GeForce GTX 980 vs Radeon R7 360

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 980 and Radeon R7 360 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 GTX 980 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R7 360 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 980 Radeon R7 360
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pins 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU) 500 Watt
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  • GeForce GTX 980 has 65% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 360.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 980 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 360.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 980 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R7 360 - with GCN 2.0.
  • GeForce GTX 980 and Radeon R7 360 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R7 360 is 155 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 980.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 360 is 5993 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 55−60 16−18
ultra / 1080p 35−40 9−10
QHD / 1440p 30−35 4−5
4K / 2160p 18−20 4−5
low / 720p 80−85 30−35
medium / 1080p 65−70 20−22
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 250% more, than Radeon R7 360.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 980 Radeon R7 360
Architecture Maxwell GCN 2.0
Code name GM204 Tobago
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 19 September 2014 18 June 2015
Pipelines 2048 768
Boost Clock 1216 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 144 billion/sec 50.40
Floating-point performance 4,981 gflops 1,613 gflops
Length 10.5" (26.7 cm) 165 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 7.0 GB/s 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 224 GB/s 112 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.3
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.54 kh/s 0.2 kh/s
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 2048
Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDMI + +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
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DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
PowerTune +
TrueAudio +
Mantle +
Design reference
Bridgeless CrossFire +
Number of Eyefinity displays 6
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
VCE +
DDMA audio +
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GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
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