Quadro NVS 290 vs GeForce GTS 360M

Place in performance ranking	894	1167
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.14	no data
Architecture	GT2xx (2009−2012)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	N11E-GS1	G86
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)	4 October 2007 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$149
Current price	$230	$68 (0.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTS 360M and NVS 290 have a nearly equal value for money.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	96	16
CUDA cores	96	no data
Core clock speed	575 MHz	459 MHz
Number of transistors	727 million	210 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	38 Watt	21 Watt
Texture fill rate	17.60	3.672
Floating-point performance	275.71 gflops	29.376 gflops
Gigaflops	413	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTS 360M and Quadro NVS 290 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	no data
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	MXM-II	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	no data	168 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
SLI options	+	no data
MXM Type	MXM 3.0 Type-B	no data

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	DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5	DDR2
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	256 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	Up to 2000 MHz	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	57.6 GB/s	6.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	Single Link DVILVDSHDMIDual Link DVIDisplayPortVGA	1x DMS-59
HDMI	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	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

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_1)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	4.1	4.0
OpenGL	2.1	3.3
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+	1.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTS 360M 1.69
+186%

NVS 290 0.59

GeForce GTS 360M outperforms Quadro NVS 290 by 186% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTS 360M 653
+186%

NVS 290 228

GeForce GTS 360M outperforms Quadro NVS 290 by 186% in Passmark.

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	18 +200%	6−7 −200%
Full HD	20 +233%	6−7 −233%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

10−11

+150%

4−5
−150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Battlefield 5	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +180%	5−6 −180%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +180%	5−6 −180%
Hitman 3	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +167%	14−16 −167%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +167%	9−10 −167%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +169%	12−14 −169%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Battlefield 5	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +180%	5−6 −180%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +180%	5−6 −180%
Hitman 3	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +167%	14−16 −167%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +167%	9−10 −167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +180%	5−6 −180%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +169%	12−14 −169%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +180%	5−6 −180%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +180%	5−6 −180%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +167%	14−16 −167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +167%	9−10 −167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +180%	5−6 −180%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +169%	12−14 −169%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9
+167%

3−4

−167%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Hitman 3	18−20 +157%	7−8 −157%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +180%	5−6 −180%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11

+150%

4−5
−150%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Metro Exodus	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9
+167%

3−4

−167%

This is how GTS 360M and NVS 290 compete in popular games:

GTS 360M is 200% faster in 900p
GTS 360M is 233% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.69	0.59
Recency	7 January 2010	4 October 2007
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	256 MB
Chip lithography	40 nm	80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	38 Watt	21 Watt