FireStream 9370 vs Radeon R9 280X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FireStream 9370 and Radeon R9 280X, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FireStream 9370 stacks up against Radeon R9 280X, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  FireStream 9370 Radeon R9 280X
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 280X has 11% more power consumption, than FireStream 9370.
  • FireStream 9370 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 280X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • FireStream 9370 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 280X.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FireStream 9370 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon R9 280X - with GCN.
  • FireStream 9370 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 280X - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R9 280X is 8 mm longer, than FireStream 9370.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 35−40
ultra / 1080p 7−8 21−24
QHD / 1440p 2−3 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 27−30 60−65
medium / 1080p 16−18 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 176% more, than FireStream 9370.

Full Specs

  FireStream 9370 Radeon R9 280X
Architecture TeraScale 2 GCN
Code name Cypress Thaiti XTL
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 23 June 2010 8 October 2013
Pipelines 1600 2048
Core clock speed 825 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 2,154 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 66.00 128.0
Floating-point performance 2,640.0 gflops 4,096 gflops
Length 267 mm 275 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 4600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 147.2 GB/s 288 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan N/A +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.5 kh/s
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 494 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.07 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 14.42 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 285 Sol/s
AppAcceleration +
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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