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| Recommended System Requirements | ||
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| Game | Radeon R9 370X | GeForce GTX 950 2GB |
| Hitman 3 | 158% | 158% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 98% | 98% |
| Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 81% | 81% |
| FIFA 21 | 0% | 0% |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | 179% | 179% |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 75% | 75% |
| Resident Evil 8 | 98% | 98% |
| Genshin Impact | 98% | 98% |
| Far Cry 6 | 187% | 187% |
| The Medium | 147% | 147% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the Radeon R9 370X and the GTX 950 are equal.
The GTX 950 has a 24 MHz higher core clock speed than the Radeon R9 370X, but the Radeon R9 370X has 32 more Texture Mapping Units than the GTX 950. As a result, the Radeon R9 370X exhibits a 30.8 GTexel/s better Texture Fill Rate than the GTX 950. This still holds weight but shader performance is generally more relevant, particularly since both of these GPUs support at least DirectX 10.
The GTX 950 has a 24 MHz higher core clock speed than the Radeon R9 370X and the same number of Render Output Units. This results in the GTX 950 providing 0.8 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 950, 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 Radeon R9 370X and the GeForce GTX 950 2GB have the same amount of video memory, but are likely to provide slightly different experiences when displaying game textures at high resolutions.
The Radeon R9 370X has 73.4 GB/sec greater memory bandwidth than the GTX 950, which means that the memory performance of the Radeon R9 370X is much better than the GTX 950.
The Radeon R9 370X has 1280 Shader Processing Units and the GeForce GTX 950 2GB has 768. However, the actual shader performance of the Radeon R9 370X is 1142 and the actual shader performance of the GTX 950 is 1232. The GTX 950 having 90 better shader performance is not particularly notable, as altogether the Radeon R9 370X performs better when taking into account other relevant data.
The Radeon R9 370X requires 180 Watts to run and the GeForce GTX 950 2GB requires 90 Watts. We would recommend a PSU with at least 500 Watts for the Radeon R9 370X and a PSU with at least 350 Watts for the GTX 950. The Radeon R9 370X requires 90 Watts more than the GTX 950 to run. The difference is significant enough that the Radeon R9 370X may have an adverse affect on your yearly electricity bills in comparison to the GTX 950.
| Core Speed | 1000 MHz | vs |  | 1024 MHz | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boost Clock | 1050 MHz | vs | | 1188 MHz | |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 Trinidad XT | Maxwell GM206-250 | |||
| OC Potential | Poor | vs |
| Good | |
| Driver Support | Great | vs | Great | ||
| Release Date | 27 Aug 2015 | | vs | 20 Aug 2015 | |
| 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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vs | |
9.6
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| 1920x1080 | 7.6
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vs | |
7.6
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| 2560x1440 | 5.5
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vs | |
5.5
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| 3840x2160 | 4
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vs | 3.9
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| Memory | 2048 MB | | vs | | 2048 MB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memory Speed | 1400 MHz | vs | | 1653 MHz | |
| Memory Bus | 256 Bit | | vs | 128 Bit | |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | | vs | | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 179.2GB/sec | | vs | 105.8GB/sec | |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | |
vs | |
1024 KB |
| Delta Color Compression | no | vs | yes | ||
| Memory Performance | 0% | |
vs | |
0% |
| Comparison | |||||
| Shader Processing Units | 1280 | | vs | 768 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual Shader Performance | 55% | vs | | 59% | |
| Technology | 28nm | | vs | | 28nm |
| Texture Mapping Units | 80 | | vs | 48 | |
| Texture Rate | 80 GTexel/s | | vs | 49.2 GTexel/s | |
| Render Output Units | 32 | | vs | | 32 |
| Pixel Rate | 32 GPixel/s | vs | | 32.8 GPixel/s | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Digital Resolution (WxH) | 4096x2160 | vs | | 5120x3200 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGA Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| DVI Connections | 2 | | vs | | 2 |
| HDMI Connections | 1 | | vs | | 1 |
| DisplayPort Connections | 1 | vs | | 3 | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Power | 180 Watts | vs | | 90 Watts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recommended PSU | 500 Watts & 33 Amps | vs | | 350 Watts & 23 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 i5-4460 3.2GHz | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recommended RAM | 8 GB | | vs | | 8 GB |
| Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | 1920x1080 | | vs | | 1920x1080 |
| Performance Value |  | ||||
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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 950 2GB is a Fast-Middle-Class Graphics Card based on the first revision of the Maxwell architecture. Architecture GeForce GTX 950 2GB Features a GPU Codenamed GM206-250 which is a Second Gen Maxwell GPU. It offers DirectX Feature Level of 12.1 and the Third Generation Delta Color Compression Technology which increases bandwidth efficiency by 30%. It has 6 Stream Multiprocessors activated and offers 768 Shader Processing Units, 48 TMUs and 32 ROPs. GPU The central unit runs at 1024MHz and goes up to 1188MHz, in Turbo Mode. Memory: Speed The GPU is equipped with fast GDDR5 and Accesses the Frame Buffer through a 128-bit Memory Interface. The Memory Clock Operates at 1653MHz. Memory: Frame Buffer The GPU can fill up a Memory Pool of up to 2GB. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 90W, it requires at least a 400W PSU and one available 6-pin connector. Performance Benchmarks Indicate Similar Performance to AMD's Radeon R9 270X, using the best suited Resolution - 1920x1080. As a Result, AMD's Radeon R9 370 is considerably slower and Large Factory Overclocked Versions of GeForce GTX 950, may match GeForce GTX 960's Performance. System Suggestions GeForce GTX 950 2GB is best suited for resolutions up to and including 1920x1080. We recommend a Performance Processor and 8GB of RAM for Optimal Performance. | |||
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