Apple M2 GPU 10-core vs Radeon R9 270X: graphics card comparison

Performance score

Apple M2 GPU 10-core · shared with RAM

5.46

Radeon R9 270X · 2 GB GDDR5

5.41

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Apple M2 GPU 10-core and Radeon R9 270X are almost equally fast (under 3% apart) — choose by price, socket and platform.

The score is our own estimate from the specs (core count, clock, architecture), not FPS from benchmarks. 100 = the fastest card in our database.

Real tests

What the test measures

Blender is a popular free 3D graphics program. The test makes the device render three ready-made 3D scenes (light, shadows, reflections) and counts how many render passes it finishes per minute. The higher the number, the faster the device handles heavy work: 3D, video editing, photo processing. On a CPU the test loads all cores at once, so it shows the chip's full power; on a graphics card it shows its compute strength.

GPU rendering (Blender)

Apple M2 GPU 10-core

353

faster than 31% of tested · runs: 12

Median of real test runs on users' computers. It does not show FPS in games. Data updated: 31.10.2026.

Overview

	Apple M2 GPU 10-core	Radeon R9 270X
Score (0–100)	5.46	5.41
Ranking position	214	218
Manufacturer	Apple	AMD
Type	Integrated	Desktop
Architecture	Apple	GCN

Specifications

	Apple M2 GPU 10-core	Radeon R9 270X
Shader cores	1280	1280
Boost clock	1398 MHz	1050 MHz
FP32 TFLOPS (calculated)	3.58	2.69
Hardware ray tracing	no	no

Video memory

	Apple M2 GPU 10-core	Radeon R9 270X
VRAM	shared with RAM	2 GB
Memory type	unified	GDDR5
Memory bandwidth	no data	179 GB/s

Pros and cons

Apple M2 GPU 10-core

no notable advantages

Radeon R9 270X

no notable advantages

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