AMD Radeon R9 M360 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database records two direct benchmark comparisons between the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 and the AMD Radeon R9 M360, and in both cases the GTX 760 takes a decisive lead. The GeForce GTX 760 wins 2 out of 2 head-to-head tests, while the Radeon R9 M360 records no wins.

In the Geekbench OpenCL test, the GTX 760 scores 11,299 points against 8,211 for the R9 M360, a difference of 37.6% in favor of the NVIDIA part. That is a substantial margin in a compute-oriented workload, indicating that the GTX 760's larger silicon and higher shading-unit count translate directly into raw throughput advantages. The GTX 760's score in this test is also higher than its own average across all recorded benchmarks, which sits at 9,458, showing that OpenCL is a particularly strong workload for this card.

The gap widens further in the Geekbench Vulkan test. Here the GTX 760 posts 12,551 points, while the R9 M360 manages 8,047, a 56% advantage for the NVIDIA GPU. This is the larger of the two deltas and reinforces the pattern: the GTX 760 is not merely ahead by a small margin, it is outperforming the R9 M360 by more than half in this specific API workload. Notably, the GTX 760's Vulkan score is its best among the three recorded benchmarks, while the R9 M360's Vulkan score is its worst, making the contrast in this test particularly stark.

Context from the nearest-rival tables reinforces how these two cards sit in the broader landscape. The GTX 760 has an average benchmark score of 9,458, placing it in the 46th percentile of all GPUs in the database. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK at an average score of 9,474, a delta of -0.2%, and the AMD Radeon R7 M380 at 9,313, a delta of +1.6%. The R9 M360, by contrast, has an average score of 8,129, sitting in the 42nd percentile. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M at 8,135, a delta of -0.1%, and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 at 8,167, a delta of -0.5%. The gap between the two cards' average scores is 1,329 points, which is roughly 16% of the R9 M360's average, a clear separation in overall performance tier.

It is notably the GTX 760's average score of 9,458 is only 0.2% below the GTX TITAN BLACK's 9,474, meaning that in aggregate database measurements, the GTX 760 performs essentially on par with a much more expensive desktop flagship from the same era. The R9 M360, meanwhile, sits within a 0.6% band of cards like the GTX 950M and GRID K2, indicating that it belongs to a distinctly lower performance class.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU wins in OpenCL performance?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 wins the Geekbench OpenCL test with a score of 11,299, which is 37.6% higher than the AMD Radeon R9 M360's 8,211.

Q: How large is the Vulkan performance gap between the two cards?

A: In Geekbench Vulkan, the GTX 760 scores 12,551 against 8,047 for the R9 M360, giving the NVIDIA card a 56% advantage.

Q: How many total benchmark wins does each card have in the head-to-head comparison?

A: The GTX 760 records 2 wins, while the R9 M360 records 0 wins across the two shared tests.

Q: Where does each card rank among all GPUs in the database?

A: The GTX 760 sits in the 46th percentile with an average score of 9,458. The R9 M360 sits in the 42nd percentile with an average score of 8,129.

Q: What are the closest rivals to each card based on average benchmark score?

A: For the GTX 760, the closest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK at 9,474, a -0.2% delta. For the R9 M360, the closest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M at 8,135, a -0.1% delta.

Q: Does the R9 M360 have any benchmark where it outperforms the GTX 760?

A: No. In the two recorded shared tests, OpenCL and Vulkan, the GTX 760 wins both. The R9 M360 has no wins in the head-to-head data.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from fundamentally different architectural lineages. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 is built on the Kepler architecture, specifically the GK104 chip, and belongs to the GeForce 700 generation. The AMD Radeon R9 M360 uses the GCN 1.0 architecture, built around the Tropo chip, and belongs to the Gem System, R9 M300 generation. Both are fabricated by TSMC on a 28 nm process, and their transistor densities are nearly identical: 12.0M per mm² for the GTX 760 and 12.2M per mm² for the R9 M360. However, the physical scale of the chips differs dramatically. The GTX 760 packs 3,540 million transistors onto a die size of 294 mm², while the R9 M360 contains 1,500 million transistors on a 123 mm² die. That is a 2.36-fold difference in transistor count and a 2.39-fold difference in die area, explaining much of the performance gap.

The execution resources are also heavily skewed toward the NVIDIA part. The GTX 760 has 1,152 shading units, 96 texture mapping units, and 32 raster operation units. The R9 M360, by comparison, has 512 shading units, 32 TMUs, and 16 ROPs. In each category, the GTX 760 has either double or triple the hardware of the AMD card. Neither GPU features dedicated ray tracing cores or tensor cores, as both predate those technologies.

