AMD Radeon R9 370X vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded head-to-head data contains two direct comparisons, and in both cases the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER holds a decisive advantage over the AMD Radeon R9 370X. The first test, Geekbench OpenCL, shows the RTX 2060 SUPER scoring 76,957 points against 25,893 for the R9 370X. That is a delta of 197.2%, meaning the NVIDIA card delivers nearly triple the compute throughput in this workload. The second test, Geekbench Vulkan, is even more lopsided: the RTX 2060 SUPER scores 77,402 while the R9 370X manages only 9,018, a delta of 758.3%. In Vulkan, the newer architecture runs away with the result, outpacing the older AMD part by a factor of more than eight.

Looking beyond the direct matchups, the broader benchmark database reinforces this picture. The RTX 2060 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 18,093, while the R9 370X sits at 15,862. That places the NVIDIA card roughly 14% higher overall, a gap that is consistent across the two head-to-head tests. The percentile rankings tell a similar story: the RTX 2060 SUPER lands in the 62nd percentile of all GPUs, while the R9 370X sits in the 58th. Neither card is near the top of the database, but the NVIDIA part is clearly the stronger performer of the two.

The individual benchmark suite for the RTX 2060 SUPER shows where its strengths lie. In Passmark G3D it records 16,462, and in Passmark GPU Compute it reaches 6,721. The DirectX 10 and DirectX 11 scores are 111 and 130 respectively, while DirectX 12 comes in at 61 and DirectX 9 at 218. The 2D score is 854. The R9 370X, by contrast, has only three recorded benchmarks in the database: Geekbench Metal at 12,676, Geekbench OpenCL at 25,893, and Geekbench Vulkan at 9,018. There is no Passmark data for the AMD card, so direct comparisons in that suite are not possible. The available evidence, however, points to a clear hierarchy.

When the RTX 2060 SUPER is compared to its nearest rivals in the database, the margins are tight. The top rival, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile, averages 18,159, which is only 0.4% higher than the RTX 2060 SUPER. The AMD Radeon Pro 5700 sits 0.5% higher at 18,189, and the AMD Radeon RX 460 is 1.5% higher at 18,373. The Intel Arc A770M leads the group at 18,383, a 1.6% edge. These are small differences, and the RTX 2060 SUPER is effectively in the same performance band as all four. The R9 370X, on the other hand, has nearest rivals that cluster closely around its own average. The AMD Radeon RX 7700 scores 15,852, just 0.1% below, while the AMD Radeon RX 9060 is 1% higher at 16,014. The AMD Radeon Pro W5500 scores 15,679, 1.2% lower, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti scores 16,129, 1.7% higher. The R9 370X is competitive with its immediate peers, but that peer group sits a full tier below the RTX 2060 SUPER.

The Verdict

The data is unambiguous: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER is the faster card in every recorded comparison. In Geekbench OpenCL it leads by 197.2%, and in Geekbench Vulkan it leads by 758.3%. Its average benchmark score of 18,093 is higher than the R9 370X's 15,862, and its 62nd percentile ranking beats the AMD card's 58th. For anyone looking at raw compute performance, the RTX 2060 SUPER is the clear choice.

That said, the R9 370X is not without context. Its average score of 15,862 places it within 1.7% of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, and it trades blows with the AMD Radeon RX 7700 and RX 9060, which sit within 1% of its score. For workloads that match its older feature set, it remains a functional part. But the head-to-head results show that against the RTX 2060 SUPER, it is outclassed by a wide margin. The RTX 2060 SUPER also has a much larger memory pool at 8 GB versus 2 GB, which matters for modern workloads that exceed the older card's capacity.

Who should pick which? The RTX 2060 SUPER is the appropriate choice for users who run Vulkan or OpenCL workloads, who need more than 2 GB of memory, or who want the higher average benchmark score and percentile placement. The R9 370X is only sensible if the workload is limited to its supported APIs and memory size, and even then the performance gap in the recorded tests is substantial. The database shows a generational leap, not a close contest.

Architecture Differences

The two cards come from different architectural eras. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER is built on the Turing architecture using the TU106 chip, fabricated on a 12 nm process at TSMC. It packs 10,800 million transistors onto a 445 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 24.3 million per square millimeter. The AMD Radeon R9 370X uses the GCN 1.0 architecture with the Trinidad chip, built on a 28 nm process, also at TSMC. It has 2,800 million transistors on a 212 mm² die, for a density of 13.2 million per square millimeter. The node difference is significant: 12 nm versus 28 nm means the NVIDIA chip is built on a much denser process, which helps explain the large transistor count on a die that is only about twice the size.

