AMD Radeon R9 M270X vs ATI FirePro V9800

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 M270X and ATI FirePro V9800 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), 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).

AMD Radeon R9 M270X

ATI FirePro V9800

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M270X

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm

Launch date	21 March 2014 vs 9 September 2010
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 40 nm

Reasons to consider the ATI FirePro V9800

Around 17% higher core clock speed: 850 MHz vs 725 MHz
Around 42% higher texture fill rate: 68.0 GTexel / s vs 48 GTexel / s
2.1x more pipelines: 1600 vs 768
Around 77% better floating-point performance: 2,720.0 gflops vs 1,536 gflops
4.1x more memory clock speed: 4600 MHz vs 1125 MHz
2.3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2727 vs 1204
2.1x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 655 vs 306

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	850 MHz vs 725 MHz
Texture fill rate	68.0 GTexel / s vs 48 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1600 vs 768
Floating-point performance	2,720.0 gflops vs 1,536 gflops
Memory clock speed	4600 MHz vs 1125 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	2727 vs 1204
PassMark - G2D Mark	655 vs 306

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 M270X
GPU 2: ATI FirePro V9800

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1204

2727

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

306

655

Name	AMD Radeon R9 M270X	ATI FirePro V9800
PassMark - G3D Mark	1204	2727
PassMark - G2D Mark	306	655
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
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		9.718
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		738.1
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.867
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		27.153
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		118.756

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R9 M270X	ATI FirePro V9800
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	TeraScale 2
Code name	Venus	Cypress
Design	AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Launch date	21 March 2014	9 September 2010
Place in performance rating	625	627
Type	Desktop	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$3,499
Technical info
Boost clock speed	775 MHz
Compute units	10
Core clock speed	725 MHz	850 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,536 gflops	2,720.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	768	1600
Texture fill rate	48 GTexel / s	68.0 GTexel / s
Transistor count	1,500 million	2,154 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		250 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
Eyefinity
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length		267 mm
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
API support
DirectX	11	11.2 (11_0)
Mantle
OpenCL	Not Listed
OpenGL	4.4	4.4
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s	147.2 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1125 MHz	4600 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
ZeroCore