GeForce GTS 360M vs GTX 560M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 560M and GeForce GTS 360M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 560M
2011
1536 MB GDDR5, 75 Watt
3.27
+93.5%

GTX 560M outperforms GTS 360M by an impressive 93% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking739929
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.023.08
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameGF116GT215
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date30 May 2011 (13 years ago)7 January 2010 (14 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 cores19296
Core clock speed775 MHz550 MHz
Number of transistors1,170 million727 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt38 Watt
Texture fill rate24.8017.60
Floating-point processing power0.5952 TFLOPS0.2757 TFLOPS
Gigaflopsno data413
ROPs248
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 sizelargelarge
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0PCI-E 2.0
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)MXM-II
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone
SLI options2-way+
MXM Typeno dataMXM 3.0 Type-B

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1536 MB1 GB
Memory bus widthUp to 192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHzUp to 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidthUp to 60 GB/s57.6 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 ConnectorsNo outputsSingle Link DVILVDSHDMIDual Link DVIDisplayPortVGA
HDMI-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray+-
3D Gaming+-
Optimus+-
Power managementno data8.0

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 API11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.14.1
OpenGL4.52.1
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
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.

GTX 560M 3.27
+93.5%
GTS 360M 1.69

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.

GTX 560M 1260
+93%
GTS 360M 653

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.

GTX 560M 9300
+68.4%
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:

900p31
+72.2%
18
−72.2%
Full HD38
+65.2%
23
−65.2%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Battlefield 5 6−7 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%
Hitman 3 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+50%
16−18
−50%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+17.6%
30−35
−17.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Battlefield 5 6−7 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%
Hitman 3 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+50%
16−18
−50%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+17.6%
30−35
−17.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%
Hitman 3 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+50%
16−18
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+17.6%
30−35
−17.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Hitman 3 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 20−22
+122%
9−10
−122%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

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 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

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

This is how GTX 560M and GTS 360M compete in popular games:

  • GTX 560M is 72% faster in 900p
  • GTX 560M is 65% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 560M is 260% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 560M is ahead in 48 tests (94%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (6%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.27 1.69
Recency 30 May 2011 7 January 2010
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 1 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 38 Watt

GTX 560M has a 93.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GTS 360M, on the other hand, has 97.4% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 560M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 360M in performance tests.


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