Arc B370 vs Radeon R9 M290X Crossfire
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 351 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 6.61 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN (2012−2015) | Xe3-LPG (2026) |
| GPU code name | Neptune CF | Panther Lake |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 March 2014 (12 years ago) | 27 January 2026 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2560 | 1280 |
| Core clock speed | 850 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 900 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2x 2800 Million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 25 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 96.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 6.144 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 20 |
| TMUs | no data | 40 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 10 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 640 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 16 MB |
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).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Interface | no data | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2x 4 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 2x 256 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 4800 MHz | System Shared |
| Shared memory | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (FL 11_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.9 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.4 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 March 2014 | 27 January 2026 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 25 Watt |
Arc B370 has an age advantage of 11 years, a 833% more advanced lithography process, and 700% lower power consumption.
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