NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M vs AMD Radeon R7 M360

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Combined performance score

R7 M360
1.46

GeForce GTS 360M outperforms Radeon R7 M360 by 15% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking939889
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.020.13
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)GT2xx (2009−2012)
GPU code nameMesoN11E-GS1
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date6 May 2015 (8 years old)7 January 2010 (14 years old)
Current price$879 $230
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTS 360M has 550% better value for money than R7 M360.

Technical specs

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 cores38496
CUDA coresno data96
Compute units6no data
Core clock speed1125 MHz575 MHz
Boost clock speed1125 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,550 million727 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data38 Watt
Texture fill rate27.0017.60
Floating-point performance864.0 gflops275.71 gflops
Gigaflopsno data413

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon R7 M360 and GeForce GTS 360M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCIe 3.0PCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8MXM-II
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
SLI optionsno data+
MXM Typeno dataMXM 3.0 Type-B

Memory

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 typeDDR3DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB1 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHzUp to 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s57.6 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsNo outputsSingle Link DVILVDSHDMIDual Link DVIDisplayPortVGA
Eyefinity1no data
HDMIno data+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration-no data
Enduro-no data
FreeSync1no data
HD3D+no data
PowerTune+no data
DualGraphics1no data
TrueAudio-no data
ZeroCore+no data
Switchable graphics1no data
Power managementno data8.0

API support

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

DirectXDirectX® 1211.1 (10_1)
Shader Model6.04.1
OpenGL4.42.1
OpenCLNot Listed1.1
Vulkan+N/A
Mantle+no data
CUDAno data+

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.

R7 M360 1.46
GTS 360M 1.68
+15.1%

GeForce GTS 360M outperforms Radeon R7 M360 by 15% in our combined 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%

R7 M360 567
GTS 360M 651
+14.8%

GeForce GTS 360M outperforms Radeon R7 M360 by 15% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

R7 M360 5544
+0.4%
GTS 360M 5522

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:

900p14−16
−28.6%
18
+28.6%
Full HD12
−91.7%
23
+91.7%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 1−2
Battlefield 5 0−1 1−2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Hitman 3 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 1−2
Battlefield 5 0−1 1−2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Hitman 3 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7
+40%
5−6
−40%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 1−2
Battlefield 5 0−1 1−2
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Hitman 3 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Hitman 3 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

This is how R7 M360 and GTS 360M compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • GTS 360M is 28.6% faster than R7 M360

1080p resolution:

  • GTS 360M is 91.7% faster than R7 M360

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the R7 M360 is 40% faster than the GTS 360M.
  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTS 360M is 100% faster than the R7 M360.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R7 M360 is ahead in 1 test (3%)
  • GTS 360M is ahead in 8 tests (25%)
  • there's a draw in 23 tests (72%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.46 1.68
Recency 6 May 2015 7 January 2010
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

The GeForce GTS 360M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 M360 in performance tests.


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