Radeon R7 360 vs GeForce GTX 980M

Place in the ranking	293	516
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	4.33
Power efficiency	13.16	5.60
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code name	GM204	Tobago
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Design	no data	reference
Release date	7 October 2014 (10 years ago)	18 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$109

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1536	768
Core clock speed	1038 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1127 MHz	1000 MHz
Number of transistors	5,200 million	2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	unknown	100 Watt
Texture fill rate	51.84	50.40
Floating-point processing power	1.659 TFLOPS	1.613 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	16
TMUs	96	48

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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	PCIe 3.0
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	165 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1 x 6-pin
SLI options	+	-
Bridgeless CrossFire	-	+

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	8 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160 GB/s	112 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinity	-	+
Number of Eyefinity displays	no data	6
VGA аnalog display support	+	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	+	no data
HDMI	+	+
DisplayPort support	-	+
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire	-	+
FreeSync	-	+
PowerTune	-	+
TrueAudio	-	+
VCE	-	+
DDMA audio	no data	+
GameStream	+	-
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	-
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	-
Optimus	+	-
BatteryBoost	+	-
Ansel	+	-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	DirectX® 12
Shader Model	6.4	6.3
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	+
Mantle	-	+
CUDA	+	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

GTX 980M 19.12
+135%

R7 360 8.13

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GTX 980M 7352
+135%

R7 360 3125

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.

GTX 980M 9682
+136%

R7 360 4110

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	173 +147%	70−75 −147%
Full HD	71 +137%	30−35 −137%
1440p	34 +143%	14−16 −143%
4K	28 +180%	10−12 −180%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	3.63
1440p	no data	7.79
4K	no data	10.90

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +143%	14−16 −143%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +138%	16−18 −138%
Elden Ring	60−65 +150%	24−27 −150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	56 +167%	21−24 −167%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +143%	14−16 −143%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +138%	16−18 −138%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +167%	30−33 −167%
Metro Exodus	60 +150%	24−27 −150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +144%	18−20 −144%
Valorant	75−80 +157%	30−33 −157%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	59 +146%	24−27 −146%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +143%	14−16 −143%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +138%	16−18 −138%
Dota 2	40 +150%	16−18 −150%
Elden Ring	60−65 +150%	24−27 −150%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +141%	27−30 −141%
Fortnite	88 +151%	35−40 −151%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +167%	30−33 −167%
Grand Theft Auto V	60 +150%	24−27 −150%
Metro Exodus	40 +150%	16−18 −150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	182 +143%	75−80 −143%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +144%	18−20 −144%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	58 +142%	24−27 −142%
Valorant	75−80 +157%	30−33 −157%
World of Tanks	230 +142%	95−100 −142%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50 +138%	21−24 −138%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +143%	14−16 −143%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +138%	16−18 −138%
Dota 2	65−70 +152%	27−30 −152%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +141%	27−30 −141%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +167%	30−33 −167%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	49 +172%	18−20 −172%
Valorant	75−80 +157%	30−33 −157%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	30−33 +150%	12−14 −150%
Elden Ring	30−35 +158%	12−14 −158%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−33 +150%	12−14 −150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 +141%	70−75 −141%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +143%	7−8 −143%
World of Tanks	130−140 +136%	55−60 −136%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	34 +143%	14−16 −143%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +167%	6−7 −167%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +150%	6−7 −150%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +143%	21−24 −143%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +172%	18−20 −172%
Metro Exodus	38 +138%	16−18 −138%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +160%	10−11 −160%
Valorant	45−50 +172%	18−20 −172%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +150%	6−7 −150%
Dota 2	41 +156%	16−18 −156%
Elden Ring	14−16 +180%	5−6 −180%
Grand Theft Auto V	41 +156%	16−18 −156%
Metro Exodus	12 +140%	5−6 −140%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	48 +167%	18−20 −167%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	41 +156%	16−18 −156%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	17 +143%	7−8 −143%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +150%	6−7 −150%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Dota 2	30−35 +167%	12−14 −167%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +150%	10−11 −150%
Fortnite	21 +163%	8−9 −163%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +180%	10−11 −180%
Valorant	21−24 +144%	9−10 −144%