Radeon HD 4870 X2 vs Radeon R7 360

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 4870 X2 and Radeon R7 360, 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 4870 X2 stacks up against Radeon R7 360, check out specs charts below.

• Radeon HD 4870 X2 has 186% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 360.
• Radeon HD 4870 X2 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 360 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
• Radeon R7 360 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
• Both cards are used in Desktops.
• Radeon HD 4870 X2 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon R7 360 - with GCN 2.0.
• Radeon HD 4870 X2 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 360 - by 28 nm process technology.
• Radeon HD 4870 X2 is 102 mm longer, than Radeon R7 360.
• Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 360 is 2400 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.