GeForce GTS 360M vs Radeon HD 6730M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6730M and GeForce GTS 360M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
GTS 360M outperforms HD 6730M by a significant 23% 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 | 1035 | 958 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 2.65 | 3.01 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | Whistler | GT215 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 4 January 2011 (14 years ago) | 7 January 2010 (15 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 | 480 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 725 MHz | 550 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 716 million | 727 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 38 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 17.40 | 17.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.696 TFLOPS | 0.2757 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | no data | 413 |
| ROPs | 8 | 8 |
| TMUs | 24 | 32 |
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 size | medium sized | large |
| Bus support | no data | PCI-E 2.0 |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | MXM-II |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
| SLI options | - | + |
| MXM Type | no data | MXM 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 type | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | Up to 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 57.6 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 Connectors | No outputs | Single Link DVILVDSHDMIDual Link DVIDisplayPortVGA |
| HDMI | - | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Power management | no data | 8.0 |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 11.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/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.
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.
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 | 17
−5.9%
| 18
+5.9%
|
| Full HD | 23
+0%
| 23
+0%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−14.3%
|
8−9
+14.3%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−11.1%
|
10−11
+11.1%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−5.9%
|
35−40
+5.9%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 27−30
−17.2%
|
30−35
+17.2%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−11.8%
|
18−20
+11.8%
|
| Fortnite | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−14.3%
|
8−9
+14.3%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−11.1%
|
10−11
+11.1%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−5.9%
|
35−40
+5.9%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−11.8%
|
18−20
+11.8%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−14.3%
|
8−9
+14.3%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−11.1%
|
10−11
+11.1%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−5.9%
|
35−40
+5.9%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 8−9
−25%
|
10−11
+25%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−25%
|
14−16
+25%
|
| Valorant | 5−6
−80%
|
9−10
+80%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Valorant | 7−8
−14.3%
|
8−9
+14.3%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Full HD
High Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 0−1 |
This is how HD 6730M and GTS 360M compete in popular games:
- GTS 360M is 6% faster in 900p
- A tie in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTS 360M is 200% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- GTS 360M is ahead in 32 tests (73%)
- there's a draw in 12 tests (27%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.17 | 1.44 |
| Recency | 4 January 2011 | 7 January 2010 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 38 Watt |
HD 6730M has an age advantage of 11 months, and 8.6% lower power consumption.
GTS 360M, on the other hand, has a 23.1% higher aggregate performance score.
The GeForce GTS 360M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6730M in performance tests.
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