GeForce GTX 980M vs Radeon R9 370
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 980M and Radeon R9 370, 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 GeForce GTX 980M stacks up against Radeon R9 370, check out specs charts below.
Radeon R9 370
GeForce GTX 980M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: GeForce GTX 980M 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 GeForce GTX 980M here:
Main Specs
| GeForce GTX 980M | Radeon R9 370 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 2 GB |
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
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- GeForce GTX 980M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 370 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
- GeForce GTX 980M has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 370.
- GeForce GTX 980M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 370 - in Desktops.
- GeForce GTX 980M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 370 - with GCN 1.0.
- Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 980M is 113 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 370.
- GeForce GTX 980M and Radeon R9 370 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 370 is 3100 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980M.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| ultra / 1080p | 24−27 | 21−24 |
| QHD / 1440p | 18−20 | 16−18 |
| 4K / 2160p | 10−11 | 10−11 |
| low / 720p | 60−65 | 60−65 |
| medium / 1080p | 45−50 | 40−45 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3% more, than Radeon R9 370. | ||
| high / 1080p | 55−60 | 55−60 |
| ultra / 1080p | 50−55 | 45−50 |
| QHD / 1440p | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| 4K / 2160p | 18−20 | 18−20 |
| low / 720p | 110−120 | 100−110 |
| medium / 1080p | 65−70 | 60−65 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Battlefield 5 is 7% more, than Radeon R9 370. | ||
| low / 768p | 50−55 | 50−55 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| GeForce GTX 980M and Radeon R9 370 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone. | ||
| low / 768p | 250−260 | 250−260 |
| medium / 768p | 220−230 | 220−230 |
| ultra / 1080p | 180−190 | 180−190 |
| QHD / 1440p | 110−120 | 110−120 |
| 4K / 2160p | 70−75 | 70−75 |
| high / 768p | 210−220 | 210−220 |
| GeForce GTX 980M and Radeon R9 370 have the same average FPS in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. | ||
| low / 768p | 60−65 | 60−65 |
| medium / 1080p | 55−60 | 55−60 |
| GeForce GTX 980M and Radeon R9 370 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077. | ||
| low / 768p | 120−130 | 120−130 |
| medium / 768p | 110−120 | 110−120 |
| ultra / 1080p | 100−110 | 100−110 |
| GeForce GTX 980M and Radeon R9 370 have the same average FPS in Dota 2. | ||
| high / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| ultra / 1080p | 45−50 | 40−45 |
| QHD / 1440p | 30−35 | 27−30 |
| 4K / 2160p | 16−18 | 14−16 |
| low / 720p | 85−90 | 80−85 |
| medium / 1080p | 50−55 | 45−50 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Far Cry 5 is 9% more, than Radeon R9 370. | ||
| high / 1080p | 65−70 | 60−65 |
| ultra / 1080p | 50−55 | 45−50 |
| QHD / 1440p | 30−33 | 27−30 |
| 4K / 2160p | 27−30 | 27−30 |
| low / 720p | 180−190 | 180−190 |
| medium / 1080p | 120−130 | 110−120 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Fortnite is 5% more, than Radeon R9 370. | ||
| high / 1080p | 60−65 | 60−65 |
| ultra / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| QHD / 1440p | 35−40 | 30−35 |
| 4K / 2160p | 24−27 | 24−27 |
| low / 720p | 110−120 | 100−110 |
| medium / 1080p | 70−75 | 65−70 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Forza Horizon 4 is 7% more, than Radeon R9 370. | ||
| low / 768p | 140−150 | 140−150 |
| medium / 768p | 130−140 | 120−130 |
| high / 1080p | 75−80 | 70−75 |
| ultra / 1080p | 30−35 | 30−35 |
| QHD / 1440p | 24−27 | 21−24 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Grand Theft Auto V is 5% more, than Radeon R9 370. | ||
| high / 1080p | 27−30 | 24−27 |
| ultra / 1080p | 21−24 | 20−22 |
| QHD / 1440p | 18−20 | 16−18 |
| 4K / 2160p | 9−10 | 8−9 |
| low / 720p | 70−75 | 65−70 |
| medium / 1080p | 35−40 | 30−35 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Metro Exodus is 10% more, than Radeon R9 370. | ||
| low / 768p | 130−140 | 130−140 |
| medium / 1080p | 120−130 | 120−130 |
| GeForce GTX 980M and Radeon R9 370 have the same average FPS in Minecraft. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | 14−16 |
| low / 720p | 100−110 | 100−110 |
| medium / 1080p | 18−20 | 18−20 |
| GeForce GTX 980M and Radeon R9 370 have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS. | ||
| high / 1080p | 27−30 | 24−27 |
| ultra / 1080p | 16−18 | 16−18 |
| QHD / 1440p | 12−14 | 10−11 |
| 4K / 2160p | 8−9 | 7−8 |
| low / 720p | 70−75 | 65−70 |
| medium / 1080p | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 7% more, than Radeon R9 370. | ||
| low / 768p | 140−150 | 130−140 |
| medium / 768p | 90−95 | 85−90 |
| high / 1080p | 50−55 | 45−50 |
| ultra / 1080p | 27−30 | 24−27 |
| 4K / 2160p | 16−18 | 16−18 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 8% more, than Radeon R9 370. | ||
| low / 768p | 90−95 | 90−95 |
| medium / 768p | 60−65 | 60−65 |
| ultra / 1080p | 55−60 | 50−55 |
| high / 768p | − | 60−65 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in World of Tanks is 1% more, than Radeon R9 370. | ||
Full Specs
| GeForce GTX 980M | Radeon R9 370 | |
| Architecture | Maxwell | GCN 1.0 |
| Code name | GM204 | Trinidad |
| Type | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 October 2014 | 5 May 2015 |
| Pipelines | 1536 | 1280 |
| Core clock speed | 1038 MHz | 925 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 1127 MHz | 975 MHz |
| Transistor count | 5,200 million | 2,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 51.84 | 78.00 |
| Floating-point performance | 3,462 gflops | 2,496 gflops |
| Length | 221 mm | |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2500 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 160 GB/s | 179.2 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | |
| G-SYNC support | + | |
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | + | |
| CUDA cores | 1536 | |
| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | |
| SLI options | + | |
| HDMI | + | |
| Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) | 383 Mh/s | 336 Mh/s |
| Laptop size | large | |
| DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support | + | |
| H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder | + | |
| Optimus | + | |
| GameStream | + | |
| GeForce ShadowPlay | + | |
| GPU Boost | 2.0 | |
| GameWorks | + | |
| BatteryBoost | + | |
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