Your Graphics Research
Your Graphics Research
| Recommended System Requirements | ||
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| Game | Radeon R9 370X | GeForce GTX 980 4GB |
| Hitman 3 | 158% | 31% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 98% | 1% |
| Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 81% | 8% |
| FIFA 21 | 0% | 49% |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | 179% | 42% |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 75% | 11% |
| Resident Evil 8 | 98% | 1% |
| Genshin Impact | 98% | 1% |
| Far Cry 6 | 187% | 46% |
| The Medium | 147% | 26% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 4GB are significantly better than the AMD Radeon R9 370X.
The GTX 980 has a 126 MHz higher core clock speed and 48 more Texture Mapping Units than the Radeon R9 370X. This results in the GTX 980 providing 64.1 GTexel/s better texturing performance. This still holds weight but shader performance is generally more relevant, particularly since both of these GPUs support at least DirectX 10.
The GTX 980 has a 126 MHz higher core clock speed and 32 more Render Output Units than the Radeon R9 370X. This results in the GTX 980 providing 40.1 GPixel/s better pixeling performance. However, both GPUs support DirectX 9 or above, and pixeling performance is only really relevant when comparing older cards.
The Radeon R9 370X was released less than a year after the GTX 980, and so they are likely to have similar driver support for optimizing performance when running the latest games.
Both GPUs exhibit very powerful performance, so it probably isn't worth upgrading from one to the other, as both are capable of running even the most demanding games at the highest settings.
The GTX 980 has 2048 MB more video memory than the Radeon R9 370X, so is likely to be much better at displaying game textures at higher resolutions. This is supported by the fact that the GTX 980 also has superior memory performance overall.
The GTX 980 has 45.2 GB/sec greater memory bandwidth than the Radeon R9 370X, which means that the memory performance of the GTX 980 is noticeably better than the Radeon R9 370X.
The Radeon R9 370X has 1280 Shader Processing Units and the GeForce GTX 980 4GB has 2048. However, the actual shader performance of the Radeon R9 370X is 1142 and the actual shader performance of the GTX 980 is 3362. The GTX 980 having 2220 better shader performance and an altogether better performance when taking into account other relevant data means that the GTX 980 delivers a massively smoother and more efficient experience when processing graphical data than the Radeon R9 370X.
The Radeon R9 370X requires 180 Watts to run and the GeForce GTX 980 4GB requires 165 Watts. We would recommend a PSU with at least 500 Watts for the Radeon R9 370X and a PSU with at least 500 Watts for the GTX 980. The Radeon R9 370X requires 15 Watts more than the GTX 980 to run. The difference is not significant enough for the Radeon R9 370X to have a noticeably larger impact on your yearly electricity bills than the GTX 980.
| Core Speed | 1000 MHz | vs |  | 1126 MHz | |
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| Boost Clock | 1050 MHz | vs | | 1216 MHz | |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 Trinidad XT | Maxwell GM204-400-A1 | |||
| OC Potential | Poor | vs |
| Fair | |
| Driver Support | Great | vs | Great | ||
| Release Date | 27 Aug 2015 | | vs | 19 Sep 2014 | |
| GPU Link | GD Link | GD Link | |||
| Approved | | | |||
| Comparison | |||||
| 1366x768 | 10
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10
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| 1600x900 | 9.5
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10
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| 1920x1080 | 7.6
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10
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| 2560x1440 | 5.5
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vs | |
7.9
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| 3840x2160 | 4
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vs | |
5.9
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| Memory | 2048 MB | vs | | 4096 MB | |
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| Memory Speed | 1400 MHz | vs | | 1753 MHz | |
| Memory Bus | 256 Bit | | vs | | 256 Bit |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | | vs | | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 179.2GB/sec | vs | | 224.4GB/sec | |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | vs | |
2048 KB | |
| Delta Color Compression | no | vs | yes | ||
| Memory Performance | 0% | |
vs | |
0% |
| Comparison | |||||
| Shader Processing Units | 1280 | vs | | 2048 | |
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| Actual Shader Performance | 55% | vs | | 100% | |
| Technology | 28nm | | vs | | 28nm |
| Texture Mapping Units | 80 | vs | | 128 | |
