Radeon HD 6970 vs Radeon R7 370

In this comparison between Radeon HD 6970 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 HD 6970 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R7 370 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6970	Radeon R7 370
Power consumption (TDP)	550 Watt	110 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	1 x 6-pin
Memory type	DDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6970 has 400% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 370.
Radeon HD 6970 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 370 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R7 370 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6970 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R7 370 - with GCN 1.0.
Radeon HD 6970 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 370 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 6970 is 115 mm longer, than Radeon R7 370.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6970 is 400 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 370.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	21−24
ultra / 1080p	9−10	14−16
QHD / 1440p	3−4	8−9
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	30−35	40−45
medium / 1080p	18−20	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 53% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	24−27	35−40
ultra / 1080p	21−24	30−35
QHD / 1440p	7−8	14−16
4K / 2160p	5−6	9−10
low / 720p	50−55	75−80
medium / 1080p	27−30	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Battlefield 5 is 52% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	210−220	230−240
medium / 768p	180−190	210−220
ultra / 1080p	95−100	130−140
QHD / 1440p	50−55	100−110
4K / 2160p	30−33	55−60
high / 768p	140−150	170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 26% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	40−45	55−60
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 20% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	110−120	120−130
medium / 768p	90−95	110−120
ultra / 1080p	60−65	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Dota 2 is 21% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	18−20	27−30
ultra / 1080p	16−18	24−27
QHD / 1440p	−	21−24
4K / 2160p	6−7	9−10
low / 720p	35−40	55−60
medium / 1080p	18−20	30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Far Cry 5 is 57% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	24−27	35−40
ultra / 1080p	18−20	27−30
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	95−100	130−140
medium / 1080p	50−55	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Fortnite is 42% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	24−27	35−40
ultra / 1080p	20−22	27−30
QHD / 1440p	9−10	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	14−16
low / 720p	50−55	75−80
medium / 1080p	27−30	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Forza Horizon 4 is 48% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	85−90	110−120
medium / 768p	75−80	100−105
high / 1080p	30−33	45−50
ultra / 1080p	12−14	18−20
QHD / 1440p	3−4	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Grand Theft Auto V is 38% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	9−10	14−16
ultra / 1080p	7−8	12−14
QHD / 1440p	−	10−12
4K / 2160p	2−3	3−4
low / 720p	27−30	45−50
medium / 1080p	12−14	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Metro Exodus is 66% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	110−120	120−130
ultra / 1080p	100−110	−
medium / 1080p	100−110	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Minecraft is 9% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	21−24	−
ultra / 1080p	18−20	14−16
low / 720p	55−60	75−80
medium / 1080p	24−27	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 8% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p	14−16	16−18
ultra / 1080p	9−10	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	27−30	40−45
medium / 1080p	16−18	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 35% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	55−60	80−85
medium / 768p	30−35	50−55
high / 1080p	18−20	27−30
ultra / 1080p	10−12	16−18
4K / 2160p	8−9	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 52% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	100−110	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	40−45
high / 768p	50−55	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in World of Tanks is 1% more, than Radeon R7 370.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6970	Radeon R7 370
Architecture	Terascale 2	GCN 1.0
Code name	Cayman	Trinidad (Pitcairn)
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	14 December 2010	5 May 2015
Pipelines	1536	1024
Boost Clock	880 MHz	975 MHz
Transistor count	2,640 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	84.48	62.40
Floating-point performance	2,703.4 gflops	1,997 gflops
Length	267 mm	152 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1375 MHz	975 MHz
Memory bandwidth		179.2 GB/s
Shared memory		-
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan		+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.42 kh/s
FreeSync		+
Bus support	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0
HDMI	+	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	273 Mh/s	359 Mh/s
Eyefinity	+	+
TrueAudio		+
Mantle		+
Design	reference	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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Radeon HD 6970 vs Radeon R7 370

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