Quadro FX 360M vs GeForce G 103M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce G 103M with Quadro FX 360M, including specs and performance data.

G 103M
2009
512 MB DDR2
0.15

FX 360M outperforms G 103M by a considerable 40% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking14701427
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data0.94
ArchitectureG9x (2007−2010)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameG98G86
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date1 September 2009 (16 years ago)9 May 2007 (18 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 cores816
Core clock speed640 MHz400 MHz
Number of transistorsno data210 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data17 Watt
Texture fill rateno data3.200
Floating-point processing powerno data0.0256 TFLOPS
ROPsno data4
TMUsno data8
L2 Cacheno data16 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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 1.0 x16

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 typeDDR2DDR2
Maximum RAM amount512 MB256 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed500 MHz600 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data9.6 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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX10.011.1 (10_0)
Shader Modelno data4.0
OpenGLno data3.3
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkan-N/A
CUDA-1.1

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.

G 103M 0.15
FX 360M 0.21
+40%

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.

G 103M Samples: 117 62
FX 360M Samples: 45 86
+38.7%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
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1−2
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Valorant 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Valorant 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Valorant 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

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

  • in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the FX 360M is 13% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • FX 360M performs better in 3 tests (10%)
  • there's a draw in 26 tests (90%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.15 0.21
Recency 1 September 2009 9 May 2007
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 256 MB
Chip lithography 65 nm 80 nm

G 103M has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 23.1% more advanced lithography process.

FX 360M, on the other hand, has a 40% higher aggregate performance score.

The Quadro FX 360M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce G 103M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce G 103M is a notebook graphics card while Quadro FX 360M is a mobile workstation one.

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