AMD Radeon R9 M395X vs AMD Radeon R9 270X

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 M395X and AMD Radeon R9 270X 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, 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 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD Radeon R9 M395X

AMD Radeon R9 270X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M395X

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 10% higher texture fill rate: 92.54 GTexel / s vs 84 GTexel / s
Around 60% higher pipelines: 2048 vs 1280
Around 10% better floating-point performance: 2,961 gflops vs 2,688 gflops
2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 5195 vs 4893
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 733 vs 612
Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 65.367 vs 63.455
Around 31% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 413.329 vs 315.366

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	5 May 2015 vs 8 October 2013
Texture fill rate	92.54 GTexel / s vs 84 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2048 vs 1280
Floating-point performance	2,961 gflops vs 2,688 gflops
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	5195 vs 4893
PassMark - G2D Mark	733 vs 612
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	65.367 vs 63.455
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	413.329 vs 315.366
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3354 vs 3350
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3354 vs 3350

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 270X

Around 39% lower typical power consumption: 180 Watt vs 250 Watt
Around 64% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1314.545 vs 799.421
Around 11% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 6.339 vs 5.718
Around 20% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 85.21 vs 71.057
Around 10% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 8068 vs 7365
Around 72% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3706 vs 2154
Around 10% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 8068 vs 7365
Around 72% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3706 vs 2154

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	180 Watt vs 250 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1314.545 vs 799.421
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	6.339 vs 5.718
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	85.21 vs 71.057
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	8068 vs 7365
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3706 vs 2154
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	8068 vs 7365
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3706 vs 2154

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 M395X
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 270X

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

5195

4893

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

733

612

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

65.367

63.455

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

799.421

1314.545

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

5.718

6.339

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

71.057

85.21

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

413.329

315.366

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

7365

8068

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2154

3706

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3354

3350

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

7365

8068

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2154

3706

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3354

3350

Name	AMD Radeon R9 M395X	AMD Radeon R9 270X
PassMark - G3D Mark	5195	4893
PassMark - G2D Mark	733	612
Geekbench - OpenCL	27707
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	65.367	63.455
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	799.421	1314.545
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	5.718	6.339
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	71.057	85.21
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	413.329	315.366
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	7365	8068
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2154	3706
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3354	3350
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	7365	8068
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2154	3706
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3354	3350
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		1771

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R9 M395X	AMD Radeon R9 270X
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 3.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Amethyst	Curacao
Design	AMD Radeon R9 300 Series	AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Launch date	5 May 2015	8 October 2013
Place in performance rating	461	439
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$199
Price now		$399
Value for money (0-100)		16.05
Technical info
Core clock speed	723 MHz
Floating-point performance	2,961 gflops	2,688 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	2048	1280
Texture fill rate	92.54 GTexel / s	84 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	250 Watt	180 Watt
Transistor count	5,000 million	2,800 million
Boost clock speed		1050 MHz
Stream Processors		1280
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinity
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size	large
Supplementary power connectors	None	2 x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12	12
Mantle
OpenCL	Not Listed
OpenGL	4.4	4.5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB / s	179.2 GB/s
Memory bus width	256 bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0	0
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
TrueAudio
ZeroCore
AppAcceleration
CrossFire
DDMA audio
LiquidVR
TressFX
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)