AMD Radeon R7 M370 vs AMD Radeon R9 280X

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R7 M370 and AMD Radeon R9 280X 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 M370

AMD Radeon R9 280X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 M370

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 3 GB

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	5 May 2015 vs 8 October 2013
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 3 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	676 vs 675

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 280X

Around 4% higher boost clock speed: 1000 MHz vs 960 MHz
5.6x more texture fill rate: 128.0 GTexel / s vs 23.04 GTexel / s
5.3x more pipelines: 2048 vs 384
5.6x better floating-point performance: 4,096 gflops vs 737.3 gflops
4.3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 6138 vs 1418
5.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 89.187 vs 17.26
3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1434.496 vs 476.075
4.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 7.656 vs 1.653
2.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 87.459 vs 30.082
7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 493.57 vs 70.174
5.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 9603 vs 1747
2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3700 vs 1484
Around 37% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3357 vs 2449
5.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 9603 vs 1747
2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3700 vs 1484
Around 37% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3357 vs 2449

Specifications (specs)
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz vs 960 MHz
Texture fill rate	128.0 GTexel / s vs 23.04 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2048 vs 384
Floating-point performance	4,096 gflops vs 737.3 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	6138 vs 1418
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	89.187 vs 17.26
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1434.496 vs 476.075
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	7.656 vs 1.653
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	87.459 vs 30.082
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	493.57 vs 70.174
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	9603 vs 1747
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3700 vs 1484
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3357 vs 2449
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	9603 vs 1747
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3700 vs 1484
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3357 vs 2449

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 M370
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 280X

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1418

6138

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

676

675

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

17.26

89.187

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

476.075

1434.496

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

1.653

7.656

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

30.082

87.459

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

70.174

493.57

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1747

9603

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1484

3700

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2449

3357

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1747

9603

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1484

3700

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2449

3357

Name	AMD Radeon R7 M370	AMD Radeon R9 280X
PassMark - G3D Mark	1418	6138
PassMark - G2D Mark	676	675
Geekbench - OpenCL	7070
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	17.26	89.187
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	476.075	1434.496
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.653	7.656
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	30.082	87.459
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	70.174	493.57
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1747	9603
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1484	3700
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2449	3357
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1747	9603
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1484	3700
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2449	3357
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		2351

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R7 M370	AMD Radeon R9 280X
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Litho	Tahiti
Design	AMD Radeon R7 300 Series	AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Launch date	5 May 2015	8 October 2013
Place in performance rating	933	372
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$299
Technical info
Boost clock speed	960 MHz	1000 MHz
Core clock speed	900 MHz
Floating-point performance	737.3 gflops	4,096 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	384	2048
Texture fill rate	23.04 GTexel / s	128.0 GTexel / s
Transistor count	1,040 million	4,313 million
Stream Processors		2048
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		250 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinity
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size	medium sized
Length		275 mm
Supplementary power connectors		1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
API support
DirectX	12	12
Mantle
OpenCL	Not Listed
OpenGL	4.4	4.5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	3 GB
Memory bandwidth	73.6 GB / s	288 GB/s
Memory bus width	128 bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0	0
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PCIe 3.0
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
Zero Core
ZeroCore
AppAcceleration
CrossFire
DDMA audio
LiquidVR
TressFX
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)