Review and testing of the AMD Radeon R7 370 video card: Test | Specs | CPU | Config – AMD has long ceased to delight its fans with the release of really new products in the mid-price segment of vide cards for desktop PCs, and has been renaming old products for a long time. This is how it learned with the new video cards included in the Radeon R7 series, which is currently represented by two models: Radeon R7 360 and Radeon R7 370. The manufacturer positions them as solutions for online games in Full HD resolution. In this review we will take a look at the Radeon R7 370, which is an improved copy of the good old Radeon HD 7850 with changed frequency characteristics.
Radeon R7 370 is a renamed Radeon R7 265. And if you dig deeper, then it is a Radeon HD 7850. But with reservations. If we compare the “three hundred and seventieth” with the Radeon R7 265, then the chip began to work faster at 50 MHz. However, it was possible to reduce power consumption from 150 W to 110 W.
If we compare the Radeon R7 370 with the Radeon HD 7850, the GPU frequency has increased by 115 MHz (in three years), the memory frequency has increased by 200 MHz, and the maximum power consumption has decreased by 65 W. The frequency of 2 or 4 GB of GDDR5 memory has not changed, it is connected via a 256-bit interface. The memory chips operate at 1400 MHz, the bandwidth is up to 179.2 GB / s. Otherwise, we get the usual 1024 stream processors, 64 TMU texture units and 32 ROP pipelines.
Note the 110W thermal design, additional power is supplied through one 6-pin PCI Express connector. The new product should compete with the GeForce GTX 750 Ti. As a matter of fact, at one time the Radeon R7 265 was also released in order to compete with this video card.
For the Radeon R7 370, DirectX 12 support is announced. But the basic level of capabilities is supported by all solutions based on this graphics chip.
The increase in frequencies is combined with a gradual reduction in the cost of the printed circuit board and the reference version of the Radeon R7 370 resembles a typical representative of the budget class. Short board, simple power supply, and a cooler with a conventional lobe heatsink. At one time, even the Radeon HD 7770 looked a little more solid and was based on a larger PCB. But this is standard. Large manufacturers have traditionally presented a number of non-reference models. Some of them can boast not only non-standard design, but also increased memory capacity.
Specifications
| CPU |
|---|
| Trinidad PRO |
| Technical process |
| 28 n.m. |
| GPU frequency MHz |
| 925-975 MHz |
| Stream Processors (Shading Units) |
| 1024 |
| Texture Units (TMUs) |
| 64 |
| Raster Operations Pipelines (ROPs) |
| 32 |
| Memory type |
| GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width |
| Page 256 |
| Memory size |
| 2048 MB |
| Real memory frequency (eff-i) |
| 1400 (5600) MHz |
| DirectXOpenGLShader Model |
| 12,14,55,0 |
| Interfaces |
| 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort, 2x DVI |
| Power consumption (TDP) |
| 110 watts |
| Price |
Testing
Power-saving CPU technologies are disabled in all tests. In the NVIDIA driver settings, CPU is selected as the processor for PhysX computation. In AMD settings, Tesselation setting is switched from AMD Optimized state to Use application settings. Testing the performance of video cards was carried out in a closed case of the system unit on a system with the following configuration:
Test configuration
- PROCESSOR: Intel Core i7-4770K -3.5 (3.9) GHz
- MOTHER BOARD: ASUS Z97-DELUXE
- MEMORY: 16GB (4x 4096 MB) DDR3 Corsair
- HARD DRIVE: Samsung 830 Series 256GB SSD
- OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 8.1 x64
Synthetic tests
To evaluate the performance in synthetics, we used 3DMark13 tests in the Fire Strike and Fire Strike Extreme scenes.
- Futuremark 3DMark Fire Strike-5410
- Futuremark 3DMark Fire Strike Extreme- 2680
Game tests
The performance of the video cards was tested in two resolutions: 1600 × 900 and 1920 × 1080 pixels. For the tests, the graphics quality mode was used: with anisotropic filtering and full-screen anti-aliasing enabled. Anisotropic filtering and full-screen anti-aliasing was enabled directly in the game settings. V-Sync was also forcibly disabled there.
