AMD Radeon R7 M270 videocard review

Radeon R7 M270 videocard released by AMD; release date: 9 January 2014. The videocard is designed for desktop-computers and based on GCN 1.0 microarchitecture codenamed Opal.

Core clock speed - 725 MHz. Texture fill rate - 19.8 GTexel / s. Pipelines - 384. Floating-point performance - 633.6 gflops. Manufacturing process technology - 28 nm. Transistors count - 1,040 million.

Memory type: Not Listed. Memory bandwidth - 28.8 GB / s. Shared memory - 0.

Benchmarks

PassMark
G3D Mark

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

38582

767

PassMark
G2D Mark

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

1295

153

Geekbench
OpenCL

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

345616

6810

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

939.363 mPixels/s

14.826 mPixels/s

GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

34770 Frames

1747 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

27823 Frames

527 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

69225 Frames

2081 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

34770.000 Fps

1747.000 Fps

GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

27823.000 Fps

527.000 Fps

GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

69225.000 Fps

2081.000 Fps

Name	Value
PassMark - G3D Mark	767
PassMark - G2D Mark	153
Geekbench - OpenCL	6810
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection	14.826 mPixels/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen	1747 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan	527 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex	2081 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen	1747.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan	527.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex	2081.000 Fps

Games performance

1. GTA V (2015)
2. Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)
3. Far Cry 4 (2014)
4. Alien: Isolation (2014)
5. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)
6. Thief (2014)

7. X-Plane 10.25 (2013)
8. Total War: Rome II (2013)
9. StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)
10. Tomb Raider (2013)
11. Hitman: Absolution (2012)
12. Diablo III (2012)
13. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

GTA V (2015)

Low, 1024x768	51.10
Medium, 1366x768	43.50
High, 1920x1080	11.80
Ultra, 1920x1080	8.10

Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)

Low, 1024x768	37.75
Medium, 1366x768	30.80
High, 1920x1080	17.65
Ultra, 1920x1080	12.20

Far Cry 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x768	38.40
Medium, 1366x768	27.80
High, 1920x1080	13.10
Ultra, 1920x1080	10.30

Alien: Isolation (2014)

Low, 1024x768	45.20
Medium, 1366x768	31.00
High, 1920x1080	17.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	13.90

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)

Low, 1280x720	35.05
Medium, 1344x756	22.25
High, 1920x1080	13.10
Ultra, 1920x1080	10.00

Thief (2014)

Low, 1024x768	28.10
Medium, 1366x768	19.00
High, 1366x768	16.20
Ultra, 1920x1080	8.50

X-Plane 10.25 (2013)

Low, 1024x768	59.60
Medium, 1366x768	31.50
High, 1366x768	13.40
Ultra, 1920x1080	5.10

Total War: Rome II (2013)

Low, 1024x768	63.40
Medium, 1366x768	47.20
High, 1366x768	38.30
Ultra, 1920x1080	7.30

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)

Low, 1024x768	208.00
Medium, 1366x768	72.00
High, 1366x768	41.60
Ultra, 1920x1080	15.60

Tomb Raider (2013)

Low, 1024x768	78.05
Medium, 1366x768	41.20
High, 1366x768	28.70
Ultra, 1920x1080	13.85

Hitman: Absolution (2012)

Low, 1024x768	40.10
Medium, 1366x768	32.95
High, 1366x768	17.05
Ultra, 1920x1080	7.55

Diablo III (2012)

Low, 1024x768	94.50
Medium, 1366x768	62.10
High, 1366x768	51.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	31.40

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

Low, 1280x720	67.10
Medium, 1366x768	43.30
High, 1366x768	31.60
Ultra, 1920x1080	19.10

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0
Code name	Opal
Design	AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Launch date	9 January 2014
Place in performance rating	1384
Type	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	725 MHz
Floating-point performance	633.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm
Pipelines	384
Texture fill rate	19.8 GTexel / s
Transistor count	1,040 million

Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8
Laptop size	medium sized
API support
DirectX	11
Mantle
OpenCL	Not Listed
OpenGL	4.4
Memory
Memory bandwidth	28.8 GB / s
Memory type	Not Listed
Shared memory	0
Technologies
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PCIe 3.0
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
Zero Core
ZeroCore