Radeon 680M vs R9 370

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 370 with Radeon 680M, including specs and performance data.

R9 370
2015
4 GB GDDR5, 110 Watt
12.23

Radeon 680M outperforms R9 370 by a considerable 42% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking374294
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.80no data
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)RDNA 2 (2020−2022)
GPU code nameTrinidadRDNA 2 Rembrandt
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date5 May 2015 (9 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Current price$325 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores1280768
Core clock speed925 MHzno data
Boost clock speed975 MHz2400 MHz
Number of transistors2,800 million13,100 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)110 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate78.00115.2
Floating-point performance2,496 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 370 and Radeon 680M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length221 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount4 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed5600 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth179.2 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2

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.

R9 370 12.23
Radeon 680M 17.36
+41.9%

680M outperforms R9 370 by 42% based on our aggregate 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%

R9 370 4722
Radeon 680M 6166
+30.6%

680M outperforms R9 370 by 31% in Passmark.

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%

R9 370 5249
Radeon 680M 6865
+30.8%

680M outperforms R9 370 by 31% 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 HD45
+18.4%
38
−18.4%
1440p12−14
−50%
18
+50%
4K6−7
−50%
9
+50%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 39
−41%
55−60
+41%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−28.6%
45−50
+28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 38
−31.6%
50−55
+31.6%
Battlefield 5 55−60
−40.4%
80−85
+40.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−28.6%
45−50
+28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 29
−37.9%
40−45
+37.9%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−34.1%
55−60
+34.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
−38.3%
65−70
+38.3%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−35.8%
110−120
+35.8%
Hitman 3 32
−40.6%
45−50
+40.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 79
−39.2%
110−120
+39.2%
Metro Exodus 55−60
−37.9%
80−85
+37.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
−35.4%
65−70
+35.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 56
−33.9%
75−80
+33.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 39
−41%
55−60
+41%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−28.6%
45−50
+28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 31
−29%
40−45
+29%
Battlefield 5 55−60
−40.4%
80−85
+40.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−28.6%
45−50
+28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 21
−28.6%
27−30
+28.6%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−34.1%
55−60
+34.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
−38.3%
65−70
+38.3%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−35.8%
110−120
+35.8%
Hitman 3 15
−40%
21−24
+40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
−37.7%
95−100
+37.7%
Metro Exodus 18
−33.3%
24−27
+33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
−35.4%
65−70
+35.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 47
−38.3%
65−70
+38.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40
−37.5%
55−60
+37.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−38.9%
75−80
+38.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−28.6%
45−50
+28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27
−29.6%
35−40
+29.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−28.6%
45−50
+28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 17
−41.2%
24−27
+41.2%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−34.1%
55−60
+34.1%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−35.8%
110−120
+35.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 43
−39.5%
60−65
+39.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40
−37.5%
55−60
+37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
−25%
30−33
+25%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18
−33.3%
24−27
+33.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
−35.4%
65−70
+35.4%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
−36.4%
45−50
+36.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
−36.4%
45−50
+36.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−33.3%
24−27
+33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−40%
21−24
+40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−36.4%
30−33
+36.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Far Cry 5 21
−28.6%
27−30
+28.6%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−32.4%
45−50
+32.4%
Hitman 3 20−22
−35%
27−30
+35%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−28.6%
45−50
+28.6%
Metro Exodus 30−35
−40.6%
45−50
+40.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27
−29.6%
35−40
+29.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 17
−41.2%
24−27
+41.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−37.9%
40−45
+37.9%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
−41.2%
24−27
+41.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−38.5%
18−20
+38.5%
Hitman 3 12−14
−38.5%
18−20
+38.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−26.3%
24−27
+26.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13
−38.5%
18−20
+38.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 4
−25%
5−6
+25%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−25%
30−33
+25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−26.3%
24−27
+26.3%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−31.3%
21−24
+31.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−40%
21−24
+40%

This is how R9 370 and Radeon 680M compete in popular games:

  • R9 370 is 18% faster in 1080p
  • Radeon 680M is 50% faster in 1440p
  • Radeon 680M is 50% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.23 17.36
Recency 5 May 2015 4 January 2022
Chip lithography 28 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 45 Watt

The Radeon 680M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 370 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 370 is a desktop card while Radeon 680M is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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