Radeon HD 6970 vs Radeon R7 M370

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6970 and Radeon R7 M370, 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 Radeon HD 6970 stacks up against Radeon R7 M370, check out specs charts below.

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Radeon R7 M370 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R7 M370 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon R7 M370 here:

Radeon R7 M370 Laptops

Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6970	Radeon R7 M370
Power consumption (TDP)	550 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	DDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	No outputs
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Radeon HD 6970 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 M370 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon R7 M370 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970.
Radeon HD 6970 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R7 M370 - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 6970 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R7 M370 - with GCN.
Radeon HD 6970 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 M370 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6970 is 375 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M370.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	6−7
ultra / 1080p	9−10	4−5
QHD / 1440p	3−4	0−1
low / 720p	30−35	16−18
medium / 1080p	18−20	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 137% more, than Radeon R7 M370.
high / 1080p	24−27	10−12
ultra / 1080p	21−24	9−10
QHD / 1440p	7−8	0−1
4K / 2160p	5−6	−
low / 720p	50−55	21−24
medium / 1080p	27−30	10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Battlefield 5 is 146% more, than Radeon R7 M370.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 6970 and Radeon R7 M370 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	210−220	130−140
medium / 768p	180−190	100−110
ultra / 1080p	95−100	50−55
QHD / 1440p	50−55	27−30
4K / 2160p	30−33	27−30
high / 768p	140−150	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 70% more, than Radeon R7 M370.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	40−45	18−20
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 19% more, than Radeon R7 M370.
low / 768p	110−120	75−80
medium / 768p	90−95	55−60
ultra / 1080p	60−65	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Dota 2 is 63% more, than Radeon R7 M370.
high / 1080p	18−20	7−8
ultra / 1080p	16−18	7−8
4K / 2160p	6−7	3−4
low / 720p	35−40	18−20
medium / 1080p	18−20	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Far Cry 5 is 111% more, than Radeon R7 M370.
high / 1080p	24−27	14−16
ultra / 1080p	18−20	10−11
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
low / 720p	95−100	55−60
medium / 1080p	50−55	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Fortnite is 84% more, than Radeon R7 M370.
high / 1080p	24−27	10−12
ultra / 1080p	20−22	10−11
QHD / 1440p	9−10	1−2
low / 720p	50−55	24−27
medium / 1080p	27−30	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 125% more, than Radeon R7 M370.
low / 768p	85−90	50−55
medium / 768p	75−80	40−45
high / 1080p	30−33	10−12
ultra / 1080p	12−14	6−7
QHD / 1440p	3−4	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 85% more, than Radeon R7 M370.
high / 1080p	9−10	4−5
ultra / 1080p	7−8	3−4
4K / 2160p	2−3	0−1
low / 720p	27−30	10−12
medium / 1080p	12−14	6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Metro Exodus is 133% more, than Radeon R7 M370.
low / 768p	110−120	90−95
high / 1080p	−	85−90
ultra / 1080p	100−110	80−85
medium / 1080p	100−110	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Minecraft is 21% more, than Radeon R7 M370.
high / 1080p	21−24	16−18
ultra / 1080p	18−20	14−16
low / 720p	55−60	30−35
medium / 1080p	24−27	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 55% more, than Radeon R7 M370.
high / 1080p	14−16	−
ultra / 1080p	9−10	7−8
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	27−30	10−12
medium / 1080p	16−18	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 100% more, than Radeon R7 M370.
low / 768p	55−60	21−24
medium / 768p	30−35	16−18
high / 1080p	18−20	9−10
ultra / 1080p	10−12	6−7
4K / 2160p	8−9	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 130% more, than Radeon R7 M370.
low / 768p	100−110	85−90
medium / 768p	60−65	40−45
ultra / 1080p	35−40	18−20
high / 768p	50−55	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in World of Tanks is 39% more, than Radeon R7 M370.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6970	Radeon R7 M370
Architecture	Terascale 2	GCN
Code name	Cayman	Litho
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	14 December 2010	6 May 2015
Pipelines	1536	384
Core clock speed		875 MHz
Boost Clock	880 MHz	960 MHz
Transistor count	2,640 million	690 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	84.48	23.04
Floating-point performance	2,703.4 gflops	737.3 gflops
Length	267 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1375 MHz	1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth		73.6 GB/s
Shared memory		-
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	Not Listed
FreeSync		+
Bus support	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0
HDMI	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	273 Mh/s	70 Mh/s
Laptop size		medium sized
Eyefinity	+	+
HD3D		+
PowerTune		+
DualGraphics		+
ZeroCore		+
Switchable graphics		+
Mantle		+
Design	reference
CrossFire	+
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Radeon HD 6970 vs Radeon R7 M370

Radeon R7 M370 is a Laptop Graphics Card

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