AMD Radeon R9 M270X vs ATI FireGL V3100

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 M270X and ATI FireGL V3100 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).

AMD Radeon R9 M270X

ATI FireGL V3100

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M270X

Videocard is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 85% higher core clock speed: 725 MHz vs 391 MHz
30.7x more texture fill rate: 48 GTexel / s vs 1.564 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 110 nm
32x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 128 MB
2.9x more memory clock speed: 1125 MHz vs 392 MHz
22.7x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1204 vs 53
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 306 vs 275

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 March 2014 vs 1 September 2004
Core clock speed	725 MHz vs 391 MHz
Texture fill rate	48 GTexel / s vs 1.564 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 110 nm
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 128 MB
Memory clock speed	1125 MHz vs 392 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1204 vs 53
PassMark - G2D Mark	306 vs 275

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 M270X
GPU 2: ATI FireGL V3100

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1204

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

306

275

Name	AMD Radeon R9 M270X	ATI FireGL V3100
PassMark - G3D Mark	1204	53
PassMark - G2D Mark	306	275
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3717
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3361
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3361

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R9 M270X	ATI FireGL V3100
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Rage 9
Code name	Venus	RV370
Design	AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Launch date	21 March 2014	1 September 2004
Place in performance rating	610	606
Type	Desktop	Workstation
Technical info
Boost clock speed	775 MHz
Compute units	10
Core clock speed	725 MHz	391 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,536 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	110 nm
Pipelines	768
Texture fill rate	48 GTexel / s	1.564 GTexel / s
Transistor count	1,500 million	107 million
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	PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	11	9.0
Mantle
OpenCL	Not Listed
OpenGL	4.4	2.0
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	128 MB
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s	3.136 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1125 MHz	392 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
ZeroCore