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AMD Radeon R9 M370X

AMD Radeon R9 M370X

The AMD Radeon R9 M370X is a mid-range graphics card for laptops that was announced mid 2015. It is used in the high-end 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro with 2 GB GDDR5 graphics memory. It is based on the GCN (Graphics Core Next) architecture and manufactured in 28nm at TSMC. According to current information, the card is based on the old Cape Verde chip with 640 shaders and an 128 Bit memory interface (GCN 1.0).

Apple states that the card is "up to 80% faster" than the previously used NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M. In our benchmarks, the card is only about 30% faster in average 3D gaming and 25 - 30 percent slower than a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M or Radeon R9 M280X. Demanding games (as of 2015) will be usually handled fluently in 1366 x 768 pixels and high settings.

Radeon R9 M300 Series

Radeon R9 M395X compare 2048 @ 0.91 GHz256 Bit @ 5460 MHz
Radeon R9 M390X compare 2048 @ 0.72 GHz256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Radeon R9 M395 compare 1792 @ 0.83 GHz256 Bit @ 5460 MHz
Radeon R9 M390 compare 1024 @ 0.96 GHz256 Bit @ 5460 MHz
Radeon R9 M385X compare 896 @ 1.1 GHz128 Bit @ 6000 MHz
Radeon R9 M385 compare128 Bit @ 6000 MHz
Radeon R9 M380 compare 768 @ 1 GHz128 Bit @ 6000 MHz
Radeon R9 M370X 640 @ 0.8 GHz128 Bit @ 4500 MHz
Radeon R9 M365X compare 640 @ 0.9 - 0.93 GHz128 Bit @ 4500 MHz
Radeon R9 M375 compare 640 @ 1.02 GHz128 Bit @ 2200 MHz
CodenameCape Verde
ArchitectureGCN 1.0
Pipelines640 - unified
Core Speed800 MHz
Memory Speed4500 MHz
Memory Bus Width128 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR5
Max. Amount of Memory2048 MB
Shared Memoryno
APIDirectX 12 (FL 11_1), Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.3
Transistor Count1.5 Billion
technology28 nm
FeaturesDirectCompute 5.0, OpenCL
Notebook Sizemedium sized
Date of Announcement19.05.2015
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.amd.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy
1.1 pt (3%)
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +
SPECviewperf 12
specvp12 sw-03 +
specvp12 snx-02 +
specvp12 showcase-01 +
specvp12 mediacal-01 +
specvp12 maya-04 +
specvp12 energy-01 +
specvp12 creo-01 +
specvp12 catia-04 +
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit +
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit +
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 60.4     avg: 65.9     median: 61.3 (4%)     max: 76.1 fps
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit +
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
min: 61.8     avg: 62.3     median: 62.3 (4%)     max: 62.8 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 +
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
min: 217.6     avg: 219.8     median: 219.8 (2%)     max: 222 fps
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

low 1024x768
40.7  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
25.9  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
14.9  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
7.8  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1024x768
316.7  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
79.6  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
40.1  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
21.2  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
103.2  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
67.3  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
27.6  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
18.5  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Evolve

Evolve

2015
low 1024x768
62.5  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
40.4  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
21.6  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
18.5  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1024x768
99.5  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
48.4  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
30.3  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
16.4  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1024x768
85.7  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
39.2  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
26.8  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
22.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
F1 2014

F1 2014

2014
low 1024x768
119  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
113  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
84  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
50  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1024x768
100.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
59.7  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
35.6  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
28  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Fifa 15

Fifa 15

2014
low 1280x720
140.9  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
98.5  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
57.9  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Sims 4

Sims 4

2014
low 1024x768
162.9  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
99.9  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
54.5  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
46.8  fps    + Compare