AMD Radeon R9 M270 vs AMD Radeon R9 M280X
AMD Radeon R9 M270
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The AMD Radeon R9 M270 is an upper mid-range, DirectX 12-capable graphics card for notebooks. It is manufactured in 28nm and based on the GCN (Graphics Core Next) architecture from AMD. The R9 M270 is probably just a renamed Radeon HD 8870M with 640 shader units (725 - 775 MHz) and up to 4 GB of GDDR5 memory (1125 MHz / 4500 MHz effective).
According to this information (not yet officially confirmed), the performance of the R9 M270 should exactly match its predecessor. Thus, the GPU should be somewhat slower than a Nvidia GeForce GTX 760M.
Please note: The technical specifications and clock rates are based on speculation and have not been verified by the manufacturer. The R9 M270 has been first seen in the Lenovo Y40.
AMD Radeon R9 M280X
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The AMD Radeon R9 M280X is a 28 nm DirectX 12 graphics card based on the GCN (Graphics Core Next) architecture. Built primarily for large laptops, the card is positioned in the upper mid-range category as of 2014. It is based on the Saturn chip (Bonaire codename for Desktop R7 260(X)) and clocked at 900 to 1000 MHz (Boost). The R9 M280X offers 896 shader cores, 56 TMUs, 16 ROPs and a 128 Bit memory interface for up to 4 GB GDDR5 memory (1375 MHz / 5500 MHz effective, 88 GB/s).
The performance of the Radeon R9 M280X is on par with the Nvidia GeForce GTX 850M or GTX 950M. Games from 2015 therefore should run in middle to high settings in 1080p. Some more demanding games like Assassin's Creed Unity may only run fluently in reduced settings.
The 640 shader cores can be used with OpenCL 1.2 for general-purpose calculations (as 10 compute units).
Features of the R9 series include video decoding via UVD3 for decoding MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, VC-1, MPEG-2, and Flash directly from the AMD GPU. Multi-View Codec (MVC) and MPEG-4 part 2 (DivX, xVid) HD videos are now compatible as well.
The Radeon R9 also supports automatic graphics switching between the integrated GPU and discrete GPU, called Enduro. The technology supersedes AMD's Dynamic Switchable Graphics and is similar to Nvidia's Optimus. Other features include ZeroCore for reducing power consumption when the display is turned off .
The Power consumption of the R9 M280X is not specified but should be around 70 to 80 Watt and therefore, the GPU is only suited for larger laptops and DTRs.
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| Architecture | GCN | GCN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pipelines | 640 - unified | 896 - unified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Core Speed | 725 MHz | 900 - 1000 (Boost) MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Speed | 4500 MHz | 5500 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Bus Width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Max. Amount of Memory | 4 GB | 4 GB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shared Memory | no | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| API | DirectX 12 (FL 11_1), Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.2 | DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transistors | 1.5 Billion | 2.1 Billion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| technology | 28 nm | 28 nm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Features | OpenCL 1.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notebook Size | large | large | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Announcement | 01.04.2014 | 01.02.2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Codename | Saturn XT |
Benchmarks
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD Radeon R9 M280X
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon R9 M280X
Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon R9 M280X → 0% n=0
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
Game Benchmarks
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
Doom Eternal
2020
Fall Guys
2020
F1 2018
2018
The Crew 2
2018
Team Fortress 2
2017
Rocket League
2017
For Honor
2017
Resident Evil 7
2017
Watch Dogs 2
2016
Battlefield 1
2016
No Man's Sky
2016
Overwatch
2016
Doom
2016
Need for Speed 2016
2016
Hitman 2016
2016
The Division
2016
Far Cry Primal
2016
XCOM 2
2016
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
Just Cause 3
2015
Fallout 4
2015
Anno 2205
2015
FIFA 16
2015
World of Warships
2015
Metal Gear Solid V
2015
Mad Max
2015
Dota 2 Reborn
2015
The Witcher 3
2015
Dirt Rally
2015
Battlefield Hardline
2015
Evolve
2015
Far Cry 4
2014
F1 2014
2014
Alien: Isolation
2014
Fifa 15
2014
Sims 4
2014
GRID: Autosport
2014
Watch Dogs
2014
Thief
2014
Battlefield 4
2013
Dota 2
2013
Metro: Last Light
2013
BioShock Infinite
2013
Tomb Raider
2013
Crysis 3
2013
Counter-Strike: GO
2012For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List
