Quadro RTX 4000 Max-Q vs Radeon R7 M270

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 M270 with Quadro RTX 4000 Max-Q, including specs and performance data.

R7 M270
2014
0 MB Not Listed
1.99

RTX 4000 Max-Q outperforms R7 M270 by a whopping 1517% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking896170
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data28.04
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameOpalTU104
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date9 January 2014 (10 years ago)27 May 2019 (5 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 cores3842560
Core clock speed725 MHz780 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1380 MHz
Number of transistors950 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data80 Watt
Texture fill rate19.80220.8
Floating-point processing power0.6336 TFLOPS7.066 TFLOPS
ROPs864
TMUs24160
Tensor Coresno data320
Ray Tracing Coresno data40

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 sizemedium sizedlarge
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeNot ListedGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount0 MB8 GB
Memory bus widthNot Listed256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.8 GB/s416.0 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
G-SYNC support-+

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+-
VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1112 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCLNot Listed1.2
Vulkan-1.2.131
Mantle+-
CUDA-7.5

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.

R7 M270 1.99
RTX 4000 Max-Q 32.17
+1517%

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.

R7 M270 766
RTX 4000 Max-Q 12410
+1520%

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.

R7 M270 1858
RTX 4000 Max-Q 23574
+1169%

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.

R7 M270 1258
RTX 4000 Max-Q 17049
+1255%

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.

R7 M270 6365
RTX 4000 Max-Q 35167
+453%

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 HD13
−631%
95
+631%
1440p2−3
−2200%
46
+2200%
4K2−3
−2300%
48
+2300%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1275%
55−60
+1275%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−900%
70−75
+900%
Battlefield 5 1−2
−10500%
100−110
+10500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−1220%
65−70
+1220%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1275%
55−60
+1275%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−2333%
70−75
+2333%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−1540%
80−85
+1540%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−2063%
170−180
+2063%
Hitman 3 7−8
−871%
65−70
+871%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−689%
140−150
+689%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−1900%
80−85
+1900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−1050%
110−120
+1050%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−237%
110−120
+237%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−900%
70−75
+900%
Battlefield 5 1−2
−10500%
100−110
+10500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−1220%
65−70
+1220%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1275%
55−60
+1275%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−2333%
70−75
+2333%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−1540%
80−85
+1540%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−2063%
170−180
+2063%
Hitman 3 7−8
−871%
65−70
+871%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−689%
140−150
+689%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−1900%
80−85
+1900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−1050%
110−120
+1050%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−467%
65−70
+467%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−237%
110−120
+237%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−900%
70−75
+900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−1220%
65−70
+1220%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1275%
55−60
+1275%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−2333%
70−75
+2333%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−2063%
170−180
+2063%
Hitman 3 7−8
−871%
65−70
+871%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−689%
140−150
+689%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−1050%
110−120
+1050%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−425%
63
+425%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−237%
110−120
+237%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−1900%
80−85
+1900%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−1967%
60−65
+1967%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−1567%
50−55
+1567%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−1650%
35−40
+1650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−3700%
35−40
+3700%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−2200%
21−24
+2200%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−1800%
35−40
+1800%
Hitman 3 7−8
−486%
40−45
+486%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
−1050%
65−70
+1050%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−4300%
40−45
+4300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
−1455%
170−180
+1455%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−1000%
55−60
+1000%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−2500%
24−27
+2500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−950%
21−24
+950%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−1800%
18−20
+1800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 20−22
Far Cry 5 1−2
−1700%
18−20
+1700%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 16−18

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−833%
27−30
+833%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Metro Exodus 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Metro Exodus 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Hitman 3 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 36
+0%
36
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

This is how R7 M270 and RTX 4000 Max-Q compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4000 Max-Q is 631% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4000 Max-Q is 2200% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4000 Max-Q is 2300% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 4000 Max-Q is 10500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 4000 Max-Q is ahead in 53 tests (76%)
  • there's a draw in 17 tests (24%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.99 32.17
Recency 9 January 2014 27 May 2019
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm

RTX 4000 Max-Q has a 1516.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro RTX 4000 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 M270 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 M270 is a notebook graphics card while Quadro RTX 4000 Max-Q is a mobile workstation 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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AMD Radeon R7 M270
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