AMD Radeon R9 M270X vs AMD Radeon HD 7970M

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 M270X and AMD Radeon HD 7970M 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 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 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD Radeon R9 M270X

AMD Radeon HD 7970M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M270X

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3717 vs 3692
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3717 vs 3692
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3361 vs 3339
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3361 vs 3339

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 March 2014 vs 24 April 2012
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3717 vs 3692
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3717 vs 3692
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3361 vs 3339
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3361 vs 3339

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 7970M

Around 17% higher core clock speed: 850 MHz vs 725 MHz
Around 42% higher texture fill rate: 68 GTexel / s vs 48 GTexel / s
Around 67% higher pipelines: 1280 vs 768
Around 42% better floating-point performance: 2,176 gflops vs 1,536 gflops
4.3x more memory clock speed: 4800 MHz vs 1125 MHz
3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3559 vs 1204
Around 61% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 492 vs 306

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	850 MHz vs 725 MHz
Texture fill rate	68 GTexel / s vs 48 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1280 vs 768
Floating-point performance	2,176 gflops vs 1,536 gflops
Memory clock speed	4800 MHz vs 1125 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	3559 vs 1204
PassMark - G2D Mark	492 vs 306

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 M270X
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 7970M

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1204

3559

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

306

492

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3717

3692

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3717

3692

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3361

3339

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3361

3339

Name	AMD Radeon R9 M270X	AMD Radeon HD 7970M
PassMark - G3D Mark	1204	3559
PassMark - G2D Mark	306	492
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3717	3692
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3717	3692
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3361	3339
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3361	3339
Geekbench - OpenCL		17210
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		51.181
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		1121.002
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		5.355
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		81.527
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		256.99
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		5094
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		5094
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R9 M270X	AMD Radeon HD 7970M
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Venus	Wimbledon
Design	AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Launch date	21 March 2014	24 April 2012
Place in performance rating	621	623
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	775 MHz
Compute units	10
Core clock speed	725 MHz	850 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,536 gflops	2,176 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	768	1280
Texture fill rate	48 GTexel / s	68 GTexel / s
Transistor count	1,500 million	2,800 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		100 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Eyefinity
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)
Laptop size		large
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	11	12.0 (11_1)
Mantle
OpenCL	Not Listed
OpenGL	4.4	4.5
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s	153.6 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1125 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory		0
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
ZeroCore