RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q vs Radeon R9 370
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 460 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 7.90 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026) |
| GPU code name | Trinidad | GB202 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 5 May 2015 (10 years ago) | 18 March 2025 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $8,565 |
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 cores | 1280 | 24064 |
| Core clock speed | 925 MHz | 1035 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 975 MHz | 2280 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,800 million | 92,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 300 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 78.00 | 1,714.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.496 TFLOPS | 109.7 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 192 |
| TMUs | 80 | 752 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 752 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 188 |
| L1 Cache | 384 KB | 23.5 MB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 128 MB |
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 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | 221 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 16-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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 96 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 512 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1400 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 179.2 GB/s | 1.79 TB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 4x DisplayPort 2.1b |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.4 |
| CUDA | - | 12.0 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 5 May 2015 | 18 March 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 96 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 300 Watt |
R9 370 has 173% lower power consumption.
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon R9 370 and RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon R9 370 is a desktop graphics card while RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q is a workstation one.
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