Radeon R9 370 1024SP vs R7 (Bristol Ridge)
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 970 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 3.07 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 1.2 (2016) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | Bristol Ridge | Trinidad |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 June 2016 (9 years ago) | 12 June 2015 (10 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 512 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 925 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 900 MHz | 975 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2410 Million | 2,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12-45 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 62.40 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 1.997 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 32 |
| TMUs | no data | 64 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 512 KB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | no data | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 1400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 179.2 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (FL 12_0) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.2.131 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 June 2016 | 12 June 2015 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 150 Watt |
R7 (Bristol Ridge) has an age advantage of 11 months, and 1150% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) and Radeon R9 370 1024SP. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) is a notebook graphics card while Radeon R9 370 1024SP is a desktop one.
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