Radeon R9 M270X vs Quadro M2000M

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M2000M with Radeon R9 M270X, including specs and performance data.

M2000M
2015
4 GB GDDR5, 55 Watt
8.96
+187%

M2000M outperforms R9 M270X by a whopping 187% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking480749
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency11.28no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameGM107Venus
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date3 December 2015 (8 years ago)21 March 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores640640
Compute unitsno data10
Core clock speed1029 MHz725 MHz
Boost clock speed1098 MHz775 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 million1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)55 Wattno data
Texture fill rate43.9231.00
Floating-point processing power1.405 TFLOPS0.992 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs4040

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHz1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth80 GB/s72 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
Eyefinity-+
Display Port1.2no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync-+
HD3D-+
PowerTune-+
DualGraphics-+
ZeroCore-+
Switchable graphics-+
Optimus+-
3D Vision Pro+no data
Mosaic+no data
nView Display Management+no data
Optimus+no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12DirectX® 11
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.54.4
OpenCL1.2Not Listed
Vulkan+-
Mantle-+
CUDA5.0-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. 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.

M2000M 8.96
+187%
R9 M270X 3.12

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of 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.

M2000M 3459
+187%
R9 M270X 1204

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD32
+220%
10−12
−220%
4K11
+267%
3−4
−267%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+214%
7−8
−214%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+200%
9−10
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+200%
6−7
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+200%
7−8
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+213%
8−9
−213%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+233%
18−20
−233%
Hitman 3 16−18
+240%
5−6
−240%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+213%
16−18
−213%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+211%
9−10
−211%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+213%
8−9
−213%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
+200%
10−11
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+233%
18−20
−233%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+214%
7−8
−214%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+200%
9−10
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+200%
6−7
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+200%
7−8
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+213%
8−9
−213%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+233%
18−20
−233%
Hitman 3 16−18
+240%
5−6
−240%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+213%
16−18
−213%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+211%
9−10
−211%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+213%
8−9
−213%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
+200%
10−11
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 72
+200%
24−27
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+233%
18−20
−233%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+214%
7−8
−214%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+200%
6−7
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+200%
7−8
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+233%
18−20
−233%
Hitman 3 16−18
+240%
5−6
−240%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+213%
16−18
−213%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
+200%
10−11
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
+250%
4−5
−250%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+233%
18−20
−233%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+213%
8−9
−213%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+240%
5−6
−240%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+217%
12−14
−217%
Hitman 3 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+217%
6−7
−217%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+217%
18−20
−217%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Hitman 3 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+200%
12−14
−200%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9
+200%
3−4
−200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%

This is how M2000M and R9 M270X compete in popular games:

  • M2000M is 220% faster in 1080p
  • M2000M is 267% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.96 3.12
Recency 3 December 2015 21 March 2014

M2000M has a 187.2% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

The Quadro M2000M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M270X in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M2000M is a mobile workstation card while Radeon R9 M270X is a mobile workstation one.


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