AMD Radeon R7 M340 vs AMD Radeon R7 M270

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R7 M340 and AMD Radeon R7 M270 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 M340

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • Around 30% higher core clock speed: 943 MHz vs 725 MHz
  • 3.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1732 vs 527
  • 3.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1732 vs 527
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 5 May 2015 vs 9 January 2014
Core clock speed 943 MHz vs 725 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1732 vs 527
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1732 vs 527

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 M270

  • Around 15% higher texture fill rate: 19.8 GTexel / s vs 17.16 GTexel / s
  • Around 20% higher pipelines: 384 vs 320
  • Around 15% better floating-point performance: 633.6 gflops vs 549.1 gflops
  • Around 18% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 767 vs 651
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 153 vs 152
  • Around 31% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 6810 vs 5185
  • Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 14.826 vs 13.48
  • Around 13% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1747 vs 1550
  • Around 25% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2081 vs 1668
  • Around 13% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1747 vs 1550
  • Around 25% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2081 vs 1668
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 19.8 GTexel / s vs 17.16 GTexel / s
Pipelines 384 vs 320
Floating-point performance 633.6 gflops vs 549.1 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 767 vs 651
PassMark - G2D Mark 153 vs 152
Geekbench - OpenCL 6810 vs 5185
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 14.826 vs 13.48
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1747 vs 1550
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2081 vs 1668
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1747 vs 1550
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2081 vs 1668

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 M340
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R7 M270

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
651
767
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
152
153
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
5185
6810
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
13.48
14.826
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1550
1747
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1732
527
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1668
2081
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1550
1747
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1732
527
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1668
2081
Name AMD Radeon R7 M340 AMD Radeon R7 M270
PassMark - G3D Mark 651 767
PassMark - G2D Mark 152 153
Geekbench - OpenCL 5185 6810
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 13.48 14.826
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 164.511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.943
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 20.063
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 74.38
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1550 1747
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1732 527
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1668 2081
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1550 1747
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1732 527
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1668 2081

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon R7 M340 AMD Radeon R7 M270

Essentials

Architecture GCN 3.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Meso Opal
Design AMD Radeon R7 300 Series AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Launch date 5 May 2015 9 January 2014
Place in performance rating 1383 1386
Type Desktop Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1021 MHz
Compute units 6
Core clock speed 943 MHz 725 MHz
Floating-point performance 549.1 gflops 633.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 320 384
Texture fill rate 17.16 GTexel / s 19.8 GTexel / s
Transistor count 3,100 million 1,040 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
Eyefinity

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Laptop size medium sized

API support

DirectX 12 11
Mantle
OpenCL Not Listed Not Listed
OpenGL 4.4 4.4
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 64 GB / s 28.8 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 bit
Memory clock speed 1000 MHz
Memory type DDR3 Not Listed
Shared memory 0 0

Technologies

AMD Eyefinity
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
ZeroCore
PCIe 3.0
Zero Core