GeForce GT 740M vs GTS 360M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTS 360M and GeForce GT 740M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTS 360M
2010
1 GB GDDR5, 38 Watt
1.69

GT 740M outperforms GTS 360M by a significant 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking931873
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.074.32
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015)
GPU code nameGT215GK208
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 January 2010 (14 years ago)20 June 2013 (11 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 cores96384
Core clock speed550 MHz980 MHz
Boost clock speedno data980 MHz
Number of transistors727 million915 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)38 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate17.6031.36
Floating-point processing power0.2757 TFLOPS0.7526 TFLOPS
Gigaflops413no data
ROPs88
TMUs3232

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 sizelargemedium sized
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0PCI Express 3.0
InterfaceMXM-IIPCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data
SLI options+-
MXM TypeMXM 3.0 Type-Bno 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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB2 GB
Standard memory configurationno dataDDR3/GDDR5
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 2000 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth57.6 GB/s14.4 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsSingle Link DVILVDSHDMIDual Link DVIDisplayPortVGANo outputs
eDP 1.2 signal supportno dataUp to 3840x2160
LVDS signal supportno dataUp to 1920x1200
VGA аnalog display supportno dataUp to 2048x1536
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportno dataUp to 3840x2160
HDMI++
HDCP content protection-+
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI-+
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming-+

Supported technologies

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

Blu-Ray 3D Support-+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder-+
Optimus-+
3D Vision / 3DTV Play-+
Power management8.0no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)12 API
Shader Model4.15.1
OpenGL2.14.5
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/A1.1.126
CUDA++

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. 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
GT 740M 2.06
+21.9%

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.

GTS 360M 653
GT 740M 796
+21.9%

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.

GTS 360M 5522
GT 740M 6591
+19.4%

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:

900p18
−16.7%
21−24
+16.7%
Full HD23
+53.3%
15
−53.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Battlefield 5 0−1 1−2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Hitman 3 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−5.9%
35−40
+5.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Battlefield 5 0−1 1−2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Hitman 3 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−83.3%
22
+83.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−5.9%
35−40
+5.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Hitman 3 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+200%
4
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−5.9%
35−40
+5.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Hitman 3 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 1−2
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

This is how GTS 360M and GT 740M compete in popular games:

  • GT 740M is 17% faster in 900p
  • GTS 360M is 53% faster in 1080p

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTS 360M is 200% faster.
  • in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GT 740M is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTS 360M is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • GT 740M is ahead in 30 tests (59%)
  • there's a draw in 20 tests (39%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.69 2.06
Recency 7 January 2010 20 June 2013
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 38 Watt 45 Watt

GTS 360M has 18.4% lower power consumption.

GT 740M, on the other hand, has a 21.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GT 740M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 360M in performance tests.


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