Radeon HD 4870 X2 vs Radeon R9 M360

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 4870 X2 and Radeon R9 M360, 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 R9 M360, check out specs charts below.

Radeon HD 4870 X2

Radeon R9 M360

Main Specs

	Radeon HD 4870 X2	Radeon R9 M360
Power consumption (TDP)	286 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	No outputs

Radeon HD 4870 X2 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M360 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 M360 has 3 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 R9 M360 - with GCN 1.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M360 is 200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
Radeon HD 4870 X2 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M360 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4870 X2 is 2475 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M360.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	3−4	8−9
ultra / 1080p	1−2	4−5
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	14−16	18−20
medium / 1080p	6−7	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M360 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p	8−9	12−14
ultra / 1080p	6−7	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	27−30
medium / 1080p	9−10	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M360 in Battlefield 5 is 45% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	40−45	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M360 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 4% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p	130−140	150−160
medium / 768p	100−110	120−130
ultra / 1080p	50−55	60−65
QHD / 1440p	24−27	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
high / 768p	75−80	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M360 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 17% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p	70−75	55−60
ultra / 1080p	21−24	21−24
medium / 1080p	40−45	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4870 X2 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 7% more, than Radeon R9 M360.
low / 768p	75−80	85−90
medium / 768p	55−60	65−70
ultra / 1080p	30−35	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M360 in Dota 2 is 16% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p	4−5	9−10
ultra / 1080p	4−5	9−10
4K / 2160p	1−2	4−5
low / 720p	14−16	21−24
medium / 1080p	6−7	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M360 in Far Cry 5 is 83% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p	12−14	16−18
ultra / 1080p	7−8	10−12
QHD / 1440p	4−5	−
low / 720p	60−65	65−70
medium / 1080p	18−20	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M360 in Fortnite is 24% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p	8−9	14−16
ultra / 1080p	7−8	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
low / 720p	21−24	30−33
medium / 1080p	10−11	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M360 in Forza Horizon 4 is 58% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p	50−55	55−60
medium / 768p	−	50−55
high / 1080p	10−11	14−16
ultra / 1080p	4−5	7−8
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	40−45	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M360 in Grand Theft Auto V is 18% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p	2−3	5−6
ultra / 1080p	0−1	4−5
4K / 2160p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	9−10	14−16
medium / 1080p	4−5	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M360 in Metro Exodus is 80% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p	85−90	95−100
high / 1080p	70−75	90−95
ultra / 1080p	−	85−90
medium / 1080p	−	95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M360 in Minecraft is 18% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p	−	18−20
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	30−35	35−40
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M360 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 15% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
high / 1080p	7−8	−
ultra / 1080p	4−5	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	8−9	14−16
medium / 1080p	8−9	10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M360 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 57% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p	20−22	27−30
medium / 768p	12−14	18−20
high / 1080p	7−8	10−11
ultra / 1080p	5−6	7−8
4K / 2160p	1−2	6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M360 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 55% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
low / 768p	75−80	85−90
medium / 768p	40−45	45−50
ultra / 1080p	18−20	21−24
high / 768p	30−35	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M360 in World of Tanks is 19% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 4870 X2	Radeon R9 M360
Architecture	TeraScale	GCN 1.0
Code name	R700	Tropo
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	12 August 2008	5 May 2015
Pipelines	800	512
Core clock speed	700 MHz	900 MHz
Boost Clock		925 MHz
Transistor count	956 million	1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	28.00	29.60
Floating-point performance	2x 1,120.0 gflops	947.2 gflops
Length	267 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	3600 MHz	1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth	115.2 GB/s	72 GB/s
DirectX	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	4.1	5.1
OpenGL	3.3	4.4
OpenCL	1.1	Not Listed
Vulkan	N/A
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
PowerTune		+
DualGraphics		+
ZeroCore		+
Switchable graphics		+
Mantle		+
Compute units		8

Radeon HD 4870 X2 vs Radeon R9 M360

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