Radeon R9 280X vs Radeon R7 370
Summary
Radeon R9 280X
133%
Radeon R7 370
100%
Relative performance
Radeon R9 280X
162%
Radeon R7 370
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Radeon R9 280X |
| 62% higher gaming performance. |
| Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute |
| Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
| Supports Mantle |
| Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
Reasons to consider Radeon R7 370 |
| 140 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon R9 280X . |
| This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support. |
| Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute |
| Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
| Supports Mantle |
| Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
HWBench recommends Radeon R9 280X
The Radeon R9 280X is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (31 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| Radeon R9 280X | | Radeon R7 370 | |
|---|
| GPU Name | Tahiti (Tahiti XTL) | vs | Trinidad (Trinidad PRO) |
| Fab Process | 28 nm | vs | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 352 mm² | vs | 212 mm² |
| Transistors | 4,313 million | vs | 2,800 million |
| Shaders | 2048 | vs | 1024 |
| Compute Units | 32 | vs | 16 |
| Core clock | 850 MHz | vs | 925 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | vs | 32 |
| TMUs | 128 | vs | 64 |
Memory Configuration
| Radeon R9 280X | | Radeon R7 370 | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | vs | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 384 bit | vs | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1500 MHz
6000 MHz effective | vs | 1400 MHz
5600 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 3072 Mb | vs | 2048 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon R9 280X | | Radeon R7 370 | |
|---|
| TDP | 250 watts | vs | 110 watts |
| Release Date | 8 Oct 2013 | vs | 18 Jun 2015 |
Radeon R9 280X
27.20 GP/s
Radeon R7 370
31.20 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Radeon R9 280X
109.00 GT/s
Radeon R7 370
62.40 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Radeon R9 280X
288.00 GB/s
Radeon R7 370
179.20 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Radeon R9 280X
3482.00 GFLOPs
Radeon R7 370
1996.80 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Radeon R9 280X
10960
Radeon R7 370
8210
Points (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
Radeon R9 280X
40
Radeon R7 370
27
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 280X
26.7
Radeon R7 370
16.1
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 280X
86.9
Radeon R7 370
57.1
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 280X
54.3
Radeon R7 370
37.7
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
Radeon R9 280X
40
Radeon R7 370
31
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 280X
100.7
Radeon R7 370
70.1
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 280X
66.5
Radeon R7 370
43.3
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 280X
32.9
Radeon R7 370
22.2
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
Radeon R9 280X
63
Radeon R7 370
43
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon R9 280X
30
Radeon R7 370
25
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
Radeon R9 280X
47
Radeon R7 370
37
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
Radeon R9 280X
30
Radeon R7 370
20
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 280X
15.5
Radeon R7 370
4.8
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 280X
56.5
Radeon R7 370
36.1
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 280X
36
Radeon R7 370
24.3
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
Radeon R9 280X
33
Radeon R7 370
22
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 280X
77.9
Radeon R7 370
48.5
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 280X
49.9
Radeon R7 370
30.7
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 280X
21.1
Radeon R7 370
14.2
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
Radeon R9 280X
47
Radeon R7 370
31
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon R9 280X
25
Radeon R7 370
19
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
Radeon R9 280X
36
Radeon R7 370
27
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
Radeon R9 280X
18
Radeon R7 370
11
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 280X
12.7
Radeon R7 370
5.7
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 280X
28.1
Radeon R7 370
17.6
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 280X
18.3
Radeon R7 370
11.6
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 280X
46.9
Radeon R7 370
25.1
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 280X
33.7
Radeon R7 370
18.5
FPS (higher is better)
Radeon R9 280X
14.8
Radeon R7 370
9.3
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
Radeon R9 280X
16
Radeon R7 370
10
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Details
Radeon R9 280X
18
Radeon R7 370
7
FPS (higher is better)