GeForce GTS 360M vs Radeon HD 4890

In this comparison between GeForce GTS 360M and Radeon HD 4890 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTS 360M will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 4890 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce GTS 360M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTS 360M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTS 360M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTS 360M Radeon HD 4890
Power consumption (TDP) 38 Watt 190 Watt
Interface MXM-II PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pin
Memory type DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • Radeon HD 4890 has 400% more power consumption, than GeForce GTS 360M.
  • GeForce GTS 360M is connected by MXM-II, and Radeon HD 4890 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTS 360M and Radeon HD 4890 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • GeForce GTS 360M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 4890 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTS 360M is build with GT2xx architecture, and Radeon HD 4890 - with TeraScale.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 360M is 586 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4890.
  • GeForce GTS 360M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4890 - by 55 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 7−8
ultra / 1080p 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 1−2 16−18
medium / 1080p 0−1 8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1600% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTS 360M Radeon HD 4890
Architecture GT2xx TeraScale
Code name N11E-GS1 RV790
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 7 January 2010 2 April 2009
Pipelines 96 800
Core clock speed 1436 MHz 850 MHz
Transistor count 727 million 959 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 17.60 34.00
Floating-point performance 275.71 gflops 1,360.0 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 3900 MHz
Memory bandwidth 57.6 GB/s 124.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.1 (10_1) 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 4.1 4.1
OpenGL 2.1 3.3
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 96
Bus support PCI-E 2.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Laptop size large
Gigaflops 413
MXM Type MXM 3.0 Type-B
Power management 8.0
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