Radeon R8 M435DX vs R9 370X

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code name	Trinidad	Jet
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	27 August 2015 (8 years ago)	12 December 2016 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data
Current price	$299 (1.5x MSRP)	no data

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	384
Core clock speed	980 MHz	955 MHz
Boost clock speed	1030 MHz	1030 MHz
Number of transistors	2,800 million	690 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	82.40	24.72
Floating-point performance	2,637 gflops	no data

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	IGP
Length	221 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	no data

Memory type	GDDR5	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	256 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	5600 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	179.2 GB/s	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

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	27 August 2015	12 December 2016
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	System Shared

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