Radeon HD 5670 vs R9 370

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 370 and Radeon HD 5670, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 370
2015
4 GB GDDR5, 110 Watt
12.23
+488%

R9 370 outperforms ATI HD 5670 by a whopping 488% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking374831
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.800.10
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameTrinidadRedwood
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date5 May 2015 (9 years ago)14 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$119
Current price$325 $132 (1.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R9 370 has 1700% better value for money than ATI HD 5670.

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 cores1280400
Core clock speed925 MHz775 MHz
Boost clock speed975 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,800 million627 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)110 Watt64 Watt
Texture fill rate78.0015.50
Floating-point performance2,496 gflops620.0 gflops

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 2.0 x16
Length221 mm168 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed5600 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth179.2 GB/s64 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 DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.131N/A

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
+488%
ATI HD 5670 2.08

R9 370 outperforms HD 5670 by 488% 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
+487%
ATI HD 5670 804

R9 370 outperforms HD 5670 by 487% in Passmark.

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:

900p150−160
+477%
26
−477%
Full HD45
+50%
30
−50%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+425%
4−5
−425%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+425%
4−5
−425%
Battlefield 5 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+440%
5−6
−440%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+425%
4−5
−425%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+440%
5−6
−440%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+471%
7−8
−471%
Hitman 3 21−24
+425%
4−5
−425%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
+463%
16−18
−463%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+425%
4−5
−425%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+450%
10−11
−450%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+471%
14−16
−471%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+425%
4−5
−425%
Battlefield 5 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+440%
5−6
−440%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+425%
4−5
−425%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+440%
5−6
−440%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+471%
7−8
−471%
Hitman 3 21−24
+425%
4−5
−425%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
+463%
16−18
−463%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+425%
4−5
−425%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+450%
10−11
−450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+483%
6−7
−483%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+471%
14−16
−471%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+425%
4−5
−425%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+440%
5−6
−440%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+425%
4−5
−425%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+471%
7−8
−471%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
+463%
16−18
−463%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+450%
10−11
−450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+483%
6−7
−483%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+471%
14−16
−471%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+425%
4−5
−425%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+440%
5−6
−440%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Hitman 3 40−45
+471%
7−8
−471%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+483%
6−7
−483%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+440%
5−6
−440%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+425%
4−5
−425%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%

This is how R9 370 and ATI HD 5670 compete in popular games:

  • R9 370 is 477% faster in 900p
  • R9 370 is 50% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.23 2.08
Recency 5 May 2015 14 January 2010
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 64 Watt

The Radeon R9 370 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 5670 in performance tests.


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