GeForce GTS 360M vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire

In this comparison between GeForce GTS 360M and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire 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 Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce GTS 360M and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTS 360M and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire 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 7970M Crossfire here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTS 360M Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP) 38 Watt 200 Watt
Interface MXM-II
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire has 426% more power consumption, than GeForce GTS 360M.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTS 360M is build with GT2xx architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 360M is 586 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.
  • GeForce GTS 360M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 1−2 60−65
medium / 1080p 0−1 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTS 360M Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Architecture GT2xx GCN
Code name N11E-GS1 Wimbledon XT
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 7 January 2010 1 May 2012
Pipelines 96 2560
Core clock speed 1436 MHz 850 MHz
Transistor count 727 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 17.60
Floating-point performance 275.71 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 57.6 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 11.1 (10_1) DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 4.1
OpenGL 2.1
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan 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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