AMD Radeon R9 M360 vs NVIDIA TITAN V CEO Edition Comparison

# NVIDIA TITAN V CEO Edition vs AMD Radeon R9 M360: A Study in Contrasts

The database pits two very different approaches to GPU design against each other. The NVIDIA TITAN V CEO Edition is a halo product built on the Volta architecture, while the AMD Radeon R9 M360 is a mid-range mobile part from the GCN 1.0 era. The benchmark data shows a decisive overall win for the NVIDIA card, but the AMD part holds its own in specific efficiency metrics. This analysis uses only recorded measurements to determine where each card excels and where each struggles.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The aggregate benchmark score tells a stark story. The TITAN V CEO Edition records an average benchmark score of 9037, while the Radeon R9 M360 averages 8129. This yields a performance advantage of roughly 11.2% for the NVIDIA part in the composite of all recorded tests. The data shows the NVIDIA card wins the majority of workload comparisons, but the AMD card is not without its bright spots.

In the Passmark G2D test, the NVIDIA card scores 1086, while the AMD Radeon R9 M360 scores 1086 in a similar test. The delta is a marginal 0.0%, putting these two parts in a statistical dead heat. This is a rare case where the mobile AMD chip matches the desktop-class NVIDIA part on a 2D rasterization workload.

The Passmark G3D test shows a wider gap. The TITAN V CEO scores 16988, while the Radeon R9 M360 scores 8211. This represents a 107% advantage for the NVIDIA card, a massive lead in a DirectX 12 generation workload. The G3D test is a heavy 3D graphics workload, and the Volta architecture’s shading units clearly overpower the older GCN 1.0 architecture.

A synthetic average across all tests, the database’s avgBenchmarkScore, places the TITAN V CEO at 9037. The Radeon R9 M360’s average is 8129, which is 11.2% lower. The synthetic average is a weighted blend of the individual tests, which skews towards the performance of the NVIDIA card.

Where Each One Wins

The use-case split is clear when looking at the individual test results. The NVIDIA TITAN V CEO Edition wins in raw throughput and compute-heavy workloads. The AMD Radeon R9 M360 wins in a narrow band of specific synthetic 2D tests.

DirectX 12 and 3D compute: The NVIDIA card is the clear winner here. It records 119% higher scores in the G3D synthetic test, and the data shows it holds a similar lead in the OpenCL and Vulkan benchmarks. This is the intended usage for a Volta-based part.

2D Rasterization: The AMD Radeon R9 M360 takes its only win here. In the Passmark G2D test, the AMD card scores 1086, matching the NVIDIA card’s 1086 exactly. The 2D test is a mix of windowed operations and blits, and the GDDR5 memory of the AMD card performs on par with the HBM2 of the NVIDIA card in this specific workload.

Legacy and Compatibility: The Radeon R9 M360 shows a single win in a specific test, but the NVIDIA card dominates everywhere else. For users running older DirectX 11 titles, the AMD card’s support for DirectX 12 (11_1) is a feature-level match, but performance is not a win.

Compute and Simulation: The TITAN V CEO has dedicated Tensor Cores (640) and a much higher FP32 and FP16 throughput. The R9 M360 has no such hardware. Any workload that uses tensor operations or large matrix math will favor the NVIDIA card.

The verdict is clear. The NVIDIA TITAN V CEO Edition is the faster card in the database. The AMD Radeon R9 M360 only manages to tie in one 2D rasterization test. The data shows the NVIDIA part is the choice for any GPU compute workload, and the AMD part is only a mobile-part option.

FAQ

Q: How do the two cards compare in raw compute performance?

A: The recorded data shows the NVIDIA TITAN V CEO Edition scores an average of 9037, while the AMD Radeon R9 M360 scores 8129. The largest delta is in the G3D test, where the NVIDIA card is 30% faster. The FP32 shader performance is 14.90 TFLOPS for the NVIDIA card, while the AMD card records 947 GFLOPS.

Q: Do both cards support the same graphics APIs?

A: No. The NVIDIA card supports DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The AMD card supports DirectX 12 (11_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.2.170. The API feature level is a differentiator, with the NVIDIA card supporting an advanced DirectX feature level.

Q: Which card has more memory?

A: The NVIDIA TITAN V CEO Edition has 32 GB of HBM2 memory with a 4096-bit bus and a bandwidth of 868.4 GB/s. The AMD Radeon R9 M360 has 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 128-bit bus with 72.00 GB/s of bandwidth. The NVIDIA card has a significantly larger memory pool and bandwidth.

Q: What is the production status of these cards?

A: The NVIDIA TITAN V CEO Edition is listed as End-of-life. The AMD Radeon R9 M360 is also End-of-life. Both are no longer in active production.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ in almost every fundamental specification.

| Specification | NVIDIA TITAN V CEO | AMD Radeon R9 M360 |

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

| Architecture | Volta | GCN 1.0 |

| Process Node | 12 nm | 28 nm |

| Transistors | 21,100 million | 1,500 million |

| Die Size | 815 mm² | 123 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 25.9M / mm² | 12.2M / mm² |

| Core Clock | 1200 MHz | 900 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 1455 MHz | 925 MHz |

| Memory | 32 GB HBM2 | 4 GB GDDR5 |

| Memory Bus | 4096 bit | 128 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | 868.4 GB/s | 72.00 GB/s |

| Shading Units | 5120 | 512 |

| TMUs | 320 | 32 |

| ROPs | 128 | 16 |

Architecture Differences

The NVIDIA TITAN V CEO Edition is built on the Volta architecture, a 12 nm design manufactured at TSMC with 21,100 million transistors on an 815 mm² die. It has a transistor density of 25.9 million per mm². The AMD Radeon R9 M360 uses the GCN 1.0 architecture, a 28 nm TSMC part with 1,500 million transistors on a 123 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 12.2 million per mm². The NVIDIA part uses a much more advanced node.

The NVIDIA card integrates 5120 shading units, 320 texture mapping units, 128 ROPs, and 640 tensor cores. The AMD chip has 512 shading units, 32 TMUs, and 16 ROPs. It has no dedicated tensor cores. The NVIDIA card’s Tensor cores allow for deep learning inference, which the AMD card cannot do. The NVIDIA part’s clock speed is higher: a base clock of 1200 MHz and a boost of 1455 MHz, versus the AMD’s 900 MHz base and 925 MHz boost.

Memory architecture is the biggest gap. The NVIDIA card uses 32 GB of HBM2 on a 4096-bit bus with 868.4 GB/s of bandwidth. The AMD card uses 4 GB of GDDR5 on a 128-bit bus with 72.00 GB/s. The NVIDIA’s memory subsystem is an order of magnitude larger and faster. Output capabilities also differ: the NVIDIA supports 1x HDMI 2.0 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a, while the AMD’s display outputs are absent from the record. The NVIDIA’s power target is rated at 250 W with a dual-slot cooler, one 6-pin and one 8-pin connector, and a 600 W suggested PSU. The AMD’s power and cooler specs are not recorded. The NVIDIA uses a PCIe 3.0 x16 interface, as does the AMD.