Dragon Age Inquisition
Dragon Age: Inquisition(Rus. Age of the Dragon: Inquisition) is a computer role-playing game, a continuation of the Dragon Age series in the fantasy genre, which was developed by the Canadian studio BioWare. A massive sequel to the legendary role-playing series with a great storyline, a huge world to explore, lots of opportunities to change the hero and exciting battles. In Dragon Age Inquisition, it uses the Frostbite Engine 3 game engine at its core, which is able to handle the destructibility of the landscape and the environment, it also supports dynamic lighting and shading with HBAO, procedural shading, various post effects (for example, HDR and depth of field ), particle systems and texturing techniques such as bump mapping. The maximum size of a location in the game is limited to 32 × 32 kilometers of displayable area and 4 × 4 kilometers of playable space. Dragon Age The Inquisition has two graphical menu items in its arsenal. In the first, we can change the resolution and graphics API, and in the second, basic and advanced graphics settings are configured. 1600×900 Ultra, DX11, 2x MSAA /HBAO
1920×1080(1080p) Ultra, DX11, 2x MSAA /HBAO
AMD Radeon R7 370
AMD Radeon R7 370 —(1080p)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950—(1080p)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960—(1080p)
AMD Radeon R9 258
AMD Radeon R9 285—(1080p)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970—(1080p)
Assassin’s Creed Unity
Assassin’s Creed Unity (Russian. Assassin’s Creed : Unity, in the Russian localization of Assassin’s Creed: Unity) is a computer multi-platform game from the Assassin’s Creed series in the action-adventure genre. The new game is set in Paris in the 18th century. The developers presented to gamers a new assassin of Austrian-French origin named Arno Victor Dorian. Ubisoft took as its main storyline the events of the French Revolution of 1789, when France passed from monarchy to republic. The main events unfolded over 5 years, from the capture of the Bastille and the campaign against Versailles to the execution of King Louis XVI and the Thermidorian coup. It was during this era that class privileges were abolished and human rights were first enshrined.
Assassin’s Creed Unity was developed with Anvi Next engine 2.0, a game engine created by Ubisoft Montreal studio. a subsidiary of the publisher Ubisoft. Despite the fact that the game is a multi-platform project, since it was released not only on PCs and next-generation consoles, the developers in collaboration with NVIDIA were able to implement the most advanced graphics innovations in the PC version, such as HBAO +, PCSS, tessellation and TXAA anti-aliasing mode. … Assassin’s Creed Unity in its arsenal has two graphical menu items – main and additional. We can change the setting in both basic and extended format.
Assassin’s Creed Unity in its arsenal has two graphical menu items – main and additional. We can change the setting in both basic and extended format. Assassin’s Creed Unity in its arsenal has two graphical menu items – main and additional. We can change the setting in both basic and extended format.
1600×900 Ultra,DX11, FXAA (SSAO)
1920×1080(1080p) Ultra,DX11, FXAA (SSAO)
AMD Radeon R7 370
AMD Radeon R7 370 —(1080p)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950—(1080p)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960—(1080p)
AMD Radeon R9 285
AMD Radeon R9 285—(1080p)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970—(1080p)
The Witcher III Wild Hunt
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The final part of the trilogy. According to the developers, the third part of the series will combine a non-linear storyline and a multi-regional open game world, which will be thirty times larger than the world of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings. For movement, you can use various vehicles, such as a horse or a ship. The passage of the main storyline will take about 50 hours of the game. Side quests will take about the same amount. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was developed on the RedEngine 3 game engine, which is focused on next-generation platforms and will ultimately break the boundaries between game graphics and CGI movies.
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RED Engine 3 focuses not only on graphics and physics, but also on building a non-linear quest system, allowing you to make the gameplay even more close to real life. RED Engine supports dynamic shadows, normal mapping and parallax. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has both basic and advanced graphical settings. Any user will be able to customize the game to their liking, based on the performance of the existing system. The fundamental difference between RedEngine 3 compared to its predecessor is that REDengine 3 is built to support open world games. RED Engine 3 focuses not only on graphics and physics, but also on building a non-linear quest system, allowing you to make the gameplay even more close to real life.
RED Engine supports dynamic shadows, normal mapping and parallax. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has both basic and advanced graphical settings. Any user will be able to customize the game to their liking, relying on the performance of the existing system.
