Arc 140T Mobile vs Radeon R9 270X
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 432 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 4.32 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 4.87 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Xe2-LPG (2024−2025) |
| GPU code name | Curacao | Arrow Lake |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Design | reference | no data |
| Release date | 8 October 2013 (11 years ago) | 13 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 cores | 1280 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1050 MHz | 2350 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,800 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 180 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 84.00 | 150.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.688 TFLOPS | 4.813 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 80 | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 128 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 8 |
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).
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2 x 6-pin | no 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 type | GDDR5 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | no data | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 179.2 GB/s | no data |
| 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 Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Portable Device Dependent |
| Eyefinity | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| DisplayPort support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| AppAcceleration | + | - |
| CrossFire | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| HD3D | + | - |
| LiquidVR | + | - |
| TressFX | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| DDMA audio | + | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.3 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 8 October 2013 | 13 January 2025 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 180 Watt | 35 Watt |
Arc 140T Mobile has an age advantage of 11 years, a 833.3% more advanced lithography process, and 414.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon R9 270X and Arc 140T Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon R9 270X is a desktop graphics card while Arc 140T Mobile is a notebook one.
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