The compute resources are also very different. The RTX 2060 SUPER has 2,176 shading units, 136 texture mapping units, and 64 render output units. It also includes 34 ray tracing cores and 272 tensor cores, features that have no equivalent on the R9 370X, which lists null for both. The AMD card has 1,280 shading units, 80 TMUs, and 34 ROPs. Its pixel rate is 32.96 GPixel/s and its texture rate is 82.40 GTexel/s. The RTX 2060 SUPER reaches 105.6 GPixel/s and 224.4 GTexel/s. In FP32 compute, the NVIDIA card delivers 7.181 TFLOPS versus 2.637 TFLOPS for the AMD card. The RTX 2060 SUPER also supports FP16 at 14.36 TFLOPS with a 2:1 ratio, while the R9 370X has no FP16 figure recorded.

The memory subsystems reflect the architectural gap as well. The RTX 2060 SUPER uses 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 256 bit bus, with a bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. The R9 370X uses 2 GB of GDDR5 on a 256 bit bus, with a bandwidth of 179.2 GB/s. Both cards share the same bus width, but the newer memory type and higher capacity give the NVIDIA card more than double the bandwidth. The RTX 2060 SUPER also has a memory clock of 1750 MHz, which is listed as 14 Gbps effective, while the R9 370X runs at 1400 MHz, or 5.6 Gbps effective.

The API support differs as well. The RTX 2060 SUPER supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The R9 370X supports DirectX 12 (11_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.2.170. The DirectX feature level is notably lower on the AMD card, and its Vulkan version is older. The display outputs also differ: the RTX 2060 SUPER offers 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, and 1x USB Type-C, while the R9 370X offers 2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, and 1x DisplayPort 1.2.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ on nearly every core specification. The process node is 12 nm for the RTX 2060 SUPER and 28 nm for the R9 370X. Transistor count is 10,800 million versus 2,800 million. Die size is 445 mm² versus 212 mm². Transistor density is 24.3M per mm² versus 13.2M per mm². The base clock is 1470 MHz versus 980 MHz, and the boost clock is 1650 MHz versus 1030 MHz. Memory size is 8 GB versus 2 GB, and memory type is GDDR6 versus GDDR5. Bandwidth is 448.0 GB/s versus 179.2 GB/s. Shading units are 2,176 versus 1,280, TMUs are 136 versus 80, and ROPs are 64 versus 32. The RTX 2060 SUPER has 34 RT cores and 272 tensor cores; the R9 370X has neither.

Pixel rate is 105.6 GPixel/s versus 32.96 GPixel/s. Texture rate is 224.4 GTexel/s versus 82.40 GTexel/s. FP32 compute is 7.181 TFLOPS versus 2.637 TFLOPS. FP16 is 14.36 TFLOPS for the RTX 2060 SUPER, with no figure for the R9 370X. TDP is 175 W versus 180 W, so the NVIDIA card draws slightly less power while delivering far more performance. The power connectors are 1x 8-pin versus 2x 2x 6-pin, and the suggested PSU is 450 W for both. The RTX 2060 SUPER is 229 mm long, 113 mm high, and 35 mm wide; the R9 370X is 221 mm long, 111 mm high, and has no recorded width.

The release dates are also far apart: the RTX 2060 SUPER launched on July 8, 2019, while the R9 370X launched on August 26, 2015. Both are end-of-life products. The RTX 2060 SUPER has a launch MSRP of 399 USD, and the R9 370X has a launch MSRP of 199 USD.

FAQ

Q: Which card wins in Geekbench OpenCL?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER scores 76,957 in Geekbench OpenCL, compared to 25,893 for the AMD Radeon R9 370X. That is a 197.2% advantage for the NVIDIA card.

Q: How much faster is the RTX 2060 SUPER in Vulkan?

A: In Geekbench Vulkan, the RTX 2060 SUPER scores 77,402 while the R9 370X scores 9,018. The delta is 758.3%, making the NVIDIA card more than eight times faster in this test.

Q: What is the average benchmark score difference between the two cards?

A: The RTX 2060 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 18,093, and the R9 370X has an average of 15,862. The NVIDIA card is about 14% higher overall.

Q: Does the R9 370X have ray tracing cores?

A: No. The R9 370X lists null for both RT cores and tensor cores. The RTX 2060 SUPER has 34 RT cores and 272 tensor cores.

Q: How do the memory sizes compare?

A: The RTX 2060 SUPER has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory, while the R9 370X has 2 GB of GDDR5. Both use a 256 bit bus, but the NVIDIA card has 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth versus 179.2 GB/s for the AMD card.

Q: Which card has a higher percentile ranking in the database?

A: The RTX 2060 SUPER ranks in the 62nd percentile of all GPUs, while the R9 370X ranks in the 58th.