AMD Radeon R7 M370 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R7 M370 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M 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

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 M370

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
3x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 676 vs 225
Around 23% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 476.075 vs 388.248

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	5 May 2015 vs 12 March 2014
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	676 vs 225
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	476.075 vs 388.248

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M

Around 57% higher texture fill rate: 36.08 GTexel / s vs 23.04 GTexel / s
Around 67% higher pipelines: 640 vs 384
Around 57% better floating-point performance: 1,155 gflops vs 737.3 gflops
Around 77% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2506 vs 1418
Around 40% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 9777 vs 6968
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 37.761 vs 17.26
Around 47% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.428 vs 1.653
Around 29% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 38.889 vs 30.082
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 151.016 vs 70.174
2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 3817 vs 1747
2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3685 vs 1484
Around 37% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3353 vs 2449
2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 3817 vs 1747
2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3685 vs 1484
Around 37% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3353 vs 2449

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	36.08 GTexel / s vs 23.04 GTexel / s
Pipelines	640 vs 384
Floating-point performance	1,155 gflops vs 737.3 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	2506 vs 1418
Geekbench - OpenCL	9777 vs 6968
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	37.761 vs 17.26
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.428 vs 1.653
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	38.889 vs 30.082
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	151.016 vs 70.174
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	3817 vs 1747
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3685 vs 1484
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3353 vs 2449
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	3817 vs 1747
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3685 vs 1484
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3353 vs 2449

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 M370
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1418

2506

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

676

225

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

6968

9777

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

17.26

37.761

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

476.075

388.248

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

1.653

2.428

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

30.082

38.889

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

70.174

151.016

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1747

3817

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1484

3685

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2449

3353

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1747

3817

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1484

3685

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2449

3353

Name	AMD Radeon R7 M370	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M
PassMark - G3D Mark	1418	2506
PassMark - G2D Mark	676	225
Geekbench - OpenCL	6968	9777
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	17.26	37.761
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	476.075	388.248
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.653	2.428
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	30.082	38.889
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	70.174	151.016
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1747	3817
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1484	3685
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2449	3353
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1747	3817
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1484	3685
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2449	3353
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		979

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R7 M370	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Maxwell
Code name	Litho	GM107
Design	AMD Radeon R7 300 Series
Launch date	5 May 2015	12 March 2014
Place in performance rating	929	930
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	960 MHz
Core clock speed	900 MHz
Floating-point performance	737.3 gflops	1,155 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	384	640
Texture fill rate	23.04 GTexel / s	36.08 GTexel / s
Transistor count	1,040 million	1,870 million
CUDA cores		640
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		45 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Eyefinity
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support		Up to 3840x2160
eDP 1.2 signal support		Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection
HDMI
LVDS signal support		Up to 1920x1200
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming
VGA аnalog display support		Up to 2048x1536
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size	medium sized	medium sized
API support
DirectX	12	12.0 (11_0)
Mantle
OpenCL	Not Listed	1.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.5
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	73.6 GB / s	80.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR3, GDDR5
Shared memory	0	0
Standard memory configuration		DDR3 or GDDR5
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PCIe 3.0
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
Zero Core
ZeroCore
3D Blu-Ray
Adaptive VSync
Ansel
BatteryBoost
CUDA
Direct Compute
FXAA
GeForce Experience
GeForce ShadowPlay
GPU Boost
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
Optimus
SLI
TXAA