10 Aug 2021 - Graphics card reviewed

Capable of running games with up to a DirectX 12 requirement.

How many years will the Radeon R7 370 Sapphire Nitro 4GB Edition graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the Radeon R7 370 Sapphire Nitro 4GB Edition in your PC? This Radeon R7 370 Sapphire Nitro 4GB Edition graphics card has reached the end of its ability to run games released today. If you have it in your gaming PC then it’s time to upgrade your graphics solution.

Whats a good PC graphics upgrade for the Radeon R7 370 Sapphire Nitro 4GB Edition? A good choice when looking to upgrade the Radeon R7 370 Sapphire Nitro 4GB Edition would be the RX 5000 Series Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB which meets 716 of the 1000 top game’s recommended system requirements and has 137% better performance. Alternatively a good upgrade choice for this graphics card today would be the RX 5000 Series Radeon RX 5300. For comparison of the 1000 most demanding games around today this suggested upgrade is 90% better and can meet 300 of their recommended requirements.

FPS System Benchmark

Game

Red Dead Redemption 2

The Radeon R7 370 Sapphire Nitro 4GB Edition was released on 18 Jun 2015

AMD PC game performance check Radeon R7 370 Sapphire Nitro 4GB Edition

GPU

Architecture

GCN 1.0 Trinidad PRO

Process

28nm

TMUs

Texture Rate

63 GTexel/s

ROPs

Pixel Rate

32 GPixel/s

Shader Processing Units

Ray Tracing

Tensor Cores

Release Price

$174

Compatibility

Direct X

DX 12

Shader

5.0

Open GL

4.4

Resolution (WxH)

4096 x 2160

Notebook GPU

SLI/Crossfire

Dedicated

Integrated

Memory

4096MB

Memory Speed

1400MHz

Memory Bus

256bit

Memory Type

GDDR5

Memory Bandwidth

179.2GB/sec

L2 Cache

1024

Display Connectors

VGA Connection

DVI Connection

HDMI Connection

DisplayPort Connection

Clock Speeds

Core Speed

985 MHz

Power

Max Power

150 Watts

PSU

500 Watt & 33 Amps

Power Connector

1x 6-pin

Recommended Hardware

Best CPU Match

Core i3-4370 3.8GHz

Best RAM Match

8 GB

Best Resolution

1600 x 900

GPU Upgrade

GD Official

GD RATING

Approved

Radeon R7 370 Sapphire Nitro 4GB Edition Game Requirement Analysis

Overview
Radeon R7 370 Sapphire Nitro 4GB Edition is a Special Edition of AMD's Fast-Middle-Class Radeon R7 370, created by Sapphire.

Overclock: Central Unit
The Central Unit is now of 985MHz, instead of 925MHz, while the Boost Clock is Disabled.

Overclock: Memory Clock
None.

Frame Buffer
The Frame Buffer was doubled to 4GB: a gimmick which doesn't yield any performance boost and can be considered marketing to lure consumers into paying more for the same product.

Cooling Solution
Two-ball bearing: Dual ball bearings on the fan spindles ensure smooth running and long life and are designed to keep out dust. A quiet cooling solution, Two ball-bearing fan features a high-efficiency blade design.

Performance
Benchmarks Indicate no Performance Boost over the Reference Radeon R7 370.

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