GeForce GTX 275 vs Radeon R7 370

Aggregate performance score

R7 370
2015
4 GB GDDR5, 110 Watt
11.70
+219%

Radeon R7 370 outperforms GeForce GTX 275 by a whopping 219% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking380676
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.410.35
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameTrinidad (Pitcairn)GT200B
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date5 May 2015 (9 years ago)15 January 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$149 $249
Current price$378 (2.5x MSRP)$82 (0.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R7 370 has 303% better value for money than GTX 275.

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 cores1024240
CUDA coresno data240
Core clock speedno data633 MHz
Boost clock speed975 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,800 million1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)110 Watt219 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate62.4050.6 billion/sec
Floating-point performance1,997 gflops673.9 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 3.0PCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length152 mm10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Heightno data4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pin2x 6-pin
SLI optionsno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB896 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit448 Bit
Memory clock speed975 MHz1134 MHz
Memory bandwidth179.2 GB/s127.0 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 DisplayPortTwo Dual Link DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
Eyefinity+no data
Number of Eyefinity displays6no data
HDMI+no data
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
DisplayPort support+no data
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+no data
CrossFire1no data
Enduro-no data
FreeSync1no data
HD3D-no data
PowerTune-no data
TrueAudio+no data
ZeroCore-no data
VCE+no data
DDMA audio+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1211.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.63.0
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan+N/A
Mantle+no data
CUDAno 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.

R7 370 11.70
+219%
GTX 275 3.67

Radeon R7 370 outperforms GeForce GTX 275 by 219% 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%

R7 370 4520
+219%
GTX 275 1416

Radeon R7 370 outperforms GeForce GTX 275 by 219% in Passmark.

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 HD49
+250%
14−16
−250%
1440p44
+267%
12−14
−267%
4K21
+250%
6−7
−250%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+243%
7−8
−243%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+270%
10−11
−270%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+243%
7−8
−243%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+238%
8−9
−238%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+220%
10−11
−220%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+250%
16−18
−250%
Hitman 3 21−24
+267%
6−7
−267%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+243%
14−16
−243%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+280%
10−11
−280%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+230%
10−11
−230%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+260%
10−11
−260%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+233%
12−14
−233%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+243%
7−8
−243%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+270%
10−11
−270%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+243%
7−8
−243%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+238%
8−9
−238%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+220%
10−11
−220%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+250%
16−18
−250%
Hitman 3 21−24
+267%
6−7
−267%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+243%
14−16
−243%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+280%
10−11
−280%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+230%
10−11
−230%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+260%
10−11
−260%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35
+250%
10−11
−250%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+233%
12−14
−233%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+243%
7−8
−243%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+243%
7−8
−243%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+238%
8−9
−238%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+250%
16−18
−250%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+243%
14−16
−243%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+260%
10−11
−260%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 22
+267%
6−7
−267%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+233%
12−14
−233%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+230%
10−11
−230%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+229%
7−8
−229%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+280%
5−6
−280%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+267%
6−7
−267%
Hitman 3 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+243%
7−8
−243%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+280%
5−6
−280%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+280%
5−6
−280%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Hitman 3 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Metro Exodus 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%

This is how R7 370 and GTX 275 compete in popular games:

  • R7 370 is 250% faster in 1080p
  • R7 370 is 267% faster in 1440p
  • R7 370 is 250% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.70 3.67
Recency 5 May 2015 15 January 2009
Cost $149 $249
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 896 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 219 Watt

The Radeon R7 370 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 275 in performance tests.


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