AMD Radeon R9 M270X vs ATI Radeon HD 5550

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 M270X and ATI Radeon HD 5550 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 Radeon HD 5550

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M270X

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 32% higher core clock speed: 725 MHz vs 550 MHz
5.5x more texture fill rate: 48 GTexel / s vs 8.8 GTexel / s
2.4x more pipelines: 768 vs 320
4.4x better floating-point performance: 1,536 gflops vs 352.0 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
8x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 512 MB
3.2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1204 vs 377
Around 65% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 306 vs 185

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 March 2014 vs 9 February 2010
Core clock speed	725 MHz vs 550 MHz
Texture fill rate	48 GTexel / s vs 8.8 GTexel / s
Pipelines	768 vs 320
Floating-point performance	1,536 gflops vs 352.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 40 nm
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 512 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1204 vs 377
PassMark - G2D Mark	306 vs 185

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 5550

2.8x more memory clock speed: 3200 MHz vs 1125 MHz

Memory clock speed	3200 MHz vs 1125 MHz

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 M270X
GPU 2: ATI Radeon HD 5550

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1204

377

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

306

185

Name	AMD Radeon R9 M270X	ATI Radeon HD 5550
PassMark - G3D Mark	1204	377
PassMark - G2D Mark	306	185
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 Radeon HD 5550
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	TeraScale 2
Code name	Venus	Redwood
Design	AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Launch date	21 March 2014	9 February 2010
Place in performance rating	607	899
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	775 MHz
Compute units	10
Core clock speed	725 MHz	550 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,536 gflops	352.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	768	320
Texture fill rate	48 GTexel / s	8.8 GTexel / s
Transistor count	1,500 million	627 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		39 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
Eyefinity
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length		165 mm
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	11	11.2 (11_0)
Mantle
OpenCL	Not Listed
OpenGL	4.4	4.4
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	512 MB
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s	51.2 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1125 MHz	3200 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
ZeroCore