Radeon HD 7970M vs Radeon R7 A360
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 7970M and Radeon R7 A360, 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 7970M stacks up against Radeon R7 A360, check out specs charts below.
Radeon R7 A360
Radeon HD 7970M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon HD 7970M is only used in laptop graphics. It has 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 Radeon HD 7970M here:
Main Specs
| Radeon HD 7970M | Radeon R7 A360 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
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- Radeon HD 7970M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R7 A360 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
- Radeon HD 7970M has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 A360.
- Radeon HD 7970M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R7 A360 - in Desktops.
- Radeon HD 7970M is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon R7 A360 - with GCN 3.0.
- Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M is 125 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 A360.
- Radeon HD 7970M and Radeon R7 A360 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M is 4797 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 A360.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| ultra / 1080p | 10−12 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| 4K / 2160p | 4−5 | − |
| low / 720p | 35−40 | 1−2 |
| medium / 1080p | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3600% more, than Radeon R7 A360. | ||
| high / 1080p | 27−30 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 24−27 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| 4K / 2160p | 6−7 | − |
| low / 720p | 60−65 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 30−35 | − |
| low / 768p | 50−55 | 50−55 |
| high / 1080p | − | 45−50 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Radeon HD 7970M and Radeon R7 A360 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone. | ||
| low / 768p | 220−230 | 60−65 |
| medium / 768p | 190−200 | 27−30 |
| ultra / 1080p | 110−120 | 7−8 |
| QHD / 1440p | 75−80 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 40−45 | − |
| high / 768p | 160−170 | 16−18 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 525% more, than Radeon R7 A360. | ||
| low / 768p | 60−65 | 70−75 |
| ultra / 1080p | 45−50 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 55−60 | 45−50 |
| Radeon HD 7970M and Radeon R7 A360 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077. | ||
| low / 768p | 110−120 | 45−50 |
| medium / 768p | 100−110 | 10−11 |
| ultra / 1080p | 75−80 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Dota 2 is 279% more, than Radeon R7 A360. | ||
| high / 1080p | 21−24 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 20−22 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 18−20 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 7−8 | − |
| low / 720p | 45−50 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 24−27 | − |
| high / 1080p | 30−33 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 21−24 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 14−16 | − |
| low / 720p | 110−120 | 21−24 |
| medium / 1080p | 65−70 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Fortnite is 422% more, than Radeon R7 A360. | ||
| high / 1080p | 30−35 | 0−1 |
| ultra / 1080p | 24−27 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| 4K / 2160p | 12−14 | − |
| low / 720p | 60−65 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 35−40 | 0−1 |
| low / 768p | 95−100 | 18−20 |
| medium / 768p | 85−90 | − |
| high / 1080p | 35−40 | 0−1 |
| ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| medium / 720p | − | 12−14 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Grand Theft Auto V is 410% more, than Radeon R7 A360. | ||
| high / 1080p | 12−14 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 9−10 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 2−3 | − |
| low / 720p | 35−40 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 16−18 | − |
| low / 768p | 110−120 | 75−80 |
| high / 1080p | − | 27−30 |
| medium / 1080p | 110−120 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Minecraft is 49% more, than Radeon R7 A360. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | − |
| low / 720p | 65−70 | 8−9 |
| medium / 1080p | 18−20 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 737% more, than Radeon R7 A360. | ||
| high / 1080p | 14−16 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 9−10 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | − |
| low / 720p | 35−40 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 18−20 | − |
| low / 768p | 65−70 | 0−1 |
| medium / 768p | 40−45 | − |
| high / 1080p | 21−24 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 7−8 | − |
| low / 768p | 90−95 | 45−50 |
| medium / 768p | 60−65 | 14−16 |
| ultra / 1080p | 40−45 | 0−1 |
| high / 768p | 55−60 | 12−14 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in World of Tanks is 180% more, than Radeon R7 A360. | ||
Full Specs
| Radeon HD 7970M | Radeon R7 A360 | |
| Architecture | GCN | GCN 3.0 |
| Code name | Wimbledon XT | Meso |
| Type | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 May 2012 | 5 May 2015 |
| Pipelines | 1280 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 850 MHz | 725 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 980 MHz | |
| Transistor count | 2,800 million | 1,550 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 68.00 | 23.52 |
| Floating-point performance | 2,176 gflops | 864.0 gflops |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 4800 MHz | 3.6 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 153.6 GB/s | 57.6 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | |
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2 |
| Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) | 254 Mh/s | |
| Laptop size | large | |
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