GeForce GTS 360M vs Radeon R9 380X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTS 360M and Radeon R9 380X. 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 R9 380X. 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.

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 380X
Power consumption (TDP) 38 Watt 190 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 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 380X has 400% more power consumption, than GeForce GTS 360M.
  • GeForce GTS 360M is connected by MXM-II, and Radeon R9 380X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 380X has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 360M.
  • GeForce GTS 360M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 380X - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTS 360M is build with GT2xx architecture, and Radeon R9 380X - with GCN 3.0.
  • GeForce GTS 360M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 380X - 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 380X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTS 360M Radeon R9 380X
Architecture GT2xx GCN 3.0
Code name N11E-GS1 Antigua
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 7 January 2010 19 November 2015
Pipelines 96 2048
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 17.60 124.2
Floating-point performance 275.71 gflops 3,973 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) 0.58 kh/s
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 96
Bus support PCI-E 2.0 PCIe 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI + +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
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) 0.89 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.63 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 175 Sol/s
Compute units 32
Form factor full height / full length
High bandwidth memory (HBM) -
LiquidVR +
FRTC +
Gigaflops 413
MXM Type MXM 3.0 Type-B
Power management 8.0
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