GeForce GTS 360M vs Radeon HD 6970

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTS 360M and Radeon HD 6970, 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 6970, 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 6970
Power consumption (TDP)	38 Watt	550 Watt
Interface	MXM-II	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5	DDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6970 has 1347% more power consumption, than GeForce GTS 360M.
GeForce GTS 360M is connected by MXM-II, and Radeon HD 6970 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 6970 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 360M.
GeForce GTS 360M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6970 - in Desktops.
GeForce GTS 360M is build with GT2xx architecture, and Radeon HD 6970 - with Terascale 2.
GeForce GTS 360M and Radeon HD 6970 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
low / 720p	1−2	30−35
medium / 1080p	0−1	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3100% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	0−1	50−55
medium / 1080p	−	27−30
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 360M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	60−65	210−220
medium / 768p	27−30	180−190
ultra / 1080p	7−8	95−100
QHD / 1440p	−	50−55
4K / 2160p	−	30−33
high / 768p	16−18	140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 471% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.
low / 768p	70−75	55−60
ultra / 1080p	0−1	40−45
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 360M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p	45−50	110−120
medium / 768p	10−11	90−95
ultra / 1080p	0−1	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Dota 2 is 255% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.
high / 1080p	−	18−20
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 720p	0−1	35−40
medium / 1080p	−	18−20
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	18−20
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	21−24	95−100
medium / 1080p	0−1	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Fortnite is 340% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.
high / 1080p	0−1	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	20−22
QHD / 1440p	0−1	9−10
low / 720p	0−1	50−55
medium / 1080p	0−1	27−30
low / 768p	18−20	85−90
medium / 768p	−	75−80
high / 1080p	0−1	30−33
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 357% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.
high / 1080p	−	9−10
ultra / 1080p	−	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	0−1	27−30
medium / 1080p	−	12−14
low / 768p	75−80	110−120
high / 1080p	27−30	−
ultra / 1080p	−	100−110
medium / 1080p	−	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Minecraft is 49% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.
high / 1080p	−	21−24
ultra / 1080p	−	18−20
low / 720p	8−9	55−60
medium / 1080p	−	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 612% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	9−10
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	27−30
medium / 1080p	−	16−18
low / 768p	0−1	55−60
medium / 768p	−	30−35
high / 1080p	−	18−20
ultra / 1080p	−	10−12
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 768p	45−50	100−110
medium / 768p	14−16	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	35−40
high / 768p	12−14	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in World of Tanks is 192% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTS 360M	Radeon HD 6970
Architecture	GT2xx	Terascale 2
Code name	N11E-GS1	Cayman
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	7 January 2010	14 December 2010
Pipelines	96	1536
Core clock speed	1436 MHz
Boost Clock		880 MHz
Transistor count	727 million	2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	17.60	84.48
Floating-point performance	275.71 gflops	2,703.4 gflops
Length		267 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed		1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	57.6 GB/s
Shared memory	-
DirectX	11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	4.1	5.0
OpenGL	2.1	4.4
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A
CUDA	+
CUDA cores	96
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0	PCIe 2.0 x16
SLI options	+
HDMI	+	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		273 Mh/s
Laptop size	large
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
Gigaflops	413
MXM Type	MXM 3.0 Type-B
Power management	8.0
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GeForce GTS 360M vs Radeon HD 6970

GeForce GTS 360M is a Laptop Graphics Card

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