Radeon R9 M275X vs R7 M275DX
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R7 M275DX and Radeon R9 M275X, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
R9 M275X outperforms R7 M275DX by a significant 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 735 | 682 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN (2012−2015) | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) |
| GPU code name | no data | Venus |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 4 June 2014 (10 years ago) | 28 January 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 cores | 896 | 640 |
| Compute units | no data | 10 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 900 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 925 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,500 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 37.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 1.184 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 16 |
| TMUs | no data | 40 |
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 | medium sized | no data |
| Bus support | no data | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
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 | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 1125 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 72 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 data | No outputs |
| Eyefinity | + | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| AppAcceleration | + | - |
| FreeSync | - | + |
| HD3D | - | + |
| PowerTune | - | + |
| DualGraphics | - | + |
| ZeroCore | - | + |
| Switchable graphics | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 | DirectX® 11 |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | no data | Not Listed |
| Mantle | - | + |
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 HD | 27
−11.1%
| 30−35
+11.1%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−16.7%
|
7−8
+16.7%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 10−11
−20%
|
12−14
+20%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 7−8
−14.3%
|
8−9
+14.3%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
−25%
|
10−11
+25%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−16.7%
|
7−8
+16.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
−14.3%
|
8−9
+14.3%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 9−10
−11.1%
|
10−11
+11.1%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
−10.5%
|
21−24
+10.5%
|
| Hitman 3 | 8−9
−25%
|
10−11
+25%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 24−27
−25%
|
30−33
+25%
|
| Metro Exodus | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9
−25%
|
10−11
+25%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12−14
−23.1%
|
16−18
+23.1%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 40−45
−25%
|
50−55
+25%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 10−11
−20%
|
12−14
+20%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 7−8
−14.3%
|
8−9
+14.3%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
−25%
|
10−11
+25%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−16.7%
|
7−8
+16.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
−14.3%
|
8−9
+14.3%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 9−10
−11.1%
|
10−11
+11.1%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
−10.5%
|
21−24
+10.5%
|
| Hitman 3 | 8−9
−25%
|
10−11
+25%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 24−27
−25%
|
30−33
+25%
|
| Metro Exodus | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9
−25%
|
10−11
+25%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12−14
−23.1%
|
16−18
+23.1%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
−20%
|
18−20
+20%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 40−45
−25%
|
50−55
+25%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 10−11
−20%
|
12−14
+20%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
−25%
|
10−11
+25%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−16.7%
|
7−8
+16.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
−14.3%
|
8−9
+14.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
−10.5%
|
21−24
+10.5%
|
| Hitman 3 | 8−9
−25%
|
10−11
+25%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 24−27
−25%
|
30−33
+25%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12−14
−23.1%
|
16−18
+23.1%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
−20%
|
18−20
+20%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 40−45
−25%
|
50−55
+25%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9
−25%
|
10−11
+25%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7
−16.7%
|
7−8
+16.7%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Hitman 3 | 8−9
−25%
|
10−11
+25%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
−25%
|
10−11
+25%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 20−22
−20%
|
24−27
+20%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8
−14.3%
|
8−9
+14.3%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
This is how R7 M275DX and R9 M275X compete in popular games:
- R9 M275X is 11% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.34 | 4.19 |
| Recency | 4 June 2014 | 28 January 2014 |
R7 M275DX has an age advantage of 4 months.
R9 M275X, on the other hand, has a 25.4% higher aggregate performance score.
The Radeon R9 M275X is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 M275DX in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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