Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
AMD Radeon R7 M270 vs NVIDIA GeForce 920M
Price now
895$
Games supported
57%
- Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
- Core clock speed 954
- Max video memory 4096
- Memory type DDR3
- Memory clock speed 1800
- Maximum resolution
- Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
- Core clock speed 825
- Max video memory 0
- Memory type Not Listed
- Memory clock speed 0
- Maximum resolution
Price now
no data
Games supported
57%
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance rating | 805 | 796 |
| Value for money | 0.04 | no data |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | GCN (2011−2017) |
| GPU code name | N16V-GM-S | Opal XT / Mars |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 27 January 2015 (8 years old) | 7 January 2014 (9 years old) |
| Current price | $895 | no data |
Value for money
no data
Technical specs
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 384 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 954 MHz | 825 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 915 million | 950 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 33 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 30.53 | 19.80 |
| Floating-point performance | 297.6 gflops | 633.6 gflops |
Size and compatibility
Information on GeForce 920M and Radeon R7 M270 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Laptop size | no data | medium sized |
| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | PCIe 3.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
Memory
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | DDR3 | Not Listed |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 0 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | Not Listed |
| Memory clock speed | 1800 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s | 28.8 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Video outputs and ports
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| AppAcceleration | no data | - |
| Enduro | no data | - |
| FreeSync | no data | 1 |
| HD3D | no data | + |
| PowerTune | no data | + |
| DualGraphics | no data | 1 |
| TrueAudio | no data | - |
| ZeroCore | no data | + |
| Switchable graphics | no data | 1 |
| GPU Boost | 2.0 | no data |
| Optimus | + | no data |
| GameWorks | + | no data |
API support
APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | DirectX® 11 |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | Not Listed |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | no data |
| Mantle | no data | + |
| CUDA | + | no data |
Benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. Note that overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.
Overall score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
- Passmark
- 3DMark Vantage Performance
- 3DMark 11 Performance GPU
- 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
- 3DMark Fire Strike Score
- 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Passmark
This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Benchmark coverage: 24%
Radeon R7 M270 outperforms GeForce 920M by 3% in Passmark.
3DMark Vantage Performance
3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.
Benchmark coverage: 16%
Radeon R7 M270 outperforms GeForce 920M by 20% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.
3DMark 11 Performance GPU
3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.
Benchmark coverage: 16%
Radeon R7 M270 outperforms GeForce 920M by 8% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
GeForce 920M outperforms Radeon R7 M270 by 14% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.
3DMark Fire Strike Score
Benchmark coverage: 13%
Radeon R7 M270 outperforms GeForce 920M by 12% in 3DMark Fire Strike Score.
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature seemingly made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic enough graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
Radeon R7 M270 outperforms GeForce 920M by 8% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.
Mining hashrates
Cryptocurrency mining performance of GeForce 920M and Radeon R7 M270. Usually measured in megahashes per second.
| Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) | 40 Mh/s | no data |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 16
+14.3%
| 14
−14.3%
|
| 4K | 9 | no data |
Popular games
- Full HD
Low Preset - Full HD
Medium Preset - Full HD
High Preset - Full HD
Ultra Preset - 1440p
High Preset - 1440p
Ultra Preset - 4K
High Preset - 4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16
+300%
|
4−5
−300%
|
| Hitman 3 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 15
+275%
|
4−5
−275%
|
| Hitman 3 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3 | no data |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance rating | 1.84 | 1.89 |
| Recency | 27 January 2015 | 7 January 2014 |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 | 28.8 |
Technical City couldn't decide between
and
The differences in performance seem too small.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
Competitors of GeForce 920M by AMD
The nearest GeForce 920M's AMD equivalent is Radeon HD 8650G + HD 8570M Dual Graphics, which is faster by 1% and higher by 1 position in our performance rating.
Here are some closest AMD rivals to GeForce 920M:
Competitors of Radeon R7 M270 by NVIDIA
We believe that the nearest equivalent to Radeon R7 M270 from NVIDIA is GeForce 9800M GT SLI, which is nearly equal in speed and is lower by 1 position in our rating.
Here are some closest NVIDIA rivals to Radeon R7 M270:
Similar GPU comparisons
We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.
