AMD Radeon R9 M270X vs AMD Radeon HD 8690M
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 M270X and AMD Radeon HD 8690M 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M270X
- Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
- 2.9x more texture fill rate: 48 GTexel / s vs 16.5 GTexel / s
- 2x more pipelines: 768 vs 384
- 2.9x better floating-point performance: 1,536 gflops vs 528.0 gflops
- 2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
- Around 22% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1204 vs 984
- 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3717 vs 1813
- 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3717 vs 1813
- Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3361 vs 3178
- Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3361 vs 3178
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 21 March 2014 vs 1 March 2013 |
Texture fill rate | 48 GTexel / s vs 16.5 GTexel / s |
Pipelines | 768 vs 384 |
Floating-point performance | 1,536 gflops vs 528.0 gflops |
Maximum memory size | 4 GB vs 2 GB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 1204 vs 984 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3717 vs 1813 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3717 vs 1813 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3361 vs 3178 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3361 vs 3178 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 8690M
- Around 7% higher core clock speed: 775 MHz vs 725 MHz
- 3.6x more memory clock speed: 4000 MHz vs 1125 MHz
- 2.5x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 768 vs 306
Specifications (specs) | |
Core clock speed | 775 MHz vs 725 MHz |
Memory clock speed | 4000 MHz vs 1125 MHz |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 768 vs 306 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 M270X
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 8690M
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PassMark - G2D Mark |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) |
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Name | AMD Radeon R9 M270X | AMD Radeon HD 8690M |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 1204 | 984 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 306 | 768 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3717 | 1813 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3717 | 1813 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3361 | 3178 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3361 | 3178 |
Geekbench - OpenCL | 5079 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 1579 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 1579 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Radeon R9 M270X | AMD Radeon HD 8690M | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | GCN 1.0 | GCN 1.0 |
Code name | Venus | Sun |
Design | AMD Radeon R9 200 Series | AMD Radeon HD 8000M Series |
Launch date | 21 March 2014 | 1 March 2013 |
Place in performance rating | 624 | 625 |
Type | Desktop | Desktop |
Technical info |
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Boost clock speed | 775 MHz | 775 MHz |
Compute units | 10 | 6 |
Core clock speed | 725 MHz | 775 MHz |
Floating-point performance | 1,536 gflops | 528.0 gflops |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
Pipelines | 768 | 384 |
Texture fill rate | 48 GTexel / s | 16.5 GTexel / s |
Transistor count | 1,500 million | 1,040 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
Eyefinity | ||
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Bus support | PCIe 3.0 x16 | |
Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
Laptop size | medium sized | |
API support |
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DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Mantle | ||
OpenCL | Not Listed | |
OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.4 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 2 GB |
Memory bandwidth | 72 GB/s | 32 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 128 bit | 64 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 1125 MHz | 4000 MHz |
Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
Shared memory | 0 | |
Technologies |
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DualGraphics | ||
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HD3D | ||
PowerTune | ||
Switchable graphics | ||
ZeroCore |