RED Engine supports dynamic shadows, normal mapping and parallax. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has both basic and advanced graphical settings. Any user can customize the game to their liking, based on the performance of the existing system. RED Engine supports dynamic shadows, normal mapping and parallax.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has both basic and advanced graphical settings. Any user can customize the game to their liking, based on the performance of the existing system.1600×900 Ultra,DX11, 16xAF (SSAO), Nvidia hairworks off
1920×1080(1080p) Ultra,DX11, 16xAF (SSAO), Nvidia hairworks off
AMD Radeon R7 370
AMD Radeon R7 370 —(1080p)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950—(1080p)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960—(1080p)
AMD Radeon R9 285
AMD Radeon R9 285—(1080p)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970—(1080p)
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Theft the Auto the V Grand (abbr GTA V.) – a multi-platform video game in the genre of Action and the open world, developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. Is the fifteenth in a rowFor the first time in the history of the series, there are three main characters in the game, and you can switch between them almost at any time. In some missions, two players are available, in some missions the player is thrown onto other characters by a script. For the first time in the series, the main characters have special skills that give them an edge over other characters. The scene of Grand Theft Auto V was the fictional city of Los Santos, the prototype of which is Los Angeles.
Los Santos first appeared in one of the previous games in the series, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, released in 2004. In addition to the city itself, the game also contains the surrounding areas of the countryside, mountains, forests, hills, and beaches, called “Blaine County” in the game. There is also a separate play space – the fictional state of North Yankton; probably a parody of the real state of North Dakota close to the Canadian border.
There is only one gloomy city in this state – Ludendorff. You cannot get into North Yankton, with the exception of two story missions, which take place directly in Ludendorff. The entire map of Los Santos and its environs is open to players from the outset, and Grand Theft Auto V is based on the Rockstar Advanced Game Engine. The Rockstar Advanced Game Engine is a fully featured game engine that contains a graphics engine, physics engine, sound engine, animation engine, game AI, networking, scripting language and other components. Grand Theft Auto V has a very extensive range of graphical settings,1920×1080 Very High,DX11, (FXAA)
1920×1080(1080p) Very High,DX11, (FXAA)
AMD Radeon R7 370
AMD Radeon R7 370 —(1080p)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950—(1080p)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960—(1080p)
AMD Radeon R9 285
AMD Radeon R9 285—(1080p)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970—(1080p)
Metro Last Light
Metro : Last Light (Russian Metro: Ray of Hope) is a computer game in the first-person shooter genre, the sequel to Metro 2033. The sequel was developed on three main guiding principles: the first is to preserve the atmosphere of horror of the first part, the second is to diversify the set of weapons, the third is to improve technologies Metro 2033. Developers from 4A Games also took into account some wishes of the players and promised this time to fix some bugs, tweak artificial intelligence and stealth elements.
The authors of “Metro: Last Light” decided not to take the events of the second book by Dmitry Glukhovsky as a basis for the plot. Instead, the game is a direct sequel to the first installment with a rich, linear storyline. The protagonist of “Metro: Last Light” again becomes Artyom, who this time has to prevent a civil war between the inhabitants of the Moscow metro.
Metro Last Light was developed on a modified version of the 4A Engine that was used in Metro2033. Among the improvements, more advanced AI and optimization of the graphics engine should be noted. Thanks to the use of PhysX, the engine received many features, for example, destructible environments, simulation of bends on clothes, waves on water and other elements that are completely influenced by the environment. Metro Last Light is currently one of the most technological products of our time, even though the game was released not only for personal computers, but also for the current generation of game consoles. destructible environment, simulation of bends on clothes, waves on water and other elements completely influenced by the environment.
Metro Last Light is currently one of the most technological products of our time, even though the game was released not only for personal computers, but also for the current generation of game consoles. destructible environment, simulation of bends on clothes, waves on water and other elements completely influenced by the environment. Metro Last Light is currently one of the most technological products of our time, even though the game was released not only for personal computers, but also for the current generation of game consoles.1600×900 Very High, DX11, 1xSSAA 16xAF
1920×1080(1080p) Very High, DX11, 1xSSAA 16xAF
AMD Radeon R7 370
AMD Radeon R7 370 —(1080p)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950—(1080p)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960—(1080p)
AMD Radeon R9 285
AMD Radeon R9 285—(1080p)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970—(1080p)
Watch Dogs
Watch Dogs— built on the new Disrupt graphics engine, which evolved from parts of the AnvilNext (Assassin’s Creed) (urban mechanics) and Dunia (Far Cry 3) (vegetation and artificial intelligence) engines. The game looks good even at low settings and impresses with the beauty of the picture when all the controls are set to their maximum parameters. But in terms of the realism of the picture, the Watch Dogs game engine falls short of CryEngine.1600×900 Ultra, DX11, 4x MSAA
1920×1080(1080p) Ultra, DX11, 4x MSAA
AMD Radeon R7 370
AMD Radeon R7 370 —(1080p)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950—(1080p)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960—(1080p)
AMD Radeon R9 285
AMD Radeon R9 285—(1080p)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970—(1080p)
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