GeForce GTS 360M vs Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2

In this comparison between GeForce GTS 360M and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 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 Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce GTS 360M and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTS 360M and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTS 360M Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2
Power consumption (TDP) 38 Watt 110 Watt
Interface MXM-II PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 512 MB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 has 189% more power consumption, than GeForce GTS 360M.
  • GeForce GTS 360M is connected by MXM-II, and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 has 511 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 360M.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTS 360M is build with GT2xx architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 - with RV6xx.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 360M is 776 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
  • GeForce GTS 360M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 6−7
ultra / 1080p 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 1−2 16−18
medium / 1080p 0−1 8−9
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1600% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTS 360M Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2
Architecture GT2xx RV6xx
Code name N11E-GS1 M88-XT CF
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 7 January 2010 1 September 2008
Pipelines 96 640
Core clock speed 1436 MHz 660 MHz
Transistor count 727 million 666 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 17.60 10.56
Floating-point performance 275.71 gflops 2x 422.4 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 850 MHz
Memory bandwidth 57.6 GB/s 54.4 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 N/A
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 large
Gigaflops 413
MXM Type MXM 3.0 Type-B
Power management 8.0
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