Radeon R7 370 vs Radeon R9 270X

In this comparison between Radeon R7 370 and Radeon R9 270X 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 R7 370 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 270X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Radeon R7 370 Radeon R9 270X
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 180 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin 2 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 270X has 63% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 370.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon R7 370 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 270X.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon R7 370 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 270X - with GCN.
  • Radeon R7 370 and Radeon R9 270X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 24−27
ultra / 1080p 14−16 14−16
QHD / 1440p 8−9 10−11
4K / 2160p 5−6 6−7
low / 720p 40−45 45−50
medium / 1080p 27−30 30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 10% more, than Radeon R7 370.

Full Specs

  Radeon R7 370 Radeon R9 270X
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN
Code name Trinidad (Pitcairn) Curacao XT
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 5 May 2015 8 October 2013
Pipelines 1024 1280
Boost Clock 975 MHz 1050 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 62.40 84.00
Floating-point performance 1,997 gflops 2,688 gflops
Length 152 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 975 MHz
Memory bandwidth 179.2 GB/s 179.2 GB/s
Shared memory - -
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan + +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.42 kh/s
FreeSync + +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0
HDMI + +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 359 Mh/s 318 Mh/s
Eyefinity + +
HD3D +
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 30 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 150 Sol/s 163 Sol/s
AppAcceleration + +
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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