GeForce GTS 360M vs Radeon HD 8970M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTS 360M and Radeon HD 8970M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTS 360M and Radeon HD 8970M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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GeForce GTS 360M and Radeon HD 8970M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTS 360M and Radeon HD 8970M 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 8970M here:

GeForce GTS 360M Laptops

Radeon HD 8970M Laptops

Main Specs

	GeForce GTS 360M	Radeon HD 8970M
Power consumption (TDP)	38 Watt	100 Watt
Interface	MXM-II	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None
Memory type	DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
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Radeon HD 8970M has 163% more power consumption, than GeForce GTS 360M.
GeForce GTS 360M is connected by MXM-II, and Radeon HD 8970M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 8970M has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 360M.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce GTS 360M is build with GT2xx architecture, and Radeon HD 8970M - with GCN.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 360M is 586 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8970M.
GeForce GTS 360M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8970M - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	20−22
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	6−7
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	1−2	35−40
medium / 1080p	0−1	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3600% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.
high / 1080p	−	30−35
ultra / 1080p	−	27−30
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−12
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	0−1	65−70
medium / 1080p	−	35−40
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce GTS 360M and Radeon HD 8970M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	60−65	230−240
medium / 768p	27−30	200−210
ultra / 1080p	7−8	110−120
QHD / 1440p	−	85−90
4K / 2160p	−	45−50
high / 768p	16−18	160−170
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 542% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.
low / 768p	70−75	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	50−55
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
GeForce GTS 360M and Radeon HD 8970M have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	45−50	120−130
medium / 768p	10−11	100−110
ultra / 1080p	0−1	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Dota 2 is 296% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	0−1	50−55
medium / 1080p	−	24−27
high / 1080p	−	30−35
ultra / 1080p	−	24−27
QHD / 1440p	−	14−16
low / 720p	21−24	120−130
medium / 1080p	0−1	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Fortnite is 468% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.
high / 1080p	0−1	30−35
ultra / 1080p	−	24−27
QHD / 1440p	0−1	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	12−14
low / 720p	0−1	65−70
medium / 1080p	0−1	35−40
low / 768p	18−20	100−110
medium / 768p	−	90−95
high / 1080p	0−1	40−45
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	6−7
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Grand Theft Auto V is 452% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	0−1	35−40
medium / 1080p	−	16−18
low / 768p	75−80	120−130
high / 1080p	27−30	−
medium / 1080p	−	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Minecraft is 62% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 720p	8−9	70−75
medium / 1080p	−	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 800% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	10−11
QHD / 1440p	−	1−2
4K / 2160p	−	1−2
low / 720p	0−1	35−40
medium / 1080p	−	20−22
low / 768p	0−1	70−75
medium / 768p	−	45−50
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 768p	45−50	90−95
medium / 768p	14−16	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	40−45
high / 768p	12−14	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in World of Tanks is 180% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTS 360M	Radeon HD 8970M
Architecture	GT2xx	GCN
Code name	N11E-GS1	Neptune
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	7 January 2010	15 May 2013
Pipelines	96	1280
Core clock speed	1436 MHz	850 MHz
Boost Clock		900 MHz
Transistor count	727 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	17.60	72.00
Floating-point performance	275.71 gflops	2,304 gflops
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)	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
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		273 Mh/s
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 8970M

GeForce GTS 360M and Radeon HD 8970M are Laptop Graphics Cards

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