Radeon R9 370X vs R7 M340

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking996not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameMesoTrinidad
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date5 May 2015 (10 years ago)27 August 2015 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$199

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 cores3201280
Compute units6no data
Core clock speed943 MHz980 MHz
Boost clock speed1021 MHz1030 MHz
Number of transistors1,550 million2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data180 Watt
Texture fill rate20.4282.40
Floating-point processing power0.6534 TFLOPS2.637 TFLOPS
ROPs832
TMUs2080
L1 Cache80 KB384 KB
L2 Cache128 KB512 KB

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 x8PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data221 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 6-pin

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 typeDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz1400 MHz
Memory bandwidth16 GB/s179.2 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputs2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinity+-
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
ZeroCore+-
Switchable graphics+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (11_1)
Shader Model6.05.1
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCLNot Listed1.2
Vulkan+1.2.131
Mantle+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 5 May 2015 27 August 2015
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB

R7 M340 has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

R9 370X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months.

We couldn't decide between Radeon R7 M340 and Radeon R9 370X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Radeon R7 M340 is a notebook graphics card while Radeon R9 370X is a desktop one.

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