Radeon HD 6530D IGP vs R7 370
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 381 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.42 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | Trinidad (Pitcairn) | Sumo |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 5 May 2015 (9 years ago) | 20 June 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $149 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 cores | 1024 | 320 |
| Core clock speed | 975 MHz | 443 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,800 million | 1,178 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 65 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 62.40 | 7.088 |
| Floating-point performance | 1,997 gflops | 283.52 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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | IGP |
| Length | 152 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 5600 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 179.2 GB/s | no data |
| 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 Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| Eyefinity | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| AppAcceleration | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 5 May 2015 | 20 June 2011 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 65 Watt |
R7 370 has an age advantage of 3 years, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.
HD 6530D IGP, on the other hand, has 69.2% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon R7 370 and Radeon HD 6530D IGP. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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