Radeon R9 370 1024SP vs HD 7790
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 577 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.59 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 6.63 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | Bonaire | Trinidad |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 22 March 2013 (12 years ago) | 12 June 2015 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $149 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 1000 MHz | 925 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 975 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,080 million | 2,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 56.00 | 62.40 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.792 TFLOPS | 1.997 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| TMUs | 56 | 64 |
| L1 Cache | 224 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 512 KB |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 183 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 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 | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 96 GB/s | 179.2 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | + | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.131 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 22 March 2013 | 12 June 2015 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 150 Watt |
HD 7790 has 76.5% lower power consumption.
R9 370 1024SP, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 7790 and Radeon R9 370 1024SP. We've got no test results to judge.
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