Radeon R9 370 vs Radeon Sky 500

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R9 370 and Radeon Sky 500, 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 R9 370 stacks up against Radeon Sky 500, check out specs charts below.

Radeon R9 370

Radeon Sky 500

Main Specs

	Radeon R9 370	Radeon Sky 500
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	150 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x DisplayPort

Radeon Sky 500 has 36% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 370.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon Sky 500 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 370.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon R9 370 and Radeon Sky 500 are build with GCN 1.0 architecture.
Core clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 25 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 370.
Radeon R9 370 and Radeon Sky 500 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon Sky 500 is 21 mm longer, than Radeon R9 370.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 370 is 800 MHz higher, than Radeon Sky 500.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	35−40	35−40
ultra / 1080p	21−24	21−24
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
4K / 2160p	10−11	10−11
low / 720p	60−65	60−65
medium / 1080p	40−45	40−45
Radeon R9 370 and Radeon Sky 500 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	35−40	35−40
4K / 2160p	18−20	18−20
low / 720p	100−110	100−110
medium / 1080p	60−65	60−65
Radeon R9 370 and Radeon Sky 500 have the same average FPS in Battlefield 5.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon R9 370 and Radeon Sky 500 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
Radeon R9 370 and Radeon Sky 500 have the same average FPS in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
Radeon R9 370 and Radeon Sky 500 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
Radeon R9 370 and Radeon Sky 500 have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p	45−50	45−50
ultra / 1080p	40−45	40−45
QHD / 1440p	27−30	27−30
4K / 2160p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	80−85	80−85
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
Radeon R9 370 and Radeon Sky 500 have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
high / 1080p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	27−30	27−30
4K / 2160p	27−30	27−30
low / 720p	180−190	180−190
medium / 1080p	110−120	110−120
Radeon R9 370 and Radeon Sky 500 have the same average FPS in Fortnite.
high / 1080p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	30−35	30−35
4K / 2160p	24−27	24−27
low / 720p	100−110	100−110
medium / 1080p	65−70	65−70
Radeon R9 370 and Radeon Sky 500 have the same average FPS in Forza Horizon 4.
low / 768p	140−150	140−150
medium / 768p	120−130	120−130
high / 1080p	70−75	70−75
ultra / 1080p	30−35	30−35
QHD / 1440p	21−24	21−24
Radeon R9 370 and Radeon Sky 500 have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p	24−27	24−27
ultra / 1080p	20−22	20−22
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
4K / 2160p	8−9	8−9
low / 720p	65−70	65−70
medium / 1080p	30−35	30−35
Radeon R9 370 and Radeon Sky 500 have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p	130−140	130−140
medium / 1080p	120−130	120−130
Radeon R9 370 and Radeon Sky 500 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
Radeon R9 370 and Radeon Sky 500 have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p	24−27	24−27
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
QHD / 1440p	10−11	10−11
4K / 2160p	7−8	7−8
low / 720p	65−70	65−70
medium / 1080p	35−40	35−40
Radeon R9 370 and Radeon Sky 500 have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p	130−140	130−140
medium / 768p	85−90	85−90
high / 1080p	45−50	45−50
ultra / 1080p	24−27	24−27
4K / 2160p	16−18	16−18
Radeon R9 370 and Radeon Sky 500 have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	50−55	50−55
high / 768p	60−65	60−65
Radeon R9 370 and Radeon Sky 500 have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.

Full Specs

	Radeon R9 370	Radeon Sky 500
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Trinidad	Pitcairn
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	5 May 2015	27 March 2013
Pipelines	1280	1280
Core clock speed	925 MHz	950 MHz
Boost Clock	975 MHz
Transistor count	2,800 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	78.00	76.00
Floating-point performance	2,496 gflops	2,432 gflops
Length	221 mm	242 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5600 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	179.2 GB/s	154 GB/s
DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	336 Mh/s
Form factor		full height / full length
DisplayPort count		1
Dual-link DVI support		+

Radeon R9 370 vs Radeon Sky 500

Main Specs

Game benchmarks

Full Specs

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