GeForce GTS 360M vs Radeon HD 5870
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTS 360M and Radeon HD 5870, 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 5870, check out specs charts below.
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:
Main Specs
GeForce GTS 360M
Radeon HD 5870
Power consumption (TDP)
38 Watt
188 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 HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 5870 has 394% more power consumption, than GeForce GTS 360M.
GeForce GTS 360M is connected by MXM-II, and Radeon HD 5870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GTS 360M and Radeon HD 5870 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
GeForce GTS 360M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 5870 - in Desktops.
GeForce GTS 360M is build with GT2xx architecture, and Radeon HD 5870 - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 360M is 586 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5870.
GeForce GTS 360M and Radeon HD 5870 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
0−1
10−12
ultra / 1080p
−
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
1−2
24−27
medium / 1080p
0−1
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2400% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.
high / 1080p
−
18−20
ultra / 1080p
−
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
0−1
35−40
medium / 1080p
−
20−22
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 5870.
low / 768p
60−65
180−190
medium / 768p
27−30
150−160
ultra / 1080p
7−8
75−80
QHD / 1440p
−
45−50
4K / 2160p
−
30−33
high / 768p
16−18
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 375% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.
low / 768p
70−75
55−60
ultra / 1080p
0−1
30−35
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 360M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
45−50
95−100
medium / 768p
10−11
80−85
ultra / 1080p
0−1
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Dota 2 is 210% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
−
12−14
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
0−1
30−33
medium / 1080p
−
14−16
high / 1080p
−
20−22
ultra / 1080p
−
14−16
low / 720p
21−24
80−85
medium / 1080p
0−1
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Fortnite is 272% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.
high / 1080p
0−1
18−20
ultra / 1080p
−
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
5−6
low / 720p
0−1
40−45
medium / 1080p
0−1
21−24
low / 768p
18−20
70−75
medium / 768p
−
60−65
high / 1080p
0−1
21−24
ultra / 1080p
−
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
12−14
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 278% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.
high / 1080p
−
7−8
ultra / 1080p
−
5−6
4K / 2160p
−
1−2
low / 720p
0−1
21−24
medium / 1080p
−
10−11
low / 768p
75−80
100−110
high / 1080p
27−30
−
ultra / 1080p
−
95−100
medium / 1080p
−
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Minecraft is 36% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.
high / 1080p
−
20−22
ultra / 1080p
−
16−18
low / 720p
8−9
45−50
medium / 1080p
−
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 487% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
−
8−9
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
low / 720p
0−1
21−24
medium / 1080p
−
14−16
low / 768p
0−1
40−45
medium / 768p
−
24−27
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
−
9−10
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 768p
45−50
95−100
medium / 768p
14−16
55−60
ultra / 1080p
0−1
27−30
high / 768p
12−14
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in World of Tanks is 168% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.
Full Specs
GeForce GTS 360M
Radeon HD 5870
Architecture
GT2xx
TeraScale 2
Code name
N11E-GS1
Cypress
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
7 January 2010
23 September 2009
Pipelines
96
1600
Core clock speed
1436 MHz
850 MHz
Transistor count
727 million
2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
17.60
68.00
Floating-point performance
275.71 gflops
2,720.0 gflops
Length
282 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
57.6 GB/s
153.6 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
11.1 (10_1)
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
4.1
5.0
OpenGL
2.1
4.4
OpenCL
1.1
1.2
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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