Radeon RX 6900 vs R7 M370

Place in the ranking	711	21
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	18.83
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Litho	Navi 21
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	5 May 2015 (9 years ago)	28 October 2020 (4 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	384	4608
Core clock speed	900 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	960 MHz	2105 MHz
Number of transistors	690 million	23,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	255 Watt
Texture fill rate	23.04	606.2
Floating-point processing power	0.7373 TFLOPS	19.4 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	64
TMUs	24	288

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
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	2x 8-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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	16 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	73.6 GB/s	512.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
Eyefinity	+	-
HDMI	-	+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync	+	-
HD3D	+	-
PowerTune	+	-
DualGraphics	+	-
ZeroCore	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	Not Listed	2.0
Vulkan	-	1.2
Mantle	+	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

R7 M370 3.67

RX 6900 69.45
+1792%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

R7 M370 1417

RX 6900 26796
+1791%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD

−1746%

240−250
+1746%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

7−8
−1757%

130−140

+1757%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 −1718%	200−210 +1718%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −1650%	35−40 +1650%
Battlefield 5	8−9 −1775%	150−160 +1775%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −1775%	150−160 +1775%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −1757%	130−140 +1757%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −1757%	130−140 +1757%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 −1700%	180−190 +1700%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −1567%	350−400 +1567%
Hitman 3	9−10 −1789%	170−180 +1789%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −1631%	450−500 +1631%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −1733%	110−120 +1733%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 −1789%	170−180 +1789%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −1757%	260−270 +1757%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −1686%	750−800 +1686%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 −1718%	200−210 +1718%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −1650%	35−40 +1650%
Battlefield 5	8−9 −1775%	150−160 +1775%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −1775%	150−160 +1775%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −1757%	130−140 +1757%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −1757%	130−140 +1757%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 −1700%	180−190 +1700%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −1567%	350−400 +1567%
Hitman 3	9−10 −1789%	170−180 +1789%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −1631%	450−500 +1631%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −1733%	110−120 +1733%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 −1789%	170−180 +1789%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −1757%	260−270 +1757%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	26 −1631%	450−500 +1631%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −1686%	750−800 +1686%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 −1718%	200−210 +1718%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −1650%	35−40 +1650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −1775%	150−160 +1775%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −1757%	130−140 +1757%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −1757%	130−140 +1757%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −1567%	350−400 +1567%
Hitman 3	9−10 −1789%	170−180 +1789%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −1631%	450−500 +1631%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −1757%	260−270 +1757%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6 −1733%	110−120 +1733%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −1686%	750−800 +1686%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10
−1789%

170−180

+1789%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 −1733%	110−120 +1733%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 −1733%	110−120 +1733%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −1733%	55−60 +1733%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −1733%	55−60 +1733%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1650%	35−40 +1650%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −1775%	75−80 +1775%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −1650%	35−40 +1650%
Hitman 3	8−9 −1775%	150−160 +1775%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 −1789%	170−180 +1789%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −1733%	55−60 +1733%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −1639%	400−450 +1639%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8
−1757%

130−140

+1757%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −1650%	35−40 +1650%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −1650%	35−40 +1650%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −1650%	35−40 +1650%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −1650%	35−40 +1650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −1700%	18−20 +1700%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3 −1650%	35−40 +1650%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −1650%	35−40 +1650%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −1700%	18−20 +1700%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−1775%

75−80
+1775%

This is how R7 M370 and RX 6900 compete in popular games:

RX 6900 is 1746% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.67	69.45
Recency	5 May 2015	28 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm

RX 6900 has a 1792.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 M370 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 M370 is a notebook card while Radeon RX 6900 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.