Radeon R8 M535DX vs R9 M370X

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M370X with Radeon R8 M535DX, including specs and performance data.

R9 M370X
2015
2 GB GDDR5
4.03
+132%

R9 M370X outperforms R8 M535DX by a whopping 132% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking687921
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameCape VerdeMeso
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date19 May 2015 (9 years ago)18 April 2017 (7 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 cores640320
Core clock speed800 MHz780 MHz
Boost clock speedno data891 MHz
Number of transistors1500 Million1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Texture fill rateno data17.82
Floating-point processing powerno data0.5702 TFLOPS
ROPsno data8
TMUsno data20

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Interfaceno dataIGP
Widthno dataIGP

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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount2 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed4500 MHzSystem Shared
Shared memory-no data

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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (FL 11_1)12 (12_0)
Shader Modelno data6.0
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.0
Vulkan-1.2.131

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.

R9 M370X 4.03
+132%
R8 M535DX 1.74

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.

R9 M370X 1554
+132%
R8 M535DX 670

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 HD32
+167%
12−14
−167%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Battlefield 5 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+140%
10−11
−140%
Hitman 3 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+170%
10−11
−170%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+139%
18−20
−139%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Battlefield 5 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+140%
10−11
−140%
Hitman 3 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+170%
10−11
−170%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40
+150%
16−18
−150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+139%
18−20
−139%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+140%
10−11
−140%
Hitman 3 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+170%
10−11
−170%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8
+167%
3−4
−167%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+139%
18−20
−139%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Hitman 3 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+150%
10−11
−150%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3 0−1
Hitman 3 0−1 0−1
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 2−3 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

This is how R9 M370X and R8 M535DX compete in popular games:

  • R9 M370X is 167% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.03 1.74
Recency 19 May 2015 18 April 2017

R9 M370X has a 131.6% higher aggregate performance score.

R8 M535DX, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

The Radeon R9 M370X is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R8 M535DX in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 M370X is a notebook card while Radeon R8 M535DX is a desktop one.


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