Memory architecture differs in bandwidth strategy. The GTX 760 uses a 256-bit memory bus with 2 GB of GDDR5, reaching 192.3 GB/s of bandwidth. The R9 M360 uses a 128-bit bus with 4 GB of GDDR5, delivering only 72.00 GB/s. The R9 M360 offers twice the capacity but less than half the bandwidth, a tradeoff that favors capacity-constrained workloads but hurts throughput in memory-intensive tasks. The GTX 760's memory clock runs at 1502 MHz with 6 Gbps effective, while the R9 M360's runs at 1125 MHz with 4.5 Gbps effective.

API support shows minor differences. The GTX 760 supports DirectX 12 (11_0), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.2.175. The R9 M360 supports DirectX 12 (11_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.2.170. The DirectX feature levels differ, with the AMD part nominally supporting a slightly higher version, but the recorded benchmark results do not show any benefit from this in practice.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ across nearly every measurable specification. Clock speeds favor the GTX 760: its base clock is 980 MHz with a boost of 1032 MHz, while the R9 M360 runs at 900 MHz base and 925 MHz boost. The GTX 760 also has a significantly higher memory clock, as noted above.

Compute throughput is heavily lopsided. The GTX 760 delivers 2.378 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, while the R9 M360 delivers 947.2 GFLOPS, which converts to roughly 0.947 TFLOPS. The NVIDIA card is thus about 2.5 times faster in raw floating-point throughput. Pixel fill rate is 24.77 GPixel/s for the GTX 760 versus 14.80 GPixel/s for the R9 M360. Texture fill rate is 99.07 GTexel/s versus 29.60 GTexel/s, a 3.35-fold difference.

Power and physical specifications are only recorded for the GTX 760. It has a TDP of 170 W, is a dual-slot card, requires 2x 6-pin power connectors, and has a suggested PSU of 450 W. It measures 241 mm or 9.5 inches in length. The R9 M360 has no recorded TDP, slot width, power connector, suggested PSU, or dimension data in the database. Both cards use a PCIe 3.0 x16 bus interface, but the GTX 760 lists display outputs of 2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, and 1x DisplayPort 1.2, while the R9 M360 has no display output data recorded.

Production status is end-of-life for both. The GTX 760 was released on June 24, 2013, with a launch MSRP of 249 USD. The R9 M360 was released on May 4, 2015, with no launch MSRP recorded. The GTX 760's predecessor is the GeForce 600 series and its successor is the GeForce 900 series. The R9 M360's predecessor is the Solar System generation and its successor is Polaris Mobile.

The Verdict

The benchmark data presents a clear hierarchy. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 outperforms the AMD Radeon R9 M360 in every recorded head-to-head test, with margins of 37.6% in OpenCL and 56% in Vulkan. The average benchmark scores reinforce this: 9,458 for the GTX 760 against 8,129 for the R9 M360, a difference of 1,329 points. The GTX 760 also ranks higher in the overall distribution, sitting in the 46th percentile versus the 42nd percentile for the R9 M360.

For users prioritizing raw compute performance, particularly in Vulkan workloads, the GTX 760 is the clear choice based on the recorded data. Its 56% advantage in the Vulkan test is the single largest margin in the comparison, and its OpenCL lead is also substantial. The GTX 760's nearest rivals include the GTX TITAN BLACK, a card with a nearly identical average score, which places it in significantly faster company than the R9 M360, whose nearest rivals are the GTX 950M and GRID K2.

For users who need more memory capacity, the R9 M360 offers 4 GB versus 2 GB on the GTX 760, but that capacity comes with a 128-bit bus and 72.00 GB/s of bandwidth, less than half of the GTX 760's 192.3 GB/s. The data does not show any performance benefit from the larger memory pool in the recorded benchmarks. The R9 M360 also has no recorded power or physical specifications, making it difficult to assess for system integration, while the GTX 760 is fully specified at 170 W TDP, dual-slot, with 2x 6-pin connectors.

The verdict from the database is straightforward: the GTX 760 is the faster card by a wide margin across all shared tests. The R9 M360's only advantages are memory capacity and a slightly later release date, but neither translates into a performance win in the recorded measurements. For any workload represented by the Geekbench OpenCL or Vulkan tests, the GTX 760 is the superior choice.