Radeon R7 370 vs GeForce GTX 1080

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1080 and Radeon R7 370, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1080
2016
8 GB GDDR5X, 180 Watt
40.24
+244%

GTX 1080 outperforms R7 370 by a whopping 244% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking94380
Place by popularity58not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation26.891.41
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code namePascal GP104Trinidad (Pitcairn)
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date6 May 2016 (8 years ago)5 May 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$599 $149
Current price$241 (0.4x MSRP)$378 (2.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1080 has 1807% better value for money than R7 370.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores25601024
CUDA cores2560no data
Core clock speed1607 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1733 MHz975 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)180 Watt110 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature94 °Cno data
Texture fill rate277.362.40
Floating-point performance8,873 gflops1,997 gflops

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 supportPCIe 3.0PCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length10.5" (26.7 cm)152 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)500 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors8-pin1 x 6-pin
SLI options+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 typeGDDR5XGDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed10 GB/s975 MHz
Memory bandwidth320 GB/s179.2 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 ConnectorsDP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, DL-DVI2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support+no data
Eyefinityno data+
Number of Eyefinity displaysno data6
HDMI++
DisplayPort supportno data+
G-SYNC support+no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAccelerationno data+
CrossFireno data1
Endurono data-
FreeSyncno data1
HD3Dno data-
PowerTuneno data-
TrueAudiono data+
ZeroCoreno data-
VCEno data+
DDMA audiono data+
GPU Boost3.0no data
VR Ready+no data
Ansel+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)DirectX® 12
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.131+
Mantleno data+
CUDA+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

GTX 1080 40.24
+244%
R7 370 11.71

GeForce GTX 1080 outperforms Radeon R7 370 by 244% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 1080 15538
+244%
R7 370 4520

GeForce GTX 1080 outperforms Radeon R7 370 by 244% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 1080 29263
+244%
R7 370 8519

GeForce GTX 1080 outperforms Radeon R7 370 by 244% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 1080 53598
+86.6%
R7 370 28723

GeForce GTX 1080 outperforms Radeon R7 370 by 87% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 1080 21409
+259%
R7 370 5961

GeForce GTX 1080 outperforms Radeon R7 370 by 259% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 1080 119971
+201%
R7 370 39809

GeForce GTX 1080 outperforms Radeon R7 370 by 201% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

GTX 1080 421474
+30.4%
R7 370 323114

GeForce GTX 1080 outperforms Radeon R7 370 by 30% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

Unigine Heaven 4.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark, a newer version of Unigine 3.0 with relatively small differences. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. The benchmark is still sometimes used, despite its significant age, as it was released back in 2013.

Benchmark coverage: 1%

GTX 1080 3026
+331%
R7 370 702

GeForce GTX 1080 outperforms Radeon R7 370 by 331% in Unigine Heaven 4.0.

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 HD130
+165%
49
−165%
1440p76
+72.7%
44
−72.7%
4K61
+190%
21
−190%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 70−75 no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 92 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75 no data
Battlefield 5 145 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 105 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75 no data
Far Cry 5 123 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 135 no data
Forza Horizon 4 140 no data
Hitman 3 80−85 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 201 no data
Metro Exodus 144 no data
Red Dead Redemption 2 114 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 150−160 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100 no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 83 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75 no data
Battlefield 5 128 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 95 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75 no data
Far Cry 5 98 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 105 no data
Forza Horizon 4 291 no data
Hitman 3 80−85 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170 no data
Metro Exodus 119 no data
Red Dead Redemption 2 108 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 150−160 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 74 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100 no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 63 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 71 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75 no data
Far Cry 5 75 no data
Forza Horizon 4 112 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 121 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 150−160 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 81 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100 no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 105 no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 89 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 90 no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 49 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45−50 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 71 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35 no data
Far Cry 5 77 no data
Forza Horizon 4 93 no data
Hitman 3 50−55 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 92 no data
Metro Exodus 82 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 95−100 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40 no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 81 no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 43 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 39 no data
Hitman 3 30−35 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 32 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 56 no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 33 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 29 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16 no data
Far Cry 5 27 no data
Forza Horizon 4 65 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 53 no data
Metro Exodus 47 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 20−22 no data

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 42 no data

This is how GTX 1080 and R7 370 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1080 is 165% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1080 is 73% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1080 is 190% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 40.24 11.71
Recency 6 May 2016 5 May 2015
Cost $599 $149
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 110 Watt

The GeForce GTX 1080 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 370 in performance tests.


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