AMD Radeon R7 370 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R7 370 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD Radeon R7 370

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 370

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
Around 9% lower typical power consumption: 110 Watt vs 120 Watt
2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
139.3x more memory clock speed: 975 MHz vs 7.0 GB/s
4.6x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 86561 vs 18734
Around 90% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1506.404 vs 792.44
Around 49% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 7.267 vs 4.888
3.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 116.279 vs 35.338
Around 79% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 359.237 vs 200.825
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3359 vs 3335
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3359 vs 3335
9.3x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1499 vs 162

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	18 June 2015 vs 22 January 2015
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	110 Watt vs 120 Watt
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed	975 MHz vs 7.0 GB/s
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	86561 vs 18734
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1506.404 vs 792.44
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	7.267 vs 4.888
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	116.279 vs 35.338
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	359.237 vs 200.825
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3707 vs 3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3359 vs 3335
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3707 vs 3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3359 vs 3335
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1499 vs 162

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Around 21% higher boost clock speed: 1178 MHz vs 975 MHz
Around 15% higher texture fill rate: 72 billion / sec vs 62.4 GTexel / s
Around 21% better floating-point performance: 2,413 gflops vs 1,997 gflops
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 6111 vs 4499
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 673 vs 610
Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 73.733 vs 72.514
Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 7218 vs 7102
Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 7218 vs 7102

Specifications (specs)
Boost clock speed	1178 MHz vs 975 MHz
Texture fill rate	72 billion / sec vs 62.4 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance	2,413 gflops vs 1,997 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	6111 vs 4499
PassMark - G2D Mark	673 vs 610
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	73.733 vs 72.514
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	7218 vs 7102
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	7218 vs 7102

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 370
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

4499

6111

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

610

673

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

86561

18734

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

72.514

73.733

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1506.404

792.44

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

7.267

4.888

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

116.279

35.338

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

359.237

200.825

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

7102

7218

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3707

3691

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3359

3335

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

7102

7218

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3707

3691

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3359

3335

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

1499

162

Name	AMD Radeon R7 370	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
PassMark - G3D Mark	4499	6111
PassMark - G2D Mark	610	673
Geekbench - OpenCL	86561	18734
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	72.514	73.733
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1506.404	792.44
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	7.267	4.888
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	116.279	35.338
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	359.237	200.825
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	7102	7218
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3707	3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3359	3335
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	7102	7218
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3707	3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3359	3335
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1499	162

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R7 370	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Maxwell 2.0
Code name	Trinidad	GM206
Design	AMD Radeon R7 300 Series
Launch date	18 June 2015	22 January 2015
Launch price (MSRP)	$149	$199
Place in performance rating	411	514
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$229.99
Value for money (0-100)		34.63
Technical info
Boost clock speed	975 MHz	1178 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,997 gflops	2,413 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	1024	1024
Stream Processors	1024
Texture fill rate	62.4 GTexel / s	72 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	110 Watt	120 Watt
Transistor count	2,800 million	2,940 million
Core clock speed		1127 MHz
CUDA cores		1024
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2, 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
Number of Eyefinity displays	6
VGA
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
HDCP
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCI Express 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	152 mm	9.5" (24.1 cm)
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin	1x 6-pins
Height		4.376" (11.1 cm)
Recommended system power (PSU)		400 Watt
SLI options		2x
API support
DirectX	12	12.0 (12_1)
Mantle
OpenCL	2.0
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	179.2 GB/s	112 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	975 MHz	7.0 GB/s
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0	0
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
AppAcceleration
CrossFire
DDMA audio
FreeSync
TrueAudio
Video Code Engine (VCE)
CUDA
GameStream
GameWorks
GeForce ShadowPlay
GPU Boost