Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon R9 M360

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 7970 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 7970 stacks up against Radeon R9 M360, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 7970	Radeon R9 M360
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	No outputs
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Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon R9 M360 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7970.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 7970 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon R9 M360 - with GCN 1.0.
Radeon HD 7970 and Radeon R9 M360 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970 is 250 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M360.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	35−40	8−9
ultra / 1080p	21−24	4−5
QHD / 1440p	16−18	0−1
4K / 2160p	10−11	−
low / 720p	60−65	18−20
medium / 1080p	40−45	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 310% more, than Radeon R9 M360.
high / 1080p	55−60	12−14
ultra / 1080p	45−50	10−12
QHD / 1440p	35−40	0−1
4K / 2160p	18−20	−
low / 720p	100−110	27−30
medium / 1080p	60−65	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Battlefield 5 is 325% more, than Radeon R9 M360.
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R9 M360.
low / 768p	250−260	150−160
medium / 768p	220−230	120−130
ultra / 1080p	180−190	60−65
QHD / 1440p	110−120	30−35
4K / 2160p	70−75	27−30
high / 768p	210−220	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 115% more, than Radeon R9 M360.
low / 768p	60−65	55−60
ultra / 1080p	−	21−24
medium / 1080p	55−60	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon R9 M360.
low / 768p	120−130	85−90
medium / 768p	110−120	65−70
ultra / 1080p	100−110	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Dota 2 is 79% more, than Radeon R9 M360.
high / 1080p	45−50	9−10
ultra / 1080p	40−45	9−10
QHD / 1440p	27−30	−
4K / 2160p	14−16	4−5
low / 720p	80−85	21−24
medium / 1080p	45−50	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Far Cry 5 is 327% more, than Radeon R9 M360.
high / 1080p	60−65	16−18
ultra / 1080p	45−50	10−12
QHD / 1440p	27−30	−
4K / 2160p	27−30	−
low / 720p	180−190	65−70
medium / 1080p	110−120	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Fortnite is 229% more, than Radeon R9 M360.
high / 1080p	60−65	14−16
ultra / 1080p	45−50	12−14
QHD / 1440p	30−35	2−3
4K / 2160p	24−27	−
low / 720p	100−110	30−33
medium / 1080p	65−70	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 320% more, than Radeon R9 M360.
low / 768p	140−150	55−60
medium / 768p	120−130	50−55
high / 1080p	70−75	14−16
ultra / 1080p	30−35	7−8
QHD / 1440p	21−24	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 181% more, than Radeon R9 M360.
high / 1080p	24−27	5−6
ultra / 1080p	20−22	4−5
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
4K / 2160p	8−9	0−1
low / 720p	65−70	14−16
medium / 1080p	30−35	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Metro Exodus is 350% more, than Radeon R9 M360.
low / 768p	130−140	95−100
high / 1080p	−	90−95
ultra / 1080p	−	85−90
medium / 1080p	120−130	95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Minecraft is 34% more, than Radeon R9 M360.
high / 1080p	−	18−20
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	100−110	35−40
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 100% more, than Radeon R9 M360.
high / 1080p	24−27	−
ultra / 1080p	16−18	8−9
QHD / 1440p	10−11	0−1
4K / 2160p	7−8	−
low / 720p	65−70	14−16
medium / 1080p	35−40	10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 263% more, than Radeon R9 M360.
low / 768p	130−140	27−30
medium / 768p	85−90	18−20
high / 1080p	45−50	10−11
ultra / 1080p	24−27	7−8
4K / 2160p	16−18	6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 342% more, than Radeon R9 M360.
low / 768p	90−95	85−90
medium / 768p	60−65	45−50
ultra / 1080p	50−55	21−24
high / 768p	60−65	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in World of Tanks is 34% more, than Radeon R9 M360.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 7970	Radeon R9 M360
Architecture	GCN	GCN 1.0
Code name	Tahiti XT	Tropo
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	22 December 2011	5 May 2015
Pipelines	2048	512
Core clock speed		900 MHz
Boost Clock	925 MHz	925 MHz
Transistor count	4,313 million	1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	118.4	29.60
Floating-point performance	3,789 gflops	947.2 gflops
Length	274 mm
Memory bus width	384 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1375 MHz	1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth	264 GB/s	72 GB/s
Shared memory	-
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	Not Listed
FreeSync	+	+
Bus support	PCIe 2.1 x16	PCIe 3.0
HDMI	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	485 Mh/s
Eyefinity	+	+
HD3D		+
PowerTune		+
DualGraphics		+
ZeroCore		+
Switchable graphics		+
Mantle		+
Design	reference
CrossFire	+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)	20.71 Mh/s
Compute units		8
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Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon R9 M360

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