amd
Brand2GB GDDR5
Memory1024
Cores179.2 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon R7 370
VS
amd
Brand4GB GDDR5
Memory2560
Cores320 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon R9 290
AMD Radeon R7 370
2GB GDDR5 110W $149 Jun 2015
Radeon R7 370
$149 • Jun 2015
VS
Radeon R9 290
$399 • Nov 2013
AMD Radeon R9 290
4GB GDDR5 275W $399 Nov 2013
Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon R7 370 | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| TDP | 110 W | 275 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 975 MHz | N/A |
| Memory Bandwidth | 179.2 GB/s | 320 GB/s |
| Process Size | 28nm | 28nm |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 | GCN 2.0 |
| Shading Units | 1024 | 2560 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 64 | 160 |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 512-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1400 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 31.2 GPixel/s | 60.61 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 179.2 GTexel/s | 320 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 1.997 GFLOPS | 4.849 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 0.50 MB | 1.00 MB |
| Die Size | 212 mm² | 438 mm² |
| Transistors | 2800 Million | 6200 Million |
| Required PSU | 300 W | 600 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 11.1 | 12 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
1481
AMD Radeon R7 370
3535 (+139%)
AMD Radeon R9 290
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
21862
AMD Radeon R7 370
41610 (+90%)
AMD Radeon R9 290
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
FPS
AMD Radeon R7 370
FPS
AMD Radeon R9 290
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
4504
AMD Radeon R7 370
8150 (+81%)
AMD Radeon R9 290
Game Benchmarks Comparison (149 benchmarks)
Warhammer Vermintide 2
7.4 2018 • Action, Indie, RPG Fatshark
1080p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290 (+68%)
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
Radeon R7 370
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290 (+65%)
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
Radeon R7 370
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290 (+60%)
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
Radeon R7 370
AVG 10 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
Winner
Loser
METAL GEAR SURVIVE
7.8 2018 • Action, Adventure, Strategy KONAMI
1080p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290 (+66%)
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
Radeon R7 370
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290 (+63%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
Radeon R7 370
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290 (+64%)
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
Radeon R7 370
AVG 11 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
Winner
Loser
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2
8 2017 • Action TT Games, Feral Interactive (Mac)
1080p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290 (+65%)
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
Radeon R7 370
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290 (+66%)
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
Radeon R7 370
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290 (+59%)
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Radeon R7 370
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
Winner
Loser
Need for Speed Payback
7.7 2020 • Action, Adventure, Racing, Sports, Strategy Ghost Games
1080p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290 (+68%)
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
Radeon R7 370
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290 (+61%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
Radeon R7 370
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290 (+62%)
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
Radeon R7 370
AVG 13 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
Winner
Loser
Destiny 2
8 2019 • Action, Adventure, Free To Play Bungie
1080p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290 (+65%)
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
Radeon R7 370
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290 (+64%)
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
Radeon R7 370
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290 (+59%)
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
Radeon R7 370
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Winner
Loser
Rogue Trooper Redux
8.7 2017 • Action, Adventure TickTock Games
1080p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290 (+66%)
AVG 156 FPS
MIN 137 FPS
Radeon R7 370
AVG 94 FPS
MIN 83 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290 (+67%)
AVG 105 FPS
MIN 93 FPS
Radeon R7 370
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon R9 290 (+65%)
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
Radeon R7 370
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon R9 290 Wins!
Based on 149 benchmarks across 50 games
23
Avg FPS
Radeon R7 370
VS
+62.8%
37
Avg FPS
Radeon R9 290
AMD Radeon R7 370
AMD • 2GB GDDR5
0
Wins
23
Avg FPS
19
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon R9 290
AMD • 4GB GDDR5
149
Wins
37
Avg FPS
30
Min FPS
100%
Win Rate
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