| Texture Rate | 80 GTexel/s | vs | | 144.1 GTexel/s | |
| Render Output Units | 32 | vs | | 64 | |
| Pixel Rate | 32 GPixel/s | vs | | 72.1 GPixel/s | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Digital Resolution (WxH) | 4096x2160 | vs | | 5120x3200 | |
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| VGA Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| DVI Connections | 2 | | vs | 1 | |
| HDMI Connections | 1 | | vs | | 1 |
| DisplayPort Connections | 1 | vs | | 3 | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Power | 180 Watts | vs | | 165 Watts | |
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| Recommended PSU | 500 Watts & 33 Amps | | vs | | 500 Watts & 42 Amps |
| DirectX | 12.0 | vs | | 12.1 | |
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| Shader Model | 5.0 | | vs | | 5.0 |
| Open GL | 4.4 | vs | | 4.5 | |
| Open CL | - | vs | - | ||
| Notebook GPU | no | no | |||
| SLI/Crossfire | yes | | vs | | yes |
| Dedicated | yes | | vs | | yes |
| Comparison | |||||
| Recommended Processor | Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz | | vs | Intel Core i7-4770K 4-Core 3.5GHz | |
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| Recommended RAM | 8 GB | | vs | | 8 GB |
| Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | 1920x1080 | vs | | 2560x1440 | |
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| Mini Review | Overview Radeon R9 370X is a Performance Graphics Card based on the First Revision of the Graphics Core Next (GCN) Architecture. Architecture Radeon R9 370X Features a GPU Codenamed Trinidad XT which is a First Gen GCN GPU. It is essentially a Pitcairn XT GPU like seen on Radeon HD 7870. As a result, it doesn't support for modern technologies like TrueAudio, ZeroPower or Powertune. Trinidad XT has 20 Compute Units Unlocked and offers 1280 Shader Processing Units, 80 TMUs and 32 ROPs. GPU The Central Unit is Initially Clocked at 1000MHz and goes up to 1050MHz, in Turbo Mode. Memory: Speed The GPU is equipped with fast GDDR5 and Accesses the Frame Buffer through a 256-bit Memory Interface. The Memory Clock Operates at 1400MHz. Memory: Frame Buffer The GPU can fill up a Memory Pool of up to 2GB. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 110W, it requires at least a 500W PSU with one available 6-pin connector. Performance Performance is identical to Radeon R9 270X. System Suggestions Radeon R7 370X is best suited for resolutions up to and including 1920x1080. We recommend a Performance Processor and 8GB of RAM for Optimal Performance. | Overview GeForce GTX 980 4GB is a high-end Graphics Card based on the second revision of the Maxwell architecture. It surpassed previous GeForce GTX 780 Ti and cost less. It was also much more energy efficient. Read below to know more. Architecture The Second variant of the Maxwell Architecture, despite being also manufactured with a 28nm technology, has an extremely large L2 Cache and features a Third Generation Delta Color Compression which allows NVIDIA to produce Graphics Cards with relatively small memory data transfer rates, without causing too much impact on the overall performance. Furthermore, the Shaders have been redesigned and are both more powerful and energy efficient. The Second Revision of Maxwell also adds VXGI (Voxel Global Illumination) which makes scenes significantly more lifelike and believable as light interacts more realistically in the game environment and the MFAA technology which provides the same effect as MSAA but at a much lower performance cost. GPU It equips a GPU codenamed GM204-400-A1 which has 16 SM activated and thus 2048 Shader Processing Units, 128 TMUs and 64 ROPs, on a 256-bit memory interface of fast GDDR5. The central unit runs at 1126MHz and goes up to 1216MHz, in Turbo Mode, while the memory clock operates at 1753MHz. Features DirectX 12.0 Support (11.0 Hardware Default) and support for SLI, VXGI, MFAA, GameStream, G-SYNC, GPU Boost 2.0, GeForce Experience, PhysX and other technologies. Cooling Solution The Cooling Solution consists of a Single-Fan and is identical to the one seen on GeForce GTX 780. The Card is known to run cool and has a maximum operating temperature of 98ºC. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 165W, it requires at least a 500W PSU with two 6-pin connectors. Release Price The release price of $550 is lower than of its predecessor - GeForce GTX 780 which was launched for $649. Performance Gaming benchmarks prove that at 4K (3840x2160) GeForce GTX 980 4GB is over 20% faster than its predecessor and even beats GeForce GTX 780 Ti in about 7%. System Suggestions GeForce GTX 980 4GB is best suited for resolutions up to and including 2560x1440. We recommend a Very Strong Processor and 8GB of RAM for Optimal Performance. | |||
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| Possible GPU Upgrades | - | - | |||
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