Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge vs Radeon R7 370

In this comparison between Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge and Radeon R7 370 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge will be the best choice, for others Radeon R7 370 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge 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 R5 Bristol Ridge here:

Main Specs

  Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge Radeon R7 370
Power consumption (TDP) 12-45 Watt 110 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R7 370 has 816% more power consumption, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
  • Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge is used in Laptops, and Radeon R7 370 - in Desktops.
  • Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge is build with GCN 1.2/2.0 architecture, and Radeon R7 370 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge and Radeon R7 370 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 21−24
ultra / 1080p 1−2 14−16
QHD / 1440p 0−1 8−9
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 14−16 40−45
medium / 1080p 5−6 27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 350% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.

Full Specs

  Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge Radeon R7 370
Architecture GCN 1.2/2.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Bristol Ridge Trinidad (Pitcairn)
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 1 June 2016 5 May 2015
Pipelines 384 1024
Boost Clock 800 MHz 975 MHz
Transistor count 3100 Million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 62.40
Floating-point performance 1,997 gflops
Length 152 mm
Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 975 MHz
Memory bandwidth 179.2 GB/s
Shared memory + -
DirectX DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.42 kh/s
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 359 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Eyefinity +
TrueAudio +
Mantle +
Design reference
Number of Eyefinity displays 6
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
VCE +
DDMA audio +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.52 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 14 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 150 Sol/s
AppAcceleration +
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