AMD Radeon R9 M360 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains two direct comparison points between the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK and the AMD Radeon R9 M360, and in both cases the result is a decisive victory for the NVIDIA card. In Geekbench OpenCL, the TITAN BLACK scores 27,218 against 8,211 for the R9 M360, a 231.5% advantage. The Vulkan test shows an even wider gap: 29,561 versus 8,047, a 267.4% lead. These are not marginal differences; they represent a fundamentally different performance tier.

Looking at the overall average benchmark score, the TITAN BLACK reaches 9,474, while the R9 M360 sits at 8,129. That is roughly a 16.5% gap when averaged across all recorded tests, though the head-to-head Geekbench results show the real scale of the divide. The TITAN BLACK's percentile rank among all GPUs is 46, while the R9 M360 sits at 42. Neither card is near the top of the database, but the TITAN BLACK still holds a clear edge.

The TITAN BLACK also has a much broader benchmark footprint. It has recorded scores across Geekbench Metal, OpenCL, and Vulkan, plus Passmark tests for DirectX 9, 10, 11, 12, G2D, G3D, and GPU compute. The R9 M360 only has Geekbench OpenCL and Vulkan results. That means the TITAN BLACK's average is built on ten tests, while the R9 M360's is built on just two. In the two shared tests, the NVIDIA card wins by a factor of roughly 3.3x in OpenCL and 3.7x in Vulkan.

The nearest rival data reinforces the TITAN BLACK's position. Its closest competitor is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M at 9,645, which is 1.8% higher, and the Quadro K5000 at 9,637, 1.7% higher. The TITAN BLACK is essentially on par with those cards, within 2%. On the AMD side, the R9 M360's closest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M at 8,135, only 0.1% higher, and the GRID K2 at 8,080, 0.6% lower. So the R9 M360 is competitive with mobile-class GPUs, while the TITAN BLACK is competing with workstation and higher-end mobile parts.

Where Each One Wins

The TITAN BLACK wins every benchmark category where both cards have data. In compute-heavy workloads, its OpenCL score of 27,218 dwarfs the R9 M360's 8,211. In Vulkan, the 29,561 score versus 8,047 shows the NVIDIA card is not just faster, it is in a different league for modern API workloads. The TITAN BLACK's Passmark G3D score of 9,184, its DirectX 11 score of 73, and its DirectX 9 score of 133 all point to strong legacy and current DirectX performance. The R9 M360 has no equivalent scores in the database, so those tests cannot be compared directly.

The R9 M360 does not win any recorded benchmark. Its only advantage is in power and physical footprint, but even those are not fully documented. It has no TDP figure, no slot width, no power connector details, and no dimensions in the database. What is known is that it uses the Tropo chip with 1,500 million transistors on a 123 mm² die, while the TITAN BLACK uses the GK110B with 7,080 million transistors on a 561 mm² die. The R9 M360 is clearly a much smaller, lower-power part, but the database does not contain numbers to quantify that.

For use cases, the TITAN BLACK is the obvious choice for any compute or rendering task that can leverage OpenCL, Vulkan, or the full DirectX feature set. Its 6 GB of GDDR5 memory and 384-bit bus width give it a massive memory bandwidth advantage, 336 GB/s, compared to 72 GB/s for the R9 M360. The R9 M360's 4 GB GDDR5 and 128-bit bus are suitable for less demanding workloads, but the data shows it falls far behind in raw throughput.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different architectural generations. The TITAN BLACK is built on NVIDIA's Kepler architecture, specifically the GK110B chip, and belongs to the GeForce 700 generation. The R9 M360 uses AMD's GCN 1.0 architecture on the Tropo chip, part of the Gem System (R9 M300) generation. Both are manufactured on a 28 nm process at TSMC, but that is where the similarities end.

The transistor counts are dramatically different. The TITAN BLACK packs 7,080 million transistors on a 561 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 12.6 million per mm². The R9 M360 has 1,500 million transistors on a 123 mm² die, with a density of 12.2 million per mm². The density is nearly identical, but the absolute scale is not. The TITAN BLACK has 2,880 shading units, 240 texture mapping units, and 48 ROPs. The R9 M360 has 512 shading units, 32 TMUs, and 16 ROPs.

