GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
211%
211%
AMD Radeon R7 370
47%
47%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 is approximately 164% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | AMD Radeon R7 370 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | GM204 | Trinidad |
| CoresDifferent | 1664 | 1024 |
| TMUsDifferent | 104 | 64 |
| ROPsDifferent | 56 | 32 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | AMD Radeon R7 370 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | GM204 | Trinidad |
| GPU VariantDifferent | GM204-200-A1 | Trinidad PRO(215-0870020) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Maxwell 2.0 | GCN 1.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process Size | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 5,200 million | 2,800 million |
| DensityDifferent | 13.1M / mm² | 13.2M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 398 mm² | 212 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-1745 | FCBGA-1737 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | AMD Radeon R7 370 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Sep 19th, 2014 | Jun 18th, 2015 |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 900 | Pirate Islands(R7 300) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 700 | Volcanic Islands |
| SuccessorDifferent | GeForce 10 | Arctic Islands |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 329 USD | 149 USD |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 111 in our database | 21 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | AMD Radeon R7 370 |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 1050 MHz | 925 MHz |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 1178 MHz | 975 MHz |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1753 MHz7 Gbps effective | 1400 MHz5.6 Gbps effective |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | AMD Radeon R7 370 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 224.4 GB/s | 179.2 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | AMD Radeon R7 370 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 1664 | 1024 |
| TMUsDifferent | 104 | 64 |
| ROPsDifferent | 56 | 32 |
| SMM CountDifferent | 13 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 48 KB (per SMM) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 2 MB | 512 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 16 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | AMD Radeon R7 370 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 65.97 GPixel/s | 31.20 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 122.5 GTexel/s | 62.40 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 3.920 TFLOPS | 1.997 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 122.5 GFLOPS (1:32) | 124.8 GFLOPS (1:16) |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | 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 |
| WidthDifferent | 40 mm1.6 inches | N/A |
| TDPDifferent | 148 W | 110 W |
| Suggested PSU | 300 W | 300 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x DVI1x HDMI 2.03x DisplayPort 1.2 | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a1x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 2x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | PG401 | C631, 109-C63447-00B_02 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | AMD Radeon R7 370 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 (12_1) | 12 (11_1) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 3.0 | 2.1 (1.2) |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.3 | 1.2.170 |
| CUDADifferent | 5.2 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.8 | 6.5 (5.1) |
Comparison Summary
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