Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280 outperforms Radeon R7 370 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280 is 471 days older than Radeon R7 370.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 370
- Consumes up to 45% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 110 vs 200 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Performs up to 4% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Radeon R7 370 - 80 vs 77 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 370 - 3 vs 2 GB
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R7 370
Desktop • Jun 18th, 2015
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.86 GPixel/s
95%
Texel Fillrate
104.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R7 370 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
Jun 18th, 2015 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| Pirate Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$149 | MSRP | $279 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 179.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
975 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
1400 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
