Radeon R9 M370X vs Pro 555X

Place in the ranking	498	688
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	7.74	no data
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code name	Polaris 21	Cape Verde
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	16 July 2018 (6 years ago)	19 May 2015 (9 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	768	640
Core clock speed	907 MHz	800 MHz
Number of transistors	3,000 million	1500 Million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	43.54	no data
Floating-point processing power	1.393 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	16	no data
TMUs	48	no data

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	large	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1275 MHz	4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	81.6 GB/s	no data
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 outputs

no data

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (FL 11_1)
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.0	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	-

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.

Pro 555X 8.38
+108%

R9 M370X 4.02

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.

Pro 555X 3235
+108%

R9 M370X 1552

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

65−70
+103%

−103%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

12−14
+85.7%

7−8

−85.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +90.9%	10−12 −90.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Battlefield 5	24−27 +178%	9−10 −178%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +88.9%	9−10 −88.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +85.7%	7−8 −85.7%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +138%	8−9 −138%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 +109%	10−12 −109%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +133%	24−27 −133%
Hitman 3	16−18 +77.8%	9−10 −77.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +77.8%	27−30 −77.8%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +213%	8−9 −213%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +130%	10−11 −130%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +86.7%	14−16 −86.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +34.9%	40−45 −34.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +90.9%	10−12 −90.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Battlefield 5	24−27 +178%	9−10 −178%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +88.9%	9−10 −88.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +85.7%	7−8 −85.7%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +138%	8−9 −138%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 +109%	10−12 −109%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +133%	24−27 −133%
Hitman 3	16−18 +77.8%	9−10 −77.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +77.8%	27−30 −77.8%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +213%	8−9 −213%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +130%	10−11 −130%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +86.7%	14−16 −86.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −66.7%	40 +66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +34.9%	40−45 −34.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +90.9%	10−12 −90.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +88.9%	9−10 −88.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +85.7%	7−8 −85.7%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +138%	8−9 −138%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +133%	24−27 −133%
Hitman 3	16−18 +77.8%	9−10 −77.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +77.8%	27−30 −77.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +86.7%	14−16 −86.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +200%	8 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +34.9%	40−45 −34.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24
+130%

10−11

−130%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +129%	7−8 −129%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +117%	6−7 −117%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +750%	4−5 −750%
Hitman 3	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +100%	9−10 −100%
Metro Exodus	10−12 +120%	5−6 −120%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +112%	24−27 −112%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16
+75%

8−9

−75%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Hitman 3	4−5	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +129%	14−16 −129%
Metro Exodus	6−7	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9
+60%

5−6

−60%

This is how Pro 555X and R9 M370X compete in popular games:

Pro 555X is 103% faster in 1080p

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

in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Pro 555X is 750% faster.
in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the R9 M370X is 67% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Pro 555X is ahead in 62 tests (98%)
R9 M370X is ahead in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.38	4.02
Recency	16 July 2018	19 May 2015
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm

Pro 555X has a 108.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro 555X is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M370X in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro 555X is a mobile workstation card while Radeon R9 M370X 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.