Radeon R9 M360 vs GeForce GTX 275

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 275 with Radeon R9 M360, including specs and performance data.

GTX 275
2009
896 MB GDDR3, 219 Watt
3.59

R9 M360 outperforms GTX 275 by a substantial 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking711642
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.33no data
Power efficiency1.14no data
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameGT200BTropo
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date15 January 2009 (15 years ago)5 May 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$249 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores240512
Compute unitsno data8
Core clock speed633 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speedno data925 MHz
Number of transistors1,400 million1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)219 Wattno data
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate50.6429.60
Floating-point processing power0.6739 TFLOPS0.9472 TFLOPS
ROPs2816
TMUs8032

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 supportPCI-E 2.0PCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinno data
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount896 MB4 GB
Memory bus width448 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1134 MHz1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth127.0 GB/s72 GB/s

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 ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVINo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
Eyefinity-+
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync-+
HD3D-+
PowerTune-+
DualGraphics-+
ZeroCore-+
Switchable graphics-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)DirectX® 12
Shader Model4.05.1
OpenGL3.04.4
OpenCL1.1Not Listed
VulkanN/A-
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 275 3.59
R9 M360 4.69
+30.6%

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 275 1384
R9 M360 1811
+30.9%

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.59 4.69
Recency 15 January 2009 5 May 2015
Maximum RAM amount 896 MB 4 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 28 nm

R9 M360 has a 30.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 357.1% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R9 M360 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 275 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 275 is a desktop card while Radeon R9 M360 is a notebook one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275
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