AMD Radeon R7 M370 vs ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R7 M370 and ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 M370

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • Around 9% higher core clock speed: 900 MHz vs 825 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 55 nm
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2x 512 MB
  • 2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1418 vs 709
  • 3x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 676 vs 224
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 5 May 2015 vs 26 January 2008
Core clock speed 900 MHz vs 825 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 55 nm
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 2x 512 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1418 vs 709
PassMark - G2D Mark 676 vs 224

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2

  • 9.3x more texture fill rate: 2x 13.2 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 23.04 GTexel / s
  • Around 67% higher pipelines: 2x 320 vs 384
  • Around 43% better floating-point performance: 2x 528.0 gflops vs 737.3 gflops
  • Around 80% higher memory clock speed: 1802 MHz vs 1000 MHz
  • Around 36% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3336 vs 2449
  • Around 36% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3336 vs 2449
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 2x 13.2 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 23.04 GTexel / s
Pipelines 2x 320 vs 384
Floating-point performance 2x 528.0 gflops vs 737.3 gflops
Memory clock speed 1802 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3336 vs 2449
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3336 vs 2449

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 M370
GPU 2: ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1418
709
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
676
224
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2449
3336
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2449
3336
Name AMD Radeon R7 M370 ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2
PassMark - G3D Mark 1418 709
PassMark - G2D Mark 676 224
Geekbench - OpenCL 7038
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 17.26
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 476.075
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.653
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 30.082
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 70.174
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1747
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1484
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2449 3336
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1747
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1484
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2449 3336

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon R7 M370 ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2

Essentials

Architecture GCN 1.0 TeraScale
Code name Litho R680
Design AMD Radeon R7 300 Series
Launch date 5 May 2015 26 January 2008
Place in performance rating 948 945
Type Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $449

Technical info

Boost clock speed 960 MHz
Core clock speed 900 MHz 825 MHz
Floating-point performance 737.3 gflops 2x 528.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
Pipelines 384 2x 320
Texture fill rate 23.04 GTexel / s 2x 13.2 GTexel / s billion / sec
Transistor count 1,040 million 666 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 Watt

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Eyefinity

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCIe 3.0
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size medium sized
Length 267 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

API support

DirectX 12 10.1
Mantle
OpenCL Not Listed
OpenGL 4.4 3.3

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2x 512 MB
Memory bandwidth 73.6 GB / s 2x 57.7 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 bit 2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1000 MHz 1802 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Shared memory 0

Technologies

AMD Eyefinity
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PCIe 3.0
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
Zero Core
ZeroCore