GeForce GTS 360M vs Radeon HD 7870M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTS 360M and Radeon HD 7870M, 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 7870M, check out specs charts below.

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GeForce GTS 360M and Radeon HD 7870M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTS 360M and Radeon HD 7870M 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 Radeon HD 7870M here:

GeForce GTS 360M Laptops

Radeon HD 7870M Laptops

Main Specs

	GeForce GTS 360M	Radeon HD 7870M
Power consumption (TDP)	38 Watt	45 Watt
Interface	MXM-II	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None
Memory type	DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
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Radeon HD 7870M has 18% more power consumption, than GeForce GTS 360M.
GeForce GTS 360M is connected by MXM-II, and Radeon HD 7870M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 7870M has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 360M.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce GTS 360M is build with GT2xx architecture, and Radeon HD 7870M - with GCN.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 360M is 636 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870M.
GeForce GTS 360M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7870M - by 28 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 Radeon HD 7870M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1600% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	24−27
medium / 1080p	−	12−14
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 360M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 6% more, than Radeon HD 7870M.
low / 768p	60−65	130−140
medium / 768p	27−30	110−120
ultra / 1080p	7−8	50−55
QHD / 1440p	−	30−33
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
high / 768p	16−18	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 242% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.
low / 768p	70−75	55−60
ultra / 1080p	0−1	18−20
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 360M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 7870M.
low / 768p	45−50	80−85
medium / 768p	10−11	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Dota 2 is 148% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.
high / 1080p	−	8−9
ultra / 1080p	−	8−9
4K / 2160p	−	3−4
low / 720p	0−1	18−20
medium / 1080p	−	9−10
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	10−11
low / 720p	21−24	60−65
medium / 1080p	0−1	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Fortnite is 181% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.
high / 1080p	0−1	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	0−1	24−27
medium / 1080p	0−1	14−16
low / 768p	18−20	50−55
medium / 768p	−	45−50
high / 1080p	0−1	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	6−7
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Grand Theft Auto V is 173% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.
high / 1080p	−	5−6
ultra / 1080p	−	3−4
4K / 2160p	−	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	12−14
medium / 1080p	−	6−7
low / 768p	75−80	95−100
high / 1080p	27−30	90−95
ultra / 1080p	−	80−85
medium / 1080p	−	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in Minecraft is 79% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 720p	8−9	30−35
medium / 1080p	−	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 300% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.
ultra / 1080p	−	7−8
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	12−14
medium / 1080p	−	10−12
low / 768p	0−1	24−27
medium / 768p	−	16−18
high / 1080p	−	9−10
ultra / 1080p	−	6−7
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 768p	45−50	85−90
medium / 768p	14−16	45−50
ultra / 1080p	0−1	20−22
high / 768p	12−14	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870M in World of Tanks is 128% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTS 360M	Radeon HD 7870M
Architecture	GT2xx	GCN
Code name	N11E-GS1	Heathrow XT
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	7 January 2010	24 April 2012
Pipelines	96	640
Core clock speed	1436 MHz	800 MHz
Transistor count	727 million	1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	17.60	32.00
Floating-point performance	275.71 gflops	1,024 gflops
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed		4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	57.6 GB/s	64 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
DirectX	11.1 (10_1)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	4.1	5.1
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
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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GeForce GTS 360M vs Radeon HD 7870M

GeForce GTS 360M and Radeon HD 7870M are Laptop Graphics Cards

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