Radeon R7 M360 vs HD 7870M

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7870M and Radeon R7 M360, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 7870M
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 45 Watt
3.37
+161%

HD 7870M outperforms R7 M360 by a whopping 161% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking713989
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.96no data
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameHeathrowMeso
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date24 April 2012 (12 years ago)5 May 2015 (9 years ago)

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 cores640384
Compute unitsno data6
Core clock speed800 MHz1100 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1125 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Wattno data
Texture fill rate32.0027.00
Floating-point processing power1.024 TFLOPS0.864 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs4024

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8

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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth64 GB/s14.4 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
Eyefinity-+

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 and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)DirectX® 12
Shader Model5.16.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL1.2Not Listed
Vulkan1.2.131+
Mantle-+

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.

HD 7870M 3.37
+161%
R7 M360 1.29

  • Other tests
    • Passmark
    • 3DMark 11 Performance GPU
    • 3DMark Vantage Performance

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.

HD 7870M 1507
+161%
R7 M360 578

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

HD 7870M 2702
+33.2%
R7 M360 2029

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

HD 7870M 13065
+136%
R7 M360 5544

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:

Full HD30−35
+150%
12
−150%

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Atomic Heart 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Atomic Heart 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Fortnite 20−22
+400%
4−5
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+113%
8−9
−113%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Valorant 50−55
+48.6%
35−40
−48.6%
Atomic Heart 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 65−70
+50%
44
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Dota 2 30−35
+83.3%
18−20
−83.3%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Fortnite 20−22
+400%
4−5
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+113%
8−9
−113%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Grand Theft Auto V 10−12
+120%
5
−120%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+57.1%
7
−57.1%
Valorant 50−55
+48.6%
35−40
−48.6%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Dota 2 30−35
+83.3%
18−20
−83.3%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+113%
8−9
−113%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Valorant 50−55
+48.6%
35−40
−48.6%
Fortnite 20−22
+400%
4−5
−400%
Counter-Strike 2 5−6 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 27−30
+200%
9−10
−200%
Grand Theft Auto V 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
+123%
12−14
−123%
Valorant 35−40
+443%
7−8
−443%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Fortnite 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Atomic Heart 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Valorant 18−20
+157%
7−8
−157%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Dota 2 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Fortnite 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

This is how HD 7870M and R7 M360 compete in popular games:

  • HD 7870M is 150% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the HD 7870M is 600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, HD 7870M surpassed R7 M360 in all 44 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.37 1.29
Recency 24 April 2012 5 May 2015
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB

HD 7870M has a 161.2% higher aggregate performance score.

R7 M360, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Radeon HD 7870M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 M360 in performance tests.

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