GeForce GTS 360M vs Radeon HD 4870

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTS 360M and Radeon HD 4870, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTS 360M stacks up against Radeon HD 4870, check out specs charts below.

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GeForce GTS 360M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTS 360M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTS 360M here:

GeForce GTS 360M Laptops

Main Specs

	GeForce GTS 360M	Radeon HD 4870
Power consumption (TDP)	38 Watt	150 Watt
Interface	MXM-II	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 6-pin
Memory type	DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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Radeon HD 4870 has 294% more power consumption, than GeForce GTS 360M.
GeForce GTS 360M is connected by MXM-II, and Radeon HD 4870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GTS 360M and Radeon HD 4870 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
GeForce GTS 360M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 4870 - in Desktops.
GeForce GTS 360M is build with GT2xx architecture, and Radeon HD 4870 - with TeraScale.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 360M is 686 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870.
GeForce GTS 360M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4870 - by 55 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	3−4
ultra / 1080p	−	1−2
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	1−2	14−16
medium / 1080p	0−1	6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1400% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.
high / 1080p	−	8−9
ultra / 1080p	−	6−7
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	21−24
medium / 1080p	−	9−10
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	40−45
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 360M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 11% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	60−65	120−130
medium / 768p	27−30	100−110
ultra / 1080p	7−8	45−50
QHD / 1440p	−	24−27
high / 768p	16−18	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 214% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.
low / 768p	70−75	70−75
ultra / 1080p	0−1	21−24
medium / 1080p	45−50	40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 360M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 5% more, than Radeon HD 4870.
low / 768p	45−50	75−80
medium / 768p	10−11	55−60
ultra / 1080p	0−1	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4870 in Dota 2 is 131% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.
high / 1080p	−	4−5
ultra / 1080p	−	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	1−2
low / 720p	0−1	14−16
medium / 1080p	−	6−7
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	7−8
QHD / 1440p	−	4−5
low / 720p	21−24	60−65
medium / 1080p	0−1	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4870 in Fortnite is 181% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.
high / 1080p	0−1	7−8
ultra / 1080p	−	7−8
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	21−24
medium / 1080p	0−1	10−11
low / 768p	18−20	50−55
high / 1080p	0−1	10−11
ultra / 1080p	−	4−5
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	12−14	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 193% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.
high / 1080p	−	2−3
ultra / 1080p	−	0−1
4K / 2160p	−	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	9−10
medium / 1080p	−	4−5
low / 768p	75−80	85−90
high / 1080p	27−30	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4870 in Minecraft is 50% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
low / 720p	8−9	30−35
medium / 1080p	−	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 300% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.
high / 1080p	−	7−8
ultra / 1080p	−	4−5
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	8−9
medium / 1080p	−	8−9
low / 768p	0−1	18−20
medium / 768p	−	12−14
high / 1080p	−	7−8
ultra / 1080p	−	5−6
4K / 2160p	−	1−2
low / 768p	45−50	75−80
medium / 768p	14−16	40−45
ultra / 1080p	0−1	18−20
high / 768p	12−14	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4870 in World of Tanks is 100% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTS 360M	Radeon HD 4870
Architecture	GT2xx	TeraScale
Code name	N11E-GS1	RV770
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	7 January 2010	25 June 2008
Pipelines	96	800
Core clock speed	1436 MHz	750 MHz
Transistor count	727 million	956 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	55 nm
Texture fill rate	17.60	30.00
Floating-point performance	275.71 gflops	1,200.0 gflops
Length		250 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed		3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	57.6 GB/s	115.2 GB/s
Shared memory	-
DirectX	11.1 (10_1)	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	4.1	4.1
OpenGL	2.1	3.3
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+
CUDA cores	96
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0
SLI options	+
HDMI	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Laptop size	large
Gigaflops	413
MXM Type	MXM 3.0 Type-B
Power management	8.0
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GeForce GTS 360M vs Radeon HD 4870

GeForce GTS 360M is a Laptop Graphics Card

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