GeForce 9500 GT vs Radeon R7 370

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 370 and GeForce 9500 GT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R7 370
2015
4 GB GDDR5, 110 Watt
11.56
+2588%

R7 370 outperforms 9500 GT by a whopping 2588% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking4151256
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.59no data
Power efficiency7.330.60
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameTrinidadG96
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date18 June 2015 (9 years ago)29 July 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$149 $85.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores102432
Core clock speedno data550 MHz
Boost clock speed975 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,800 million314 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)110 Watt50 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate62.409.600
Floating-point processing power1.997 TFLOPS0.096 TFLOPS
ROPs328
TMUs6416

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 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length152 mm175 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pinNone
SLI options-+

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed975 MHz800 (GDDR3) and 500 (DDR2) MHz
Memory bandwidth179.2 GB/s25.6 (GDDR3) and 16.0 (DDR2)
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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortDual Link DVISingle Link DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
Eyefinity+-
Number of Eyefinity displays6no data
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
DisplayPort support+-
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/PDIF

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration+-
CrossFire+-
FreeSync+-
TrueAudio+-
VCE+-
DDMA audio+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1211.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.62.1
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan+N/A
Mantle+-
CUDA-+

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.

R7 370 11.56
+2588%
9500 GT 0.43

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.

R7 370 4499
+2610%
9500 GT 166

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 HD47
+4600%
1−2
−4600%
1440p57
+2750%
2−3
−2750%
4K200−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.17
+2612%
85.99
−2612%
1440p2.61
+1545%
43.00
−1545%
4K7.45no data
  • R7 370 has 2612% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • R7 370 has 1545% lower cost per frame in 1440p

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 20−22 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+3700%
1−2
−3700%
Counter-Strike 2 20−22 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+4600%
1−2
−4600%
Forza Horizon 5 30−33
+2900%
1−2
−2900%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+3100%
1−2
−3100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+2900%
1−2
−2900%
Valorant 35
+3400%
1−2
−3400%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+3700%
1−2
−3700%
Counter-Strike 2 20−22 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24 0−1
Dota 2 29
+2800%
1−2
−2800%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+4500%
1−2
−4500%
Fortnite 65−70
+3250%
2−3
−3250%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+4600%
1−2
−4600%
Forza Horizon 5 30−33
+2900%
1−2
−2900%
Grand Theft Auto V 44
+4300%
1−2
−4300%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+3100%
1−2
−3100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55
+2650%
2−3
−2650%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+2900%
1−2
−2900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 37
+3600%
1−2
−3600%
Valorant 45−50
+4500%
1−2
−4500%
World of Tanks 160−170
+2600%
6−7
−2600%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+3700%
1−2
−3700%
Counter-Strike 2 20−22 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24 0−1
Dota 2 40−45
+4100%
1−2
−4100%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+4500%
1−2
−4500%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+4600%
1−2
−4600%
Forza Horizon 5 30−33
+2900%
1−2
−2900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27
+2600%
1−2
−2600%
Valorant 20 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
+3500%
2−3
−3500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11 0−1
World of Tanks 81
+2600%
3−4
−2600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10 0−1
Far Cry 5 24−27 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+2600%
1−2
−2600%
Forza Horizon 5 18−20 0−1
Metro Exodus 24−27 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18 0−1
Valorant 17 0−1

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8 0−1
Dota 2 21−24 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24 0−1
Metro Exodus 7−8 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 37
+3600%
1−2
−3600%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24 0−1
World of Tanks 45
+4400%
1−2
−4400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 7−8 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Dota 2 21−24 0−1
Far Cry 5 14−16 0−1
Fortnite 12−14 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 16−18 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 9−10 0−1
Valorant 12−14 0−1

This is how R7 370 and 9500 GT compete in popular games:

  • R7 370 is 4600% faster in 1080p
  • R7 370 is 2750% faster in 1440p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.56 0.43
Recency 18 June 2015 29 July 2008
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 50 Watt

R7 370 has a 2588.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 132.1% more advanced lithography process.

9500 GT, on the other hand, has 120% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R7 370 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9500 GT in performance tests.


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