AMD Radeon R9 370X vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Comparison

Where Each One Wins

The recorded benchmark data splits cleanly between these two cards. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 wins every head-to-head test in the database, with two direct comparisons and a full suite of additional scores. The AMD Radeon R9 370X has no winning benchmark entries at all. That does not mean the older card is without purpose, but its strengths are confined to legacy contexts rather than raw performance.

In the direct head-to-head tests, the RTX 4060 takes Geekbench OpenCL and Geekbench Vulkan by wide margins. The OpenCL result shows a 267.1% advantage, and the Vulkan result shows a 439.4% advantage. These are not close contests. The RTX 4060 also holds a higher average benchmark score, 17639 versus 15862 for the R9 370X, and sits at the 61st percentile among all GPUs compared to the 58th percentile for the older AMD part.

Where the R9 370X might still be relevant is in older DirectX workloads. The RTX 4060 posts PassMark scores of 236 in DirectX 9, 175 in DirectX 11, 103 in DirectX 10, and 76 in DirectX 12. The R9 370X has no PassMark entries in the database, so no direct comparison exists for those legacy APIs. What the data does show is that the R9 370X supports DirectX 12 (11_1), which is a lower feature level than the RTX 4060's DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2). For users running very old titles, the R9 370X may still function, but the RTX 4060 is faster in every measured compute and graphics API test where both cards have data.

The use-case split is therefore simple. Gamers and compute users who want modern API performance should choose the RTX 4060. Users with strictly legacy software and no need for ray tracing, tensor operations, or high-bandwidth memory have no measured advantage from the R9 370X in the database, since it loses every shared benchmark.

Architecture Differences

The two cards come from different eras of GPU design. The RTX 4060 uses the AD107 chip on the Ada Lovelace architecture, built at TSMC on a 5 nm process. The R9 370X uses the Trinidad chip on the GCN 1.0 architecture, also from TSMC but on a 28 nm process. That process gap is enormous in transistor density terms: the RTX 4060 packs 18,900 million transistors into a 159 mm² die for a density of 118.9 million transistors per square millimeter. The R9 370X has 2,800 million transistors on a 212 mm² die, a density of 13.2 million per square millimeter. The newer card is nearly nine times denser per area.

Memory configuration also differs sharply. The RTX 4060 has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, delivering 272.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The R9 370X has 2 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus, delivering 179.2 GB/s. Despite having twice the bus width, the older card has roughly two-thirds the bandwidth, because the RTX 4060's memory runs at 2125 MHz (17 Gbps effective) versus 1400 MHz (5.6 Gbps effective) for the R9 370X. The capacity difference is also 4x in favor of the RTX 4060.

Compute resources are heavily lopsided. The RTX 4060 has 3072 shading units, 96 texture mapping units, and 48 ROPs. It also includes 24 ray tracing cores and 96 tensor cores, hardware that the R9 370X lacks entirely. The AMD card has 1280 shading units, 80 TMUs, and 32 ROPs. Pixel throughput is 118.1 GPixel/s for the RTX 4060 versus 32.96 GPixel/s for the R9 370X. Texture rate is 236.2 GTexel/s versus 82.40 GTexel/s. FP32 compute is 15.11 TFLOPS versus 2.637 TFLOPS, a 5.7x difference. The RTX 4060 also supports FP16 at 15.11 TFLOPS (1:1), while the R9 370X has no listed FP16 capability.

Power and connectivity differ as well. The RTX 4060 has a TDP of 115 W and requires a 300 W PSU, with a single 12-pin connector. The R9 370X draws 180 W and needs a 450 W PSU with two 6-pin connectors. The RTX 4060 uses PCIe 4.0 x8, while the R9 370X uses PCIe 3.0 x16. Display outputs favor the newer card: the RTX 4060 has 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a, while the R9 370X has 2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, and 1x DisplayPort 1.2.

API support shows the generational leap. The RTX 4060 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 newer card also has a smaller physical footprint in one dimension: 240 mm length versus 221 mm for the AMD part, though both are dual-slot cards with 111 mm height.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains two direct head-to-head tests between these cards, and both are decisive wins for the RTX 4060.

In Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX 4060 scores 95057 against 25893 for the R9 370X. That is a 267.1% advantage. This test exercises general-purpose compute across the GPU, and the 5.7x FP32 gap is the primary driver. The RTX 4060's 15.11 TFLOPS versus 2.637 TFLOPS means the newer card can process far more floating-point work per cycle, and the 8 GB memory capacity plus 272.0 GB/s bandwidth prevents bottlenecking on data movement. The R9 370X, with 2 GB of GDDR5 and 179.2 GB/s, runs out of memory capacity and bandwidth far sooner in compute workloads.

