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
GPU 1
GPU 2
421
306
PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
2332
1204
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3139
3717
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3139
3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3349
3361
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3349
3361
Name AMD Radeon RX 550X AMD Radeon R9 M270X
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

Essentials

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

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

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA
Eyefinity

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 145 mm
Supplementary power connectors None
Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16

API support

DirectX 12 11
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
Vulkan
Mantle
OpenCL Not Listed

Memory

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

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