Radeon R9 370 vs RX 580 Mobile

Place in performance ranking	249	371
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	21.86	1.75
Architecture	Polaris (2016−2019)	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code name	Polaris	Trinidad
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	18 April 2017 (7 years ago)	5 May 2015 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$301.69	no data
Current price	$410 (1.4x MSRP)	$325

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 580 Mobile has 1149% better value for money than R9 370.

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	2304	1280
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	925 MHz
Boost clock speed	1077 MHz	975 MHz
Number of transistors	5,700 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	110 Watt
Texture fill rate	155.1	78.00
Floating-point performance	4,963 gflops	2,496 gflops

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 580 Mobile and Radeon R9 370 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	large	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	221 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 6-pin

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
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	5600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	256.0 GB/s	179.2 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	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI	no data	+

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	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.

RX 580 Mobile 20.51
+68.1%

R9 370 12.20

RX 580 Mobile outperforms R9 370 by 68% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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%

RX 580 Mobile 11261
+115%

R9 370 5249

RX 580 Mobile outperforms R9 370 by 115% 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 HD	78 +73.3%	45 −73.3%
4K	30 +87.5%	16−18 −87.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

30−35
+83.3%

18−20

−83.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +75%	24−27 −75%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +71.4%	21−24 −71.4%
Battlefield 5	65−70 +70%	40−45 −70%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +76.7%	30−33 −76.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +83.3%	18−20 −83.3%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +80%	30−33 −80%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 +83.3%	30−33 −83.3%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 +75%	40−45 −75%
Hitman 3	60−65 +71.4%	35−40 −71.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +83.3%	24−27 −83.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +88.9%	18−20 −88.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +83.3%	24−27 −83.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +85.7%	21−24 −85.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +75%	24−27 −75%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +71.4%	21−24 −71.4%
Battlefield 5	65−70 +70%	40−45 −70%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +76.7%	30−33 −76.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +83.3%	18−20 −83.3%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +80%	30−33 −80%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 +83.3%	30−33 −83.3%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 +75%	40−45 −75%
Hitman 3	60−65 +71.4%	35−40 −71.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +83.3%	24−27 −83.3%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +83.3%	18−20 −83.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +88.9%	18−20 −88.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +83.3%	24−27 −83.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	68 +70%	40−45 −70%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +85.7%	21−24 −85.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +75%	24−27 −75%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +71.4%	21−24 −71.4%
Battlefield 5	65−70 +70%	40−45 −70%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +83.3%	18−20 −83.3%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +80%	30−33 −80%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 +83.3%	30−33 −83.3%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 +75%	40−45 −75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	37 +76.2%	21−24 −76.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +85.7%	21−24 −85.7%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +72.2%	18−20 −72.2%
Hitman 3	30−35 +83.3%	18−20 −83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +68.8%	16−18 −68.8%
Metro Exodus	20−22 +100%	10−11 −100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +87.5%	8−9 −87.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +68.8%	16−18 −68.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +83.3%	12−14 −83.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +90%	10−11 −90%
Battlefield 5	45−50 +70.4%	27−30 −70.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +94.4%	18−20 −94.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +85.7%	21−24 −85.7%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +75%	24−27 −75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +91.7%	12−14 −91.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 +87.5%	8−9 −87.5%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +87.5%	8−9 −87.5%
Hitman 3	18−20 +90%	10−11 −90%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +85.7%	7−8 −85.7%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +75%	8−9 −75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24 +71.4%	14−16 −71.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +85.7%	7−8 −85.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
Battlefield 5	24−27 +71.4%	14−16 −71.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +70%	10−11 −70%
Far Cry New Dawn	20−22 +100%	10−11 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +81.3%	16−18 −81.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%

This is how RX 580 Mobile and R9 370 compete in popular games:

RX 580 Mobile is 73.3% faster than R9 370 in 1080p
RX 580 Mobile is 87.5% faster than R9 370 in 4K

Pros & Cons Summary

Performance score	20.51	12.20
Recency	18 April 2017	5 May 2015
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	110 Watt