GeForce GTS 360M vs GTX 260M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 260M and GeForce GTS 360M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
GTS 360M outperforms 260M by an impressive 66% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1192 | 1026 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.09 | 3.11 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | G92 | GT215 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 3 March 2009 (17 years ago) | 7 January 2010 (16 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. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 112 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 550 MHz | 550 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 754 million | 727 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 38 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 30.80 | 17.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.308 TFLOPS | 0.2757 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | 462 | 413 |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| TMUs | 56 | 32 |
| L2 Cache | 64 KB | 64 KB |
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 size | large | large |
| Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 | PCI-E 2.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | MXM-II |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
| SLI options | 2-way | + |
| MXM Type | MXM 3.0 Type-B | MXM 3.0 Type-B |
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 type | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | Up to 950 MHz | Up to 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 61 GB/s | 57.6 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | DisplayPortSingle Link DVIDual Link DVIVGALVDSHDMI | Single Link DVILVDSHDMIDual Link DVIDisplayPortVGA |
| HDMI | + | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | 2048x1536 |
| Audio input for HDMI | S/PDIF | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Power management | 8.0 | 8.0 |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 11.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
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.
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:
| 900p | 10−12
−80%
| 18
+80%
|
| Full HD | 29
+26.1%
| 23
−26.1%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Palworld | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| Fortnite | 1−2
−500%
|
6−7
+500%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−33.3%
|
8−9
+33.3%
|
| Palworld | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−11.1%
|
10−11
+11.1%
|
| Valorant | 30−33
−16.7%
|
35−40
+16.7%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 24−27
−37.5%
|
30−35
+37.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−28.6%
|
18−20
+28.6%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| Fortnite | 1−2
−500%
|
6−7
+500%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−33.3%
|
8−9
+33.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Palworld | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−11.1%
|
10−11
+11.1%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−14.3%
|
8−9
+14.3%
|
| Valorant | 30−33
−16.7%
|
35−40
+16.7%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−28.6%
|
18−20
+28.6%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−33.3%
|
8−9
+33.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−11.1%
|
10−11
+11.1%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−14.3%
|
8−9
+14.3%
|
| Valorant | 30−33
−16.7%
|
35−40
+16.7%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2
−500%
|
6−7
+500%
|
| Palworld | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 5−6
−100%
|
10−11
+100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
−60%
|
16−18
+60%
|
| Valorant | 1−2
−700%
|
8−9
+700%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Palworld | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Valorant | 7−8
−28.6%
|
9−10
+28.6%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Dota 2 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
This is how GTX 260M and GTS 360M compete in popular games:
- GTS 360M is 80% faster in 900p
- GTX 260M is 26% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Valorant, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the GTS 360M is 700% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- GTS 360M performs better in 37 tests (74%)
- there's a draw in 13 tests (26%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.92 | 1.53 |
| Recency | 3 March 2009 | 7 January 2010 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 38 Watt |
GTS 360M has a 66% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, a 63% more advanced lithography process, and 71% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GTS 360M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 260M in performance tests.
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