Radeon HD 8870M vs R9 370

Place in performance ranking	374	643
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.80	0.77
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)	GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code name	Trinidad	Venus
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	5 May 2015 (9 years ago)	18 December 2012 (11 years ago)
Current price	$325	$338

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R9 370 has 134% better value for money than HD 8870M.

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 cores	1280	640
Core clock speed	925 MHz	725 MHz
Boost clock speed	975 MHz	775 MHz
Number of transistors	2,800 million	1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	78.00	31.00
Floating-point performance	2,496 gflops	992.0 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 370 and Radeon HD 8870M 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.

Laptop size	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	221 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	no data

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	GDDR5, DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5600 MHz	4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	179.2 GB/s	72 GB/s
Shared memory	no 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 Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131

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
+188%

HD 8870M 4.24

R9 370 outperforms HD 8870M by 188% 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
+188%

HD 8870M 1638

R9 370 outperforms HD 8870M by 188% 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
+142%

HD 8870M 2169

R9 370 outperforms HD 8870M by 142% 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:

900p	120−130 +186%	42 −186%
Full HD	45 +32.4%	34 −32.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

18−20

+157%

7−8
−157%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +163%	8−9 −163%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Battlefield 5	27−30 +170%	10−11 −170%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +167%	9−10 −167%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +157%	7−8 −157%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +167%	9−10 −167%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 +150%	12−14 −150%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +163%	18−20 −163%
Hitman 3	21−24 +163%	8−9 −163%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 +183%	21−24 −183%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +167%	6−7 −167%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 +173%	10−12 −173%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +167%	14−16 −167%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +175%	20−22 −175%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +163%	8−9 −163%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Battlefield 5	27−30 +170%	10−11 −170%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +167%	9−10 −167%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +157%	7−8 −157%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +167%	9−10 −167%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 +150%	12−14 −150%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +163%	18−20 −163%
Hitman 3	21−24 +163%	8−9 −163%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 +183%	21−24 −183%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +167%	6−7 −167%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 +173%	10−12 −173%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +167%	14−16 −167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +170%	10−11 −170%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +175%	20−22 −175%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +163%	8−9 −163%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +167%	9−10 −167%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +157%	7−8 −157%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +167%	9−10 −167%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +163%	18−20 −163%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 +183%	21−24 −183%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +167%	14−16 −167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +170%	10−11 −170%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +175%	20−22 −175%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−33
+173%

10−12

−173%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 +163%	8−9 −163%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +167%	6−7 −167%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +167%	6−7 −167%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +167%	6−7 −167%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +157%	7−8 −157%
Hitman 3	24−27 +167%	9−10 −167%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +170%	10−11 −170%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

+163%

8−9
−163%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Hitman 3	0−1	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +167%	6−7 −167%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%