AMD Radeon RX 550X vs AMD Radeon R9 M270X
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 550X and AMD Radeon R9 M270X 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 - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 550X
- Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 0 month(s) later
- Around 52% higher core clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 725 MHz
- Around 66% higher boost clock speed: 1287 MHz vs 775 MHz
- 1072.5x more texture fill rate: 51.48 GTexel/s vs 48 GTexel / s
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
- 6.2x more memory clock speed: 7000 MHz vs 1125 MHz
- Around 38% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 421 vs 306
- Around 94% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2332 vs 1204
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 3 April 2018 vs 21 March 2014 |
Core clock speed | 1100 MHz vs 725 MHz |
Boost clock speed | 1287 MHz vs 775 MHz |
Texture fill rate | 51.48 GTexel/s vs 48 GTexel / s |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm vs 28 nm |
Memory clock speed | 7000 MHz vs 1125 MHz |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 421 vs 306 |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 2332 vs 1204 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M270X
- Around 50% higher pipelines: 768 vs 512
- 930.9x better floating-point performance: 1,536 gflops vs 1.65 TFLOPs
- Around 18% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3717 vs 3139
- Around 18% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3717 vs 3139
Specifications (specs) | |
Pipelines | 768 vs 512 |
Floating-point performance | 1,536 gflops vs 1.65 TFLOPs |
Benchmarks | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3717 vs 3139 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3717 vs 3139 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3361 vs 3349 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3361 vs 3349 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 550X
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 M270X
PassMark - G2D Mark |
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PassMark - G3D Mark |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) |
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Name | AMD Radeon RX 550X | AMD Radeon R9 M270X |
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PassMark - G2D Mark | 421 | 306 |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 2332 | 1204 |
Geekbench - OpenCL | 9151 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 3428 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 3428 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3139 | 3717 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3139 | 3717 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3349 | 3361 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3349 | 3361 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Radeon RX 550X | AMD Radeon R9 M270X | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | GCN 4.0 | GCN 1.0 |
Code name | Lexa | Venus |
Design | Radeon RX 500X Series | AMD Radeon R9 200 Series |
GCN generation | 4th Gen | |
Launch date | 3 April 2018 | 21 March 2014 |
Place in performance rating | 627 | 624 |
Type | Desktop, Laptop | Desktop |
Technical info |
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Boost clock speed | 1287 MHz | 775 MHz |
Compute units | 8/10 | 10 |
Core clock speed | 1100 MHz | 725 MHz |
Floating-point performance | 1.65 TFLOPs | 1,536 gflops |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
Pipelines | 512 | 768 |
Pixel fill rate | 20.60 GP/s | |
Render output units | 16 | |
Stream Processors | 512/640 | |
Texture fill rate | 51.48 GTexel/s | 48 GTexel / s |
Texture Units | 40 | |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 50 Watt | |
Transistor count | 2,200 million | 1,500 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | No outputs |
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HDMI | ||
VGA | ||
Eyefinity | ||
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
Length | 145 mm | |
Supplementary power connectors | None | |
Bus support | PCIe 3.0 x16 | |
API support |
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DirectX | 12 | 11 |
OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.4 |
Vulkan | ||
Mantle | ||
OpenCL | Not Listed | |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 4 GB |
Memory bandwidth | 112 GB/s | 72 GB/s |
Memory bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
Memory clock speed | 7000 MHz | 1125 MHz |
Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
Technologies |
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4K H264 Decode | ||
4K H264 Encode | ||
AMD Radeon™ Chill | ||
AMD Radeon™ ReLive | ||
AppAcceleration | ||
FreeSync | ||
H265/HEVC Decode | ||
H265/HEVC Encode | ||
HDMI 4K Support | ||
AMD Eyefinity | ||
DualGraphics | ||
HD3D | ||
PowerTune | ||
Switchable graphics | ||
ZeroCore |