AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2 vs AMD FireStream 9370

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2 and AMD FireStream 9370 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark.

AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2

AMD FireStream 9370

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 12% higher core clock speed: 925 MHz vs 825 MHz
32.1x more texture fill rate: 2x 118.4 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 66.0 GTexel / s
2.6x more pipelines: 2x 2048 vs 1600
2.9x better floating-point performance: 2x 3,789 gflops vs 2,640.0 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 2x 3 GB vs 4 GB
Around 20% higher memory clock speed: 5500 MHz vs 4600 MHz

Launch date	31 August 2012 vs 23 June 2010
Core clock speed	925 MHz vs 825 MHz
Texture fill rate	2x 118.4 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 66.0 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2x 2048 vs 1600
Floating-point performance	2x 3,789 gflops vs 2,640.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 40 nm
Maximum memory size	2x 3 GB vs 4 GB
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz vs 4600 MHz

Reasons to consider the AMD FireStream 9370

2.2x lower typical power consumption: 225 Watt vs 500 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	225 Watt vs 500 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2
GPU 2: AMD FireStream 9370

Name	AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2	AMD FireStream 9370
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	17.707
PassMark - G2D Mark		763
PassMark - G3D Mark		2528

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2	AMD FireStream 9370
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	TeraScale 2
Code name	New Zealand	Cypress
Launch date	31 August 2012	23 June 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$899
Place in performance rating	321	129
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	925 MHz	825 MHz
Floating-point performance	2x 3,789 gflops	2,640.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	2x 2048	1600
Texture fill rate	2x 118.4 GTexel / s billion / sec	66.0 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	500 Watt	225 Watt
Transistor count	4,313 million	2,154 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort	1x DisplayPort
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	292 mm	267 mm
Supplementary power connectors	3x 8-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	11.2 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2x 3 GB	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	2x 264.0 GB / s	147.2 GB / s
Memory bus width	2x 384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz	4600 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5