Radeon R9 370 vs RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) with Radeon R9 370, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
2020
15 Watt
9.01

R9 370 outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by a substantial 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking489406
Place by popularity28not in top-100
Power efficiency41.357.68
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameVegaTrinidad
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2020 (5 years ago)5 May 2015 (9 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 cores5121280
Core clock speedno data925 MHz
Boost clock speed2100 MHz975 MHz
Number of transistorsno data2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt110 Watt
Texture fill rateno data78.00
Floating-point processing powerno data2.496 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data80

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data221 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data4 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1400 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data179.2 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 Connectorsno data2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 (11_1)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
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.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 9.01
R9 370 12.28
+36.3%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 3743
R9 370 5249
+40.3%

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 HD23
−95.7%
45
+95.7%
1440p17
−23.5%
21−24
+23.5%
4K9
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 13
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 19
−26.3%
24−27
+26.3%
Elden Ring 18
−33.3%
24−27
+33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−20.7%
35−40
+20.7%
Counter-Strike 2 9
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 15
−20%
18−20
+20%
Forza Horizon 4 32
−25%
40−45
+25%
Metro Exodus 27
−29.6%
35−40
+29.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 33
−21.2%
40−45
+21.2%
Valorant 44
−25%
55−60
+25%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−20.7%
35−40
+20.7%
Counter-Strike 2 9
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Dota 2 29
−20.7%
35−40
+20.7%
Elden Ring 22
−22.7%
27−30
+22.7%
Far Cry 5 30
−33.3%
40−45
+33.3%
Fortnite 50−55
−32.1%
70−75
+32.1%
Forza Horizon 4 27
−29.6%
35−40
+29.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 19
−26.3%
24−27
+26.3%
Metro Exodus 19
−26.3%
24−27
+26.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 57
−31.6%
75−80
+31.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12
−33.3%
16−18
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−29.6%
35−40
+29.6%
Valorant 14
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%
World of Tanks 48
−35.4%
65−70
+35.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−20.7%
35−40
+20.7%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
−23.5%
21−24
+23.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Dota 2 48
−35.4%
65−70
+35.4%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−31.6%
50−55
+31.6%
Forza Horizon 4 23
−30.4%
30−33
+30.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
−33.8%
95−100
+33.8%
Valorant 37
−35.1%
50−55
+35.1%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 9
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Elden Ring 12
−33.3%
16−18
+33.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 9
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 22
−22.7%
27−30
+22.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
World of Tanks 21
−28.6%
27−30
+28.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
−23.5%
21−24
+23.5%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Cyberpunk 2077 2
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−26.3%
24−27
+26.3%
Forza Horizon 4 16
−31.3%
21−24
+31.3%
Metro Exodus 17
−23.5%
21−24
+23.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Valorant 39
−28.2%
50−55
+28.2%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Dota 2 10
−20%
12−14
+20%
Elden Ring 6
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 10
−20%
12−14
+20%
Metro Exodus 6
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 13
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
−20%
12−14
+20%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 18
−33.3%
24−27
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Fortnite 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 9
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Valorant 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%

This is how RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and R9 370 compete in popular games:

  • R9 370 is 96% faster in 1080p
  • R9 370 is 24% faster in 1440p
  • R9 370 is 33% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.01 12.28
Recency 7 January 2020 5 May 2015
Chip lithography 7 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 110 Watt

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) has an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 633.3% lower power consumption.

R9 370, on the other hand, has a 36.3% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon R9 370 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is a notebook card while Radeon R9 370 is a desktop one.


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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
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