Radeon HD 6870 vs Radeon R9 M360

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6870 and Radeon R9 M360, 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 Radeon HD 6870 stacks up against Radeon R9 M360, check out specs charts below.

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Radeon R9 M360

Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6870	Radeon R9 M360
Power consumption (TDP)	151 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	No outputs
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Radeon HD 6870 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M360 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 M360 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6870.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6870 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon R9 M360 - with GCN 1.0.
Radeon HD 6870 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M360 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M360 is 75 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6870.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	10−12	8−9
ultra / 1080p	6−7	4−5
QHD / 1440p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	18−20
medium / 1080p	12−14	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 40% more, than Radeon R9 M360.
high / 1080p	18−20	12−14
ultra / 1080p	14−16	10−12
QHD / 1440p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	35−40	27−30
medium / 1080p	20−22	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Battlefield 5 is 43% more, than Radeon R9 M360.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 6870 and Radeon R9 M360 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	180−190	150−160
medium / 768p	140−150	120−130
ultra / 1080p	75−80	60−65
QHD / 1440p	40−45	30−35
4K / 2160p	30−33	27−30
high / 768p	110−120	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 20% more, than Radeon R9 M360.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	30−33	21−24
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 7% more, than Radeon R9 M360.
low / 768p	95−100	85−90
medium / 768p	75−80	65−70
ultra / 1080p	50−55	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Dota 2 is 17% more, than Radeon R9 M360.
high / 1080p	12−14	9−10
ultra / 1080p	12−14	9−10
4K / 2160p	5−6	4−5
low / 720p	27−30	21−24
medium / 1080p	14−16	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Far Cry 5 is 36% more, than Radeon R9 M360.
high / 1080p	20−22	16−18
ultra / 1080p	14−16	10−12
low / 720p	80−85	65−70
medium / 1080p	35−40	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Fortnite is 25% more, than Radeon R9 M360.
high / 1080p	18−20	14−16
ultra / 1080p	14−16	12−14
QHD / 1440p	5−6	2−3
low / 720p	40−45	30−33
medium / 1080p	21−24	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 33% more, than Radeon R9 M360.
low / 768p	70−75	55−60
medium / 768p	60−65	50−55
high / 1080p	21−24	14−16
ultra / 1080p	9−10	7−8
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 24% more, than Radeon R9 M360.
high / 1080p	7−8	5−6
ultra / 1080p	5−6	4−5
4K / 2160p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	14−16
medium / 1080p	9−10	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Metro Exodus is 37% more, than Radeon R9 M360.
low / 768p	100−110	95−100
high / 1080p	−	90−95
ultra / 1080p	90−95	85−90
medium / 1080p	100−105	95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Minecraft is 6% more, than Radeon R9 M360.
high / 1080p	18−20	18−20
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	45−50	35−40
medium / 1080p	21−24	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 18% more, than Radeon R9 M360.
high / 1080p	12−14	−
ultra / 1080p	8−9	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	20−22	14−16
medium / 1080p	12−14	10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 27% more, than Radeon R9 M360.
low / 768p	40−45	27−30
medium / 768p	24−27	18−20
high / 1080p	14−16	10−11
ultra / 1080p	8−9	7−8
4K / 2160p	7−8	6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 35% more, than Radeon R9 M360.
low / 768p	95−100	85−90
medium / 768p	55−60	45−50
ultra / 1080p	27−30	21−24
high / 768p	45−50	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in World of Tanks is 14% more, than Radeon R9 M360.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6870	Radeon R9 M360
Architecture	Terascale 2	GCN 1.0
Code name	RV940 Barts	Tropo
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	22 October 2010	5 May 2015
Pipelines	1120	512
Core clock speed		900 MHz
Boost Clock	900 MHz	925 MHz
Transistor count	1,700 million	1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	50.40	29.60
Floating-point performance	2,016.0 gflops	947.2 gflops
Length	220 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1050 MHz	1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth	134.4 GB/s	72 GB/s
Shared memory	-
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	Not Listed
FreeSync		+
Bus support	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0
HDMI	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	213 Mh/s
Eyefinity	+	+
HD3D		+
PowerTune		+
DualGraphics		+
ZeroCore		+
Switchable graphics		+
Mantle		+
Design	reference
CrossFire	+
Compute units		8
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Radeon HD 6870 vs Radeon R9 M360

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