Radeon R9 270 vs Quadro P4000 Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro P4000 Mobile with Radeon R9 270, including specs and performance data.
P4000 Mobile outperforms R9 270 by an impressive 85% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 264 | 420 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 7.92 | 4.88 |
| Power efficiency | 14.36 | 5.19 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) |
| GPU code name | GP104 | Curacao |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Design | no data | reference |
| Release date | 11 January 2017 (7 years ago) | 13 November 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $819.61 | $179 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
P4000 Mobile has 62% better value for money than R9 270.
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 | 1792 | 1280 |
| Core clock speed | 1227 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1228 MHz | 925 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 7,200 million | 2,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 137.4 | 74.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.398 TFLOPS | 2.368 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 32 |
| TMUs | 112 | 80 |
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 size | large | no data |
| Bus support | no data | PCIe 3.0 |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 210 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1 x 6-pin |
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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1502 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 192 GB/s | 179.2 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 Connectors | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| Eyefinity | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| DisplayPort support | - | + |
| Display Port | 1.4 | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| CrossFire | - | + |
| FreeSync | - | + |
| HD3D | - | + |
| LiquidVR | - | + |
| TressFX | - | + |
| TrueAudio | - | + |
| UVD | - | + |
| DDMA audio | no data | + |
| Optimus | + | - |
| 3D Stereo | + | 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.
| DirectX | 12 | DirectX® 12 |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | + |
| CUDA | 6.1 | - |
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.
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 made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 20.60 | 11.16 |
| Recency | 11 January 2017 | 13 November 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 150 Watt |
P4000 Mobile has a 84.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 50% lower power consumption.
The Quadro P4000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 270 in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro P4000 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while Radeon R9 270 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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