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    GeForce GTS 360M vs Radeon R9 280

    In this comparison between GeForce GTS 360M and Radeon R9 280 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTS 360M will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 280 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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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 R9 280
    Power consumption (TDP) 38 Watt 200 Watt
    Interface MXM-II PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
    Memory type DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 3 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 280 has 426% more power consumption, than GeForce GTS 360M.
    • GeForce GTS 360M is connected by MXM-II, and Radeon R9 280 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Radeon R9 280 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 360M.
    • GeForce GTS 360M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 280 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTS 360M is build with GT2xx architecture, and Radeon R9 280 - with GCN 1.0.
    • GeForce GTS 360M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 280 - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 0−1 35−40
    ultra / 1080p − 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 1−2 60−65
    medium / 1080p 0−1 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTS 360M Radeon R9 280
    Architecture GT2xx GCN 1.0
    Code name N11E-GS1 Tahiti
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 7 January 2010 4 March 2014
    Pipelines 96 1792
    Core clock speed 1436 MHz
    Boost Clock 933 MHz
    Transistor count 727 million 4,313 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 17.60 104.5
    Floating-point performance 275.71 gflops 3,344 gflops
    Length 275 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 384 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 57.6 GB/s 240 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 11.1 (10_1)
    Shader Model 4.1 5.1
    OpenGL 2.1 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan N/A +
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 96
    Bus support PCI-E 2.0 PCIe 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI + +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 408 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    TrueAudio +
    Design reference
    CrossFire +
    DDMA audio +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 21.5 Mh/s
    LiquidVR +
    TressFX +
    UVD +
    Gigaflops 413
    MXM Type MXM 3.0 Type-B
    Power management 8.0
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