GeForce GTS 360M vs Radeon R9 380

In this comparison between GeForce GTS 360M and Radeon R9 380 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 R9 380 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce GTS 360M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTS 360M 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 GeForce GTS 360M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTS 360M Radeon R9 380
Power consumption (TDP) 38 Watt 190 Watt
Interface MXM-II PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 2 x 6-pin
Memory type DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 380 has 400% more power consumption, than GeForce GTS 360M.
  • GeForce GTS 360M is connected by MXM-II, and Radeon R9 380 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 380 has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 360M.
  • GeForce GTS 360M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 380 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTS 360M is build with GT2xx architecture, and Radeon R9 380 - with GCN.
  • GeForce GTS 360M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 380 - 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 R9 380 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTS 360M Radeon R9 380
Architecture GT2xx GCN
Code name N11E-GS1 Tonga Pro
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 7 January 2010 26 June 2015
Pipelines 96 1792
Core clock speed 1436 MHz
Boost Clock 970 MHz
Transistor count 727 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 17.60 108.6
Floating-point performance 275.71 gflops 3,476 gflops
Length 221 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 970 MHz
Memory bandwidth 57.6 GB/s 182.4 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 4.1 6.3
OpenGL 2.1 4.5
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A +
CUDA +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.48 kh/s
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 96
Bus support PCI-E 2.0 PCIe 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI + +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 404 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
TrueAudio +
ZeroCore +
Mantle +
Design reference
Bridgeless CrossFire +
Number of Eyefinity displays 6
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
VCE +
DDMA audio +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.66 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 18 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 168.45 Sol/s
Compute units 28
Form factor full height / full length / dual slot
High bandwidth memory (HBM) -
LiquidVR +
FRTC +
Gigaflops 413
MXM Type MXM 3.0 Type-B
Power management 8.0
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