R9 370 vs R9 270X

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Combined performance score

R9 270X
12.61
+3.5%

R9 270X outperforms R9 370 by 4% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking362369
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money4.421.72
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameCuracao XTTrinidad
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date8 October 2013 (10 years old)5 May 2015 (8 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 no data
Current price$136 (0.7x MSRP)$325
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R9 270X has 157% better value for money than R9 370.

Technical specs

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 cores12801280
Core clock speedno data925 MHz
Boost clock speed1050 MHz975 MHz
Number of transistors2,800 million2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)180 Watt110 Watt
Texture fill rate84.0078.00
Floating-point performance2,688 gflops2,496 gflops

Size and 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).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data221 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2 x 6-pin1x 6-pin

Memory

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 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data5600 MHz
Memory bandwidth179.2 GB/s179.2 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

Video outputs and ports

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 DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinity+no data
HDMI++
DisplayPort support+no data

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration+no data
CrossFire1no data
Enduro-no data
FreeSync1no data
HD3D+no data
LiquidVR1no data
PowerTune-no data
TressFX1no data
TrueAudio+no data
ZeroCore-no data
UVD+no data
DDMA audio+no data

API support

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (11_1)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan+1.2.131
Mantle-no data

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 270X 12.61
+3.5%
R9 370 12.18

R9 270X outperforms R9 370 by 4% in our combined 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 270X 4889
+3.5%
R9 370 4722

R9 270X outperforms R9 370 by 4% 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 270X 6560
+25%
R9 370 5249

R9 270X outperforms R9 370 by 25% 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 HD45−50
+0%
45
+0%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+12.5%
24−27
−12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+7.5%
40−45
−7.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+13.3%
30−33
−13.3%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+12.5%
40−45
−12.5%
Hitman 3 30−35
+13.3%
30−33
−13.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+8.3%
24−27
−8.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+8.3%
24−27
−8.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+12.5%
24−27
−12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+7.5%
40−45
−7.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+13.3%
30−33
−13.3%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+12.5%
40−45
−12.5%
Hitman 3 30−35
+13.3%
30−33
−13.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+8.3%
24−27
−8.3%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+8.3%
24−27
−8.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+8.3%
24−27
−8.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+12.5%
24−27
−12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+7.5%
40−45
−7.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+13.3%
30−33
−13.3%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+12.5%
40−45
−12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+8.3%
24−27
−8.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Hitman 3 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Metro Exodus 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Battlefield 5 24−27
+4.2%
24−27
−4.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+14.3%
21−24
−14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Hitman 3 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

This is how R9 270X and R9 370 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • R9 370 is 0% faster than R9 270X

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 12.61 12.18
Recency 8 October 2013 5 May 2015
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 110 Watt

We couldn't decide between Radeon R9 270X and Radeon R9 370. The differences in performance seem too small.


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