In Geekbench Vulkan, the gap widens further. The RTX 4060 scores 48643 against 9018 for the R9 370X, a 439.4% advantage. Vulkan is a low-overhead API that scales with raw hardware throughput, and the RTX 4060's newer architecture, higher clock speeds (1830 MHz base, 2460 MHz boost versus 980 MHz base, 1030 MHz boost), and dedicated ray tracing and tensor hardware all contribute. The R9 370X's Vulkan support is version 1.2.170, and its GCN 1.0 architecture predates many modern Vulkan features, so it cannot extract the same efficiency from the API.

Beyond the head-to-head tests, the RTX 4060 has a broader benchmark profile. Its PassMark G3D score is 19545, and its PassMark GPU Compute score is 9213. The R9 370X has no PassMark entries, so those numbers cannot be directly compared. The RTX 4060 also has a Geekbench Metal score, but the R9 370X does not; instead, the AMD card has a Geekbench Metal score of 12676, which is not relevant to the direct comparison since the RTX 4060 has no Metal entry in this database.

The average benchmark scores put the RTX 4060 at 17639, which is 11.2% higher than the R9 370X's 15862. The percentile rankings are close, 61 versus 58, but the average score gap is real. The nearest rivals for each card show how they sit relative to the wider market. The RTX 4060 is within 0.7% of the AMD Radeon Pro 460 and 0.5% of the AMD Radeon Pro 560, and 0.3% ahead of the AMD Radeon 780M. The R9 370X is 1.2% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro W5500, 1.7% behind the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, and essentially tied with the AMD Radeon RX 7700 and RX 9060. These comparisons show that the R9 370X, despite its age, sits in a similar average-score band to much newer low-end cards, while the RTX 4060 sits in a band with professional and integrated GPUs that are closer to its own performance level.

FAQ

Q: Which card is faster in OpenCL compute?

A: The RTX 4060 scores 95057 in Geekbench OpenCL versus 25893 for the R9 370X, a 267.1% advantage.

Q: Does the R9 370X support ray tracing?

A: No. The R9 370X has no ray tracing cores listed in the database. The RTX 4060 has 24 RT cores.

Q: What is the memory bandwidth difference?

A: The RTX 4060 has 272.0 GB/s of bandwidth with 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus. The R9 370X has 179.2 GB/s with 2 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus.

Q: Which card has better Vulkan performance?

A: The RTX 4060 scores 48643 in Geekbench Vulkan versus 9018 for the R9 370X, a 439.4% difference. The RTX 4060 also supports Vulkan 1.4, while the R9 370X supports Vulkan 1.2.170.

Q: How do their power requirements compare?

A: The RTX 4060 has a TDP of 115 W and a suggested PSU of 300 W. The R9 370X has a TDP of 180 W and a suggested PSU of 450 W.

Q: Which card has more shading units?

A: The RTX 4060 has 3072 shading units. The R9 370X has 1280 shading units.

Q: What is the average benchmark score for each card?

A: The RTX 4060 has an average benchmark score of 17639. The R9 370X has an average benchmark score of 15862.

The Verdict

The RTX 4060 is the clear choice for anyone running modern workloads. It wins both head-to-head tests, has a higher average benchmark score (17639 versus 15862), and supports newer APIs including DirectX 12 Ultimate and Vulkan 1.4. Its 8 GB memory capacity, 272.0 GB/s bandwidth, and 15.11 TFLOPS FP32 compute make it suitable for contemporary gaming and compute tasks. The 24 RT cores and 96 tensor cores add capabilities the R9 370X cannot offer at all.

The R9 370X is an end-of-life product from 2015 with no winning benchmark entries in the database. Its 2 GB memory capacity is a hard limit for modern titles, and its 2.637 TFLOPS FP32 compute is less than one-fifth of the RTX 4060's output. Its only potential advantage is legacy software compatibility, but the database shows no test where it outperforms the RTX 4060. The percentile rankings, 61 versus 58, confirm that the RTX 4060 sits higher in the overall GPU distribution.

For a user deciding between these two cards today, the data points unambiguously to the RTX 4060. The R9 370X is only relevant as a historical reference or for systems that cannot accommodate the newer card's PCIe 4.0 x8 interface or 12-pin power connector. Even then, the R9 370X's 180 W TDP and 450 W PSU requirement make it less efficient than the RTX 4060's 115 W TDP and 300 W PSU. The performance gap in OpenCL and Vulkan is so large that no workload in the database favors the AMD card.