AMD Radeon R7 M370 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R7 M370 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 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).

AMD Radeon R7 M370

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 M370

Videocard is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 3 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 55 nm
2.3x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 1792 MB
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1418 vs 1201
7x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 676 vs 96

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	5 May 2015 vs 8 January 2009
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 55 nm
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 1792 MB
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz vs 999 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1418 vs 1201
PassMark - G2D Mark	676 vs 96

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295

Around 38% higher core clock speed: 1242 MHz vs 900 MHz
4x more texture fill rate: 92.2 billion / sec vs 23.04 GTexel / s
Around 25% higher pipelines: 2x 240 vs 384
Around 62% better floating-point performance: 2x 596.2 gflops vs 737.3 gflops
3x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 21048 vs 7070
2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3443 vs 1484
Around 27% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3107 vs 2449
2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3443 vs 1484
Around 27% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3107 vs 2449

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1242 MHz vs 900 MHz
Texture fill rate	92.2 billion / sec vs 23.04 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2x 240 vs 384
Floating-point performance	2x 596.2 gflops vs 737.3 gflops
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	21048 vs 7070
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3443 vs 1484
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3107 vs 2449
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3443 vs 1484
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3107 vs 2449

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 M370
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1418

1201

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

676

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

7070

21048

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1484

3443

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2449

3107

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1484

3443

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2449

3107

Name	AMD Radeon R7 M370	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295
PassMark - G3D Mark	1418	1201
PassMark - G2D Mark	676	96
Geekbench - OpenCL	7070	21048
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	3443
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2449	3107
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1747
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1484	3443
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2449	3107

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R7 M370	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Tesla 2.0
Code name	Litho	GT200B
Design	AMD Radeon R7 300 Series
Launch date	5 May 2015	8 January 2009
Place in performance rating	942	945
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$500
Price now		$159.99
Value for money (0-100)		8.53
Technical info
Boost clock speed	960 MHz
Core clock speed	900 MHz	1242 MHz
Floating-point performance	737.3 gflops	2x 596.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	55 nm
Pipelines	384	2x 240
Texture fill rate	23.04 GTexel / s	92.2 billion / sec
Transistor count	1,040 million	1,400 million
CUDA cores		480
CUDA cores per GPU		240
Maximum GPU temperature		105 °C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		289 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, Two Dual Link DVIHDMI
Eyefinity
Audio input for HDMI		S / PDIF
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size	medium sized
Height		4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Length		10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
SLI options		Quad
Supplementary power connectors		6-pin & 8-pin
API support
DirectX	12	10.0
Mantle
OpenCL	Not Listed
OpenGL	4.4	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1792 MB
Memory bandwidth	73.6 GB / s	223.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 bit	896 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	999 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Shared memory	0
Memory interface width per GPU		448 Bit
Standard memory config per GPU		896 MB
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PCIe 3.0
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
Zero Core
ZeroCore
3D Vision
CUDA
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)		128bit
SLI