AMD Radeon R9 370X vs NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 370X and NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: 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), PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 370X
- Videocard is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 2 month(s) later
- Around 96% higher core clock speed: 980 MHz vs 500 MHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 90 nm
- 2x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 2x 512 MB
- 4.7x more memory clock speed: 5600 MHz vs 1200 MHz
Launch date | 27 August 2015 vs 5 June 2006 |
Core clock speed | 980 MHz vs 500 MHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm vs 90 nm |
Maximum memory size | 2 GB vs 2x 512 MB |
Memory clock speed | 5600 MHz vs 1200 MHz |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2
- 2.6x more texture fill rate: 2x 12 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 82.4 GTexel / s
- Around 64% lower typical power consumption: 110 Watt vs 180 Watt
Texture fill rate | 2x 12 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 82.4 GTexel / s |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 110 Watt vs 180 Watt |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 370X
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2
Name | AMD Radeon R9 370X | NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2 |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 65.071 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 1139.703 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 5.39 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 88.44 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 337.583 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 8393 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3704 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3348 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 8393 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3704 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3348 | |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 202 | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 413 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Radeon R9 370X | NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | GCN 1.0 | Curie |
Code name | Trinidad | G71 |
Launch date | 27 August 2015 | 5 June 2006 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | $599 |
Place in performance rating | 515 | 378 |
Type | Desktop | Desktop |
Price now | $54.99 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 4.54 | |
Technical info |
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Boost clock speed | 1030 MHz | |
Core clock speed | 980 MHz | 500 MHz |
Floating-point performance | 2,637 gflops | |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 90 nm |
Pipelines | 1280 | |
Texture fill rate | 82.4 GTexel / s | 2x 12 GTexel / s billion / sec |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 180 Watt | 110 Watt |
Transistor count | 2,800 million | 278 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
Length | 221 mm | 270 mm |
Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin |
API support |
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DirectX | 12.0 (11_1) | 9.0c |
OpenGL | 4.5 | 2.1 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 2x 512 MB |
Memory bandwidth | 179.2 GB / s | 2x 38.4 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 2x 256 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 5600 MHz | 1200 MHz |
Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |