Arc B580 vs Radeon R9 370

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 370 and Arc B580, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 370
2015
4 GB GDDR5, 110 Watt
12.28

Arc B580 outperforms R9 370 by a whopping 228% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking404105
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data93.85
Power efficiency7.7214.65
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Xe2 (2024)
GPU code nameTrinidadBMG-G21
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date5 May 2015 (9 years ago)12 December 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores12802560
Core clock speed925 MHz2670 MHz
Boost clock speed975 MHz2670 MHz
Number of transistors2,800 million19,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)110 Watt190 Watt
Texture fill rate78.00427.2
Floating-point processing power2.496 TFLOPS13.67 TFLOPS
ROPs3280
TMUs80160
Tensor Coresno data160
Ray Tracing Coresno data20

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length221 mm272 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 8-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB12 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1400 MHz2375 MHz
Memory bandwidth179.2 GB/s456.0 GB/s

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 DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.4

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.

R9 370 12.28
Arc B580 40.26
+228%

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.

R9 370 4722
Arc B580 15488
+228%

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 HD45
−180%
126
+180%
1440p21−24
−233%
70
+233%
4K12−14
−233%
40
+233%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data1.98
1440pno data3.56
4Kno data6.23

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.28 40.26
Recency 5 May 2015 12 December 2024
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 190 Watt

R9 370 has 72.7% lower power consumption.

Arc B580, on the other hand, has a 227.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc B580 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 370 in performance tests.


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