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NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M

NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M

The Nvidia GeForce GTS 360M is a high performance laptop graphics card based on the GT215 core. Compared to the older GTS 260M, the GTS 360 features only a higher clock speed.

The GT215 architecture supports DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL 2.1 and features 96 shader cores, similar to the 9800M GT.  The memory bus of the GTS 360M, however, is only 128 bit wide. To compensate, the GPU supports faster GDDR5 VRAM. Therefore, overall performance is significantly faster compared to models with slower DDR3 VRAM.

Similar to the GeForce 9800M GT, the GTS 360M features 96 stream processors that do the graphics work of the former dedicated pixel- and vertex-shaders. The unified shaders of Nvidia are 1-dimensional (AMD has 5-dimensional shaders which lead to the higher number of shaders). The shaders of the GT215 core are based on the GTX 200 desktop architecture and are therefore improved compared to the G92 based cards (e.g., 9800M GT).

The GeForce GPU also supports CUDADirectX ComputeOpenCL, and PhysX to use the shaders for other tasks than rendering images (for example, encoding videos or calculating physics of a game or mathematical tasks). For these special tasks, the GPU can be noticeably faster than current CPUs.

The mobile graphics card has a built in video decoder called PureVideo HD with VP4. The Video Processor 4 (VP4) supports the full decoding of H.264, VC-1, and now also MPEG-4 ASP (e.g. DivX or XviD). MPEG-1 is still not supported, but the decoding of this codec is quite trivial on a CPU.

In conjunction with an Nvidia integrated graphics (e.g. 9400M), the GTS 360M supports Hybrid-SLI in the form of HybridPower. HybridPower is a Windows Vista-only technique for switching between the integrated and dedicated graphics core for power-saving purposes. Up to now, the user had to use a tool to switch between the GPUs. Later, HybridPower was succeeded by Optimus, which can automatically switch between GPUs directly through drivers. GeForceBoost is not supported by the GTS 360M as the SLI combination with the integrated GPU would provide no significant performance boosts.

The performance of the mid- to high-class GeForce GTS 360M should be slightly above the GTS 260M because of the higher clock speed. Demanding DirectX 10 games like Crysis should run fluently in medium to high details and lower resolutions. Older or less demanding games should run in high detail settings and high resolutions fluently. More details about the gaming performance can be found in our benchmarks below.

Depending on the type of graphics memory used (GDDR5 or GDDR3), the performance of the GTS 360M may differ. The maximum clock rate can also differ according to the used graphics RAM. For models equipped with GDDR5 VRAM, the maximum supported clock rate is 2000 MHz.

The power consumption should be similar to the slightly slower clocked GTS 260M, which is rated at 38 Watt TDP. Therefore, the GTS 360M is intended for larger laptops with powerful cooling solutions.

GeForce GTS 300M Series

GeForce GTS 360M 96 @ 0.58 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
GeForce GTS 350M compare 96 @ 0.5 GHz128 Bit @ 1600 MHz
CodenameN11E-GS1
ArchitectureGT2xx
Pipelines96 - unified
Core Speed575 MHz
Shader Speed1325 MHz
Memory Speed1800 MHz
Memory Bus Width128 Bit
Memory TypeDDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Max. Amount of Memory1024 MB
Shared Memoryno
APIDirectX 10.1, Shader 4.1
Transistor Count727 Million
technology40 nm
FeaturesDirectX Compute Support (Windows 7), CUDA, OpenCL, HybridPower, PhysX, SLI, Powermizer 8.0, MXM 3.0 Type-B
Notebook Sizelarge
Date of Announcement07.01.2010
Information360 GFlops
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.nvidia.com

Benchmarks

3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
min: 5333     avg: 5544     median: 5522 (2%)     max: 5777 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
min: 4386     avg: 4516     median: 4569 (3%)     max: 4594 Points
3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
min: 25762     avg: 26152     median: 26327 (14%)     max: 26366 Points
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
min: 16582     avg: 16712     median: 16674 (18%)     max: 16879 Points
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x800 +
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x720 +
3DMark 06
min: 10622     avg: 10817     median: 10817 (14%)     max: 11012 Points
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit +
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

low 800x600
med. 1360x768
high 1600x900
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
med. 1366x768
high 1366x768
ultra 1920x1080
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
med. 1024x768
high 1366x768
ultra 1920x1080
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Risen

Risen

2009
med. 1024x768
high 1366x768
ultra 1920x1080
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Need for Speed Shift

Need for Speed Shift

2009
med. 1024x768
high 1366x768
ultra 1920x1080
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Colin McRae: DIRT 2

Colin McRae: DIRT 2

2009
med. 1024x768
80.9  fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
50.2  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
27.8  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Anno 1404

Anno 1404

2009
low 1024x768
ultra 1280x1024
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Crysis - GPU Benchmark

Crysis - GPU Benchmark

2007
med. 1024x768
62.4  fps    + Compare
high 1024x768
38.5  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
9.9  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Crysis - CPU Benchmark

Crysis - CPU Benchmark

2007
med. 1024x768
60.5  fps    + Compare
high 1024x768
34.5  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
9.4  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Metro 203342.232.117.9
Battlefield: Bad Company 25240.221.6
CoD Modern Warfare 261.353.134
Risen45.733.423.2
Need for Speed Shift63.253.132
Colin McRae: DIRT 280.950.227.8
Anno 1404122.639.1
Crysis - GPU Benchmark62.438.59.9
Crysis - CPU Benchmark60.534.59.4
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Notebook reviews with NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M graphics card

 

Review Toshiba Qosmio X500-121 Notebook

Let the games begin. The X500, an 18.4-inch desktop replacement, has already found its way into our editorial office before the review even began. Toshiba recen...
Intel Core i7-720QM | NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M | 18.40" | 4.6 kg

Asus G51JX-X3: Intel Core i5-430M, 15.60", 3.3 kg
  External Review » Asus G51JX-X3

Toshiba Qosmio X500-12N: Intel Core i7-740QM, 18.40", 4.6 kg
  External Review » Toshiba Qosmio X500-12N

Toshiba Qosmio X500-14W: Intel Core i7-740QM, 18.40", 4.8 kg
  External Review » Toshiba Qosmio X500-14W

Toshiba Qosmio X500-11g : Intel Core i7-720QM, 18.40", 4.9 kg
  External Review » Toshiba Qosmio X500-11g

Asus G60JX-JX154V: Intel Core i5-520M, 16.00", 3.5 kg
  External Review » Asus G60JX-JX154V

Toshiba Qosmio X505-Q890: Intel Core i7-740QM, 18.40", 4.4 kg
  External Review » Toshiba Qosmio X505-Q890

Toshiba Qosmio X500-128: Intel Core i7-720QM, 18.40", 4.6 kg
  External Review » Toshiba Qosmio X500-128

Asus G60JX: Intel Core i5-430M, 16.00", 3.5 kg
  External Review » Asus G60JX

Toshiba Qosmio X500-116: Intel Core i7-720QM, 18.40", 4 kg
  External Review » Toshiba Qosmio X500-116

Toshiba Qosmio X500-121: Intel Core i7-720QM, 18.40", 4.6 kg
  External Review » Toshiba Qosmio X500-121

Toshiba Qosmio X500-11X: Intel Core i7-720QM, 18.40", 4.6 kg
  External Review » Toshiba Qosmio X500-11X

Asus G51Jx-X1: Intel Core i7-720QM, 15.60", 3.3 kg
  External Review » Asus G51Jx-X1

Toshiba Qosmio X500-11D: Intel Core i7-720QM, 18.40", 3.9 kg
  External Review » Toshiba Qosmio X500-11D

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