GeForce GTX 480M vs Radeon R9 M360

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 480M and Radeon R9 M360 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 GTX 480M will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 M360 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce GTX 480M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 480M 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 GTX 480M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 480M Radeon R9 M360
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 480M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 M360 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 M360 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 480M.
  • GeForce GTX 480M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 M360 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 480M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 M360 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M360 is 50 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480M.
  • GeForce GTX 480M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M360 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 480M is 75 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M360.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 8−9
ultra / 1080p 6−7 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 18−20
medium / 1080p 12−14 9−10
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 30% more, than Radeon R9 M360.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 480M Radeon R9 M360
Architecture Fermi GCN 1.0
Code name N11E-GTX-A3 Tropo
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 25 May 2010 5 May 2015
Pipelines 352 512
Core clock speed 850 MHz 900 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 18.7 billion/sec 29.60
Floating-point performance 598.4 gflops 947.2 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1200 MHz 1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 72 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 Not Listed
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCI-E 2.0 PCIe 3.0
SLI options +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
Compute units 8
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