The Radeon R9 370X was a performance-segment graphics card by AMD, launched on August 27th, 2015. Built on the 28 nm process, and based on the Trinidad graphics processor, in its Trinidad XT variant, the card supports DirectX 12. Even though it supports DirectX 12, the feature level is only 11_1, which can be problematic with newer DirectX 12 titles. The Trinidad graphics processor is an average sized chip with a die area of 212 mm² and 2,800 million transistors. It features 1280 shading units, 80 texture mapping units, and 32 ROPs. AMD has paired 2,048 MB GDDR5 memory with the Radeon R9 370X, which are connected using a 256-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 980 MHz, which can be boosted up to 1030 MHz, memory is running at 1400 MHz (5.6 Gbps effective). Being a dual-slot card, the AMD Radeon R9 370X draws power from 2x 6-pin power connectors, with power draw rated at 180 W maximum. Display outputs include: 2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 1x DisplayPort 1.2. Radeon R9 370X is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 3.0 x16 interface. The card measures 221 mm in length, 111 mm in width, and features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 199 US Dollars.