GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280
59%
59%
AMD Radeon R7 370
170%
170%
AMD Radeon R7 370 is approximately 111% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 | AMD Radeon R7 370 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | GT200 | Trinidad |
| CoresDifferent | 240 | 1024 |
| TMUsDifferent | 80 | 64 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 1024 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 512 bit | 256 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 | AMD Radeon R7 370 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | GT200 | Trinidad |
| GPU VariantDifferent | G200-300-A2 | Trinidad PRO(215-0870020) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Tesla 2.0 | GCN 1.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 65 nm | 28 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 1,400 million | 2,800 million |
| DensityDifferent | 2.4M / mm² | 13.2M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 576 mm² | 212 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-2236 | FCBGA-1737 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 | AMD Radeon R7 370 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Jun 16th, 2008 | Jun 18th, 2015 |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 200 | Pirate Islands(R7 300) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 9 | Volcanic Islands |
| SuccessorDifferent | GeForce 400 | Arctic Islands |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 649 USD | 149 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 59 in our database | 21 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 | AMD Radeon R7 370 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU ClockDifferent | 602 MHz | N/A |
| Shader ClockDifferent | 1296 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1107 MHz2.2 Gbps effective | 1400 MHz5.6 Gbps effective |
| Base ClockDifferent | N/A | 925 MHz |
| Boost ClockDifferent | N/A | 975 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 | AMD Radeon R7 370 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 1024 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 512 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 141.7 GB/s | 179.2 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 | AMD Radeon R7 370 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 240 | 1024 |
| TMUsDifferent | 80 | 64 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| SM CountDifferent | 30 | N/A |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 256 KB | 512 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 16 |
| L1 CacheDifferent | N/A | 16 KB (per CU) |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 | AMD Radeon R7 370 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 19.26 GPixel/s | 31.20 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 48.16 GTexel/s | 62.40 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 622.1 GFLOPS | 1.997 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 77.76 GFLOPS (1:8) | 124.8 GFLOPS (1:16) |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 | AMD Radeon R7 370 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 267 mm10.5 inches | 152 mm6 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 111 mm4.4 inches | N/A |
| TDPDifferent | 236 W | 110 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 550 W | 300 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 2x DVI1x S-Video | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a1x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | P651 SKU 0 | C631, 109-C63447-00B_02 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 | AMD Radeon R7 370 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (11_1) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 1.1 | 2.1 (1.2) |
| VulkanDifferent | N/A | 1.2.170 |
| CUDADifferent | 1.3 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 4.0 | 6.5 (5.1) |
Comparison Summary
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