GeForce 9300M GS vs Quadro FX 360M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro FX 360M with GeForce 9300M GS, including specs and performance data.
9300M GS outperforms 360M by a substantial 33% 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 | 1438 | 1393 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.95 | 1.66 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | G86 | G98 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 9 May 2007 (18 years ago) | 4 June 2008 (17 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 cores | 16 | 8 |
| Core clock speed | 400 MHz | 550 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 210 million | 210 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 17 Watt | 13 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 3.200 | 4.400 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.0256 TFLOPS | 0.0224 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | no data | 34 |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
| TMUs | 8 | 8 |
| L2 Cache | 16 KB | 16 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).
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | MXM-I |
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 | DDR2 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 600 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 9.6 GB/s | 11.2 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 | No outputs | No outputs |
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_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 1.1 | + |
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.
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
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
+0%
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+0%
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5−6
+0%
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Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
+0%
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+0%
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5−6
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+0%
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7−8
+0%
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| Valorant | 24−27
−4%
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24−27
+4%
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Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 12−14
−8.3%
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12−14
+8.3%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
+0%
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| Dota 2 | 9−10
+0%
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9−10
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
+0%
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
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| Valorant | 24−27
−4%
|
24−27
+4%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
+0%
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
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| Valorant | 24−27
−4%
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24−27
+4%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−50%
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3−4
+50%
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1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
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14−16
+0%
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| Valorant | 1−2
−100%
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2−3
+100%
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4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the 9300M GS is 100% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- 9300M GS performs better in 6 tests (20%)
- there's a draw in 24 tests (80%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.21 | 0.28 |
| Recency | 9 May 2007 | 4 June 2008 |
| Chip lithography | 80 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 17 Watt | 13 Watt |
9300M GS has a 33.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 23.1% more advanced lithography process, and 30.8% lower power consumption.
The GeForce 9300M GS is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 360M in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro FX 360M is a mobile workstation graphics card while GeForce 9300M GS is a mobile workstation one.
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