Radeon RX 6900 XT vs R7 370

Place in performance ranking	377	18
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	1.37	18.71
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Trinidad (Pitcairn)	Navi 21
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	5 May 2015 (8 years ago)	8 December 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$149	$999
Current price	$378 (2.5x MSRP)	$957 (1x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6900 XT has 1266% better value for money than R7 370.

Technical specs

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	5120
Core clock speed	no data	1825 MHz
Boost clock speed	975 MHz	2250 MHz
Number of transistors	2,800 million	26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	300 Watt
Texture fill rate	62.40	720.0
Floating-point performance	1,997 gflops	no data

Size and 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 support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	152 mm	267 mm
Width	2-slot	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin	2x 8-pin

Memory

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	975 MHz	16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	179.2 GB/s	512.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Video outputs and ports

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	1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
Eyefinity	+	no data
Number of Eyefinity displays	6	no data
HDMI	+	+
DisplayPort support	+	no data

Technologies

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

AppAcceleration	+	no data
CrossFire	1	no data
Enduro	-	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
HD3D	-	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
ZeroCore	-	no data
VCE	+	no data
DDMA audio	+	no data

API support

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.1
Vulkan	+	1.2
Mantle	+	no 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 11.67

RX 6900 XT 69.33
+494%

RX 6900 XT outperforms R7 370 by 494% based on our aggregated 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

RX 6900 XT 26853
+494%

RX 6900 XT outperforms R7 370 by 494% in Passmark.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

R7 370 8519

RX 6900 XT 59119
+594%

RX 6900 XT outperforms R7 370 by 594% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

R7 370 5961

RX 6900 XT 50587
+749%

RX 6900 XT outperforms R7 370 by 749% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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	47 −311%	193 +311%
1440p	41 −227%	134 +227%
4K	20 −315%	83 +315%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

18−20

−656%

130−140
+656%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −368%	117 +368%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 −789%	169 +789%
Battlefield 5	40−45 −388%	195 +388%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 −458%	170−180 +458%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −656%	130−140 +656%
Far Cry 5	30−33 −423%	150−160 +423%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 −294%	126 +294%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −590%	283 +590%
Hitman 3	30−35 −813%	283 +813%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −754%	205 +754%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20−22 −880%	196 +880%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −788%	222 +788%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −805%	190 +805%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −324%	106 +324%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 −647%	142 +647%
Battlefield 5	40−45 −390%	196 +390%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 −458%	170−180 +458%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −656%	130−140 +656%
Far Cry 5	30−33 −423%	150−160 +423%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 −284%	123 +284%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −580%	279 +580%
Hitman 3	30−35 −790%	276 +790%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −625%	174 +625%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −811%	164 +811%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20−22 −520%	124 +520%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −728%	207 +728%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35 −823%	323 +823%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −710%	170 +710%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −292%	98 +292%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 −621%	137 +621%
Battlefield 5	40−45 −393%	197 +393%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −656%	130−140 +656%
Far Cry 5	30−33 −423%	150−160 +423%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 −269%	118 +269%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −505%	248 +505%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	22 −645%	164 +645%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −476%	121 +476%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −641%	120−130 +641%
Hitman 3	18−20 −1083%	213 +1083%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −700%	136 +700%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −920%	102 +920%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −925%	82 +925%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −960%	159 +960%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 −800%	99 +800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 −1263%	109 +1263%
Battlefield 5	21−24 −791%	196 +791%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −1133%	70−75 +1133%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −605%	130−140 +605%
Far Cry New Dawn	20−22 −485%	117 +485%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −950%	231 +950%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −1064%	120−130 +1064%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 −1417%	91 +1417%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −875%	75−80 +875%
Hitman 3	10−12 −1064%	128 +1064%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 −322%	38 +322%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −1240%	67 +1240%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −817%	55 +817%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −1317%	85 +1317%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −1120%	122 +1120%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −871%	68 +871%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −1220%	66 +1220%
Battlefield 5	10−12 −1118%	134 +1118%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1650%	35−40 +1650%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −811%	80−85 +811%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −742%	101 +742%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −980%	162 +980%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 −1250%	54 +1250%

This is how R7 370 and RX 6900 XT compete in popular games:

RX 6900 XT is 311% faster than R7 370 in 1080p
RX 6900 XT is 227% faster than R7 370 in 1440p
RX 6900 XT is 315% faster than R7 370 in 4K

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

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6900 XT is 1650% faster than the R7 370.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RX 6900 XT surpassed R7 370 in all 68 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance score	11.67	69.33
Recency	5 May 2015	8 December 2020
Cost	$149	$999
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	300 Watt