GeForce GTX 470 vs Radeon R7 360

Place in performance ranking	482	481
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.57	8.13
Architecture	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	Tobago	GF100
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	18 June 2015 (8 years ago)	12 April 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$109	$349
Current price	$13.98 (0.1x MSRP)	$9.98 (0x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 470 has 418% better value for money than R7 360.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	768	448
CUDA cores	no data	448
Core clock speed	no data	607 MHz
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	2,080 million	3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	225 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	105 °C
Texture fill rate	50.40	34.0 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	1,613 gflops	1,088.6 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus support	PCIe 3.0	16x PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	165 mm	9.5" (241 mm) (24.1 cm)
Height	no data	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin	Two 6-pins
SLI options	no data	+
Bridgeless CrossFire	1	no data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1280 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	320 Bit
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz	1674 MHz (3348 data rate)
Memory bandwidth	112 GB/s	133.9 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	Two Dual Link DVIMini HDMI
Multi monitor support	no data	+
Eyefinity	1	no data
Number of Eyefinity displays	6	no data
HDMI	+	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
DisplayPort support	+	no data
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration	-	no data
CrossFire	1	no data
Enduro	-	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
HD3D	-	no data
PowerTune	+	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
ZeroCore	-	no data
VCE	+	no data
DDMA audio	+	no data

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.3	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.2
OpenCL	2.0	1.1
Vulkan	+	N/A
Mantle	+	no data
CUDA	no data	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

R7 360 7.99

GTX 470 8.03
+0.5%

GeForce GTX 470 outperforms Radeon R7 360 by 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

R7 360 3092

GTX 470 3106
+0.5%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

R7 360 4110
+49%

GTX 470 2758

Radeon R7 360 outperforms GeForce GTX 470 by 49% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p	50−55 −4%	52 +4%
Full HD	60−65 −6.7%	64 +6.7%
1200p	50−55 −6%	53 +6%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	7.99	8.03
Recency	18 June 2015	12 April 2010
Cost	$109	$349
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1280 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	225 Watt