.4
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
5
7.4
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
8
11.1
2018 Just Cause 4
7
10.4
2018 Monster Hunter: World
7
10.3
2018 Strange Brigade
12
16.2
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
11
15.7
2017 For Honor
11
14.9
2017 Project CARS 2
11
15.7
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
18
24.3
2016 Dishonored 2
10
13.5
2015 Rocket League
23
31.3
2015 Need For Speed
13
17.8
2015 Project CARS
13
17.2
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
17
22.9
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
41
54.1
2009 League of Legends
37
49.8

Resolution 3840x2160

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
6
9.6
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
3
5.6
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
3
5.6
2023 The Last of Us Part I
2
3.2
2023 Forspoken
2
2.9
2023 The Callisto Protocol
1
2.6
2023 Dead Space
2
3.2
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
4
6.4
2023 Armored Core VI
4
6.4
2023 Immortals of Aveum
1
2.1
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
3
4.8
2023 Remnant II
1
2.4
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
2
3.5
2023 Atomic Heart
3
4.3
2023 Starfield
2
2.9
2022 Elden Ring
4
5.8
2022 God of War
5
8.2
2022 Overwatch 2
10
14.8
2022 F1 22
4
6.4
2022 Dying Light 2
4
6.4
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
5
7.2
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
7
11.2
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
4
6.4
2021 Forza Horizon 5
5
8.3
2021 Halo Infinite
4
5.9
2021 Battlefield 2042
5
7.4
2021 Hitman 3
5
8.0
2021 Far Cry 6
4
6.9
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
5
7.2
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
5
8.0
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
4
5.9
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
3
4.6
2020 Valorant
21
31.2
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
5
7.2
2020 Death Stranding
6
9.3
2020 Marvel's Avengers
3
4.8
2020 Godfall
4
6.2
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
4
6.1
2019 Apex Legends
5
8.4
2019 Anthem
3
5.3
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
5
7.4
2019 Resident Evil 2
6
8.9
2019 Metro Exodus
4
5.9
2019 World War Z
7
11.2
2019 Gears of War 5
5
8.0
2019 F1 2019
6
9.9
2019 GreedFall
4
5.9
2019 Borderlands 3
3
5.0
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
7
11.4
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
3
5.3
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
5
8.0
2018 Just Cause 4
4
6.7
2018 Monster Hunter: World
4
6.2
2018 Strange Brigade
7
10.6
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
8
12.0
2017 For Honor
6
9.3
2017 Project CARS 2
9
13.3
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
14
20.7
2016 Dishonored 2
7
11.2
2015 Rocket League
13
18.6
2015 Need For Speed
9
13.3
2015 Project CARS
9
13.3
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
9
13.6
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
33
47.9
2009 League of Legends
18
26.6
R9 M270X with i7-3960X at 1080p and Ultra Quality settings
R9 M270X with i7-3960X at 1440p and Ultra Quality settings
R9 M270X with i7-3960X at 4K and Ultra 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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