Memory architecture is another major divider. The TITAN BLACK uses 6 GB of GDDR5 across a 384-bit bus, with a memory clock of 1750 MHz (7 Gbps effective) and bandwidth of 336 GB/s. The R9 M360 uses 6 GB of GDDR5 across a 128-bit bus, with a memory clock of 1125 MHz (4.5 Gbps effective) and bandwidth of 72 GB/s. The TITAN BLACK's memory system alone, at 336 GB/s, is 4.6 times the R9 M360's total.

Clock speeds are surprisingly close on paper. The TITAN BLACK runs at 889 MHz base and 980 MHz boost, while the R9 M360 runs at 900 MHz base and 925 MHz boost. The TITAN BLACK is slightly lower at base, but much higher at boost, and its pixel rate of 58.80 GPixel/s and texture rate of 235.2 GTexel/s vastly exceed the R9 M360's 14.80 GPixel/s and 29.60 GTexel/s. The FP32 compute rate tells the same story: 5.645 TFLOPS versus 947.2 GFLOPS, a 6x difference in raw single-precision throughput.

Both cards support DirectX 12 (11_1) and OpenGL 4.6. The TITAN BLACK supports Vulkan 1.2.175, while the R9 M360 supports Vulkan 1.2.170, a minor version difference. The TITAN BLACK has display outputs listed as 2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, and 1x DisplayPort 1.2; the R9 M360 has no display output data in the database. The TITAN BLACK requires a 600 W PSU and uses dual-slot cooling with 1x 6-pin and 1x 8-pin power connectors. The R9 M360 has no power specifications recorded.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has a higher average benchmark score?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK averages 9,474 across all recorded tests, while the AMD Radeon R9 M360 averages 8,129. The TITAN BLACK ranks at the 46th percentile among all GPUs, and the R9 M360 ranks at the 42nd.

Q: How much faster is the TITAN BLACK in Geekbench Vulkan?

A: The TITAN BLACK scores 29,561 in Geekbench Vulkan, versus 8,047 for the R9 M360, a 267.4% advantage.

Q: Do both cards support the same graphics APIs?

A: Both support DirectX 12 (11_1) and OpenGL 4.6. The TITAN BLACK supports Vulkan 1.2.175, while the R9 M360 supports Vulkan 1.2.170.

Q: What is the memory bandwidth difference?

A: The TITAN BLACK has 336 GB/s of memory bandwidth, while the R9 M360 has 72 GB/s. The TITAN BLACK uses 6 GB of GDDR5 on a 384-bit bus, while the R9 M360 uses 4 GB of GDDR5 on a 128-bit bus.

Q: Which card has more shading units?

A: The TITAN BLACK has 2,880 shading units, compared to 512 for the R9 M360. It also has 240 TMUs versus 32, and 48 ROPs versus 16.

Q: What are the process nodes for each GPU?

A: Both are manufactured on a 28 nm process at TSMC. The TITAN BLACK uses the GK110B chip with 7,080 million transistors on a 561 mm² die, while the R9 M360 uses the Tropo chip with 1,500 million transistors on a 123 mm² die.

Specification Differences

| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK | AMD Radeon R9 M360 |

|----------------|-------------------------------|---------------------|

| Chip | GK110B | Tropo |

| Architecture | Kepler | GCN 1.0 |

| Generation | GeForce 700 | Gem System (R9 M300) |

| Transistors | 7,080 million | 1,500 million |

| Die Size | 561 mm² | 123 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 12.6M / mm² | 12.2M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 889 MHz | 900 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 980 MHz | 925 MHz |

| Memory Clock | 1750 MHz (7 Gbps effective) | 1125 MHz (4.5 Gbps effective) |

| Memory Size | 6 GB | 4 GB |

| Memory Bus Width | 384 bit | 128 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | 336.0 GB/s | 72.00 GB/s |

| Shading Units | 2880 | 512 |

| TMUs | 240 | 32 |

| ROPs | 48 | 16 |

| Pixel Rate | 58.80 GPixel/s | 14.80 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 235.2 GTexel/s | 29.60 GTexel/s |

| FP32 Performance | 5.645 TFLOPS | 947.2 GFLOPS |

| TDP | 250 W | Not recorded |

| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Not recorded |

| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 8-pin | Not recorded |

| Suggested PSU | 600 W | Not recorded |

| Display Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 1x DisplayPort 1.2 | Not recorded |

| Vulkan Version | 1.2.175 | 1.2.170 |

| Release Date | 2014-02-17 | 2015-04-05 |

| Predecessor | GeForce 600 | Solar System |

| Successor | GeForce 900 | Polaris Mobile |

| Launch MSRP | 999 USD (stated once) | Not recorded |