AMD Radeon R9 390 X2 vs AMD FireStream 9370

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 390 X2 and AMD FireStream 9370 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 - T-Rex (Frames/s), PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark.

AMD Radeon R9 390 X2

AMD FireStream 9370

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 390 X2

Videocard is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 21% higher core clock speed: 1000 MHz vs 825 MHz
32.7x more texture fill rate: 2x 160.0 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 66.0 GTexel / s
3.2x more pipelines: 2x 2560 vs 1600
3.9x better floating-point performance: 2x 5,120 gflops vs 2,640.0 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 2x 8 GB vs 4 GB
Around 17% higher memory clock speed: 5400 MHz vs 4600 MHz

Launch date	3 September 2015 vs 23 June 2010
Core clock speed	1000 MHz vs 825 MHz
Texture fill rate	2x 160.0 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 66.0 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2x 2560 vs 1600
Floating-point performance	2x 5,120 gflops vs 2,640.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 40 nm
Maximum memory size	2x 8 GB vs 4 GB
Memory clock speed	5400 MHz vs 4600 MHz

Reasons to consider the AMD FireStream 9370

2.6x lower typical power consumption: 225 Watt vs 580 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	225 Watt vs 580 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 390 X2
GPU 2: AMD FireStream 9370

Name	AMD Radeon R9 390 X2	AMD FireStream 9370
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	21.128
PassMark - G2D Mark		763
PassMark - G3D Mark		2528

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R9 390 X2	AMD FireStream 9370
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 2.0	TeraScale 2
Code name	Grenada	Cypress
Launch date	3 September 2015	23 June 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,399
Place in performance rating	246	129
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	825 MHz
Floating-point performance	2x 5,120 gflops	2,640.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	2x 2560	1600
Texture fill rate	2x 160.0 GTexel / s billion / sec	66.0 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	580 Watt	225 Watt
Transistor count	6,200 million	2,154 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x DisplayPort
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	4x 8-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Length		267 mm
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_0)	11.2 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2x 8 GB	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	2x 345.6 GB / s	147.2 GB / s
Memory bus width	2x 512 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5400 MHz	4600 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5