GeForce GTS 360M vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTS 360M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTS 360M stacks up against Maxwell GPU Surface Book, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTS 360M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce GTS 360M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Maxwell GPU Surface Book here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTS 360M
Maxwell GPU Surface Book
Power consumption (TDP)
38 Watt
Interface
MXM-II
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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GeForce GTS 360M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce GTS 360M is build with GT2xx architecture, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book - with Maxwell.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 360M is 482 MHz higher, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
GeForce GTS 360M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book - by 28 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
0−1
8−9
ultra / 1080p
−
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
1−2
20−22
medium / 1080p
0−1
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2000% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
−
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
0−1
30−35
medium / 1080p
−
16−18
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 360M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 6% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p
60−65
150−160
medium / 768p
27−30
130−140
ultra / 1080p
7−8
65−70
QHD / 1440p
−
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
high / 768p
16−18
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 303% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.
low / 768p
70−75
55−60
ultra / 1080p
0−1
24−27
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 360M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p
45−50
85−90
medium / 768p
10−11
65−70
ultra / 1080p
0−1
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Dota 2 is 165% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.
high / 1080p
−
10−11
ultra / 1080p
−
9−10
4K / 2160p
−
4−5
low / 720p
0−1
24−27
medium / 1080p
−
10−12
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
−
12−14
low / 720p
21−24
70−75
medium / 1080p
0−1
30−33
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Fortnite is 227% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.
high / 1080p
0−1
14−16
ultra / 1080p
−
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
0−1
30−35
medium / 1080p
0−1
16−18
low / 768p
18−20
60−65
medium / 768p
−
50−55
high / 1080p
0−1
16−18
ultra / 1080p
−
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
12−14
−
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Grand Theft Auto V is 226% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.
high / 1080p
−
6−7
ultra / 1080p
−
4−5
4K / 2160p
−
1−2
low / 720p
0−1
16−18
medium / 1080p
−
8−9
low / 768p
75−80
95−100
high / 1080p
27−30
95−100
ultra / 1080p
−
85−90
medium / 1080p
−
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Minecraft is 83% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.
high / 1080p
−
18−20
ultra / 1080p
−
14−16
low / 720p
8−9
35−40
medium / 1080p
−
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 362% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
−
8−9
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
low / 720p
0−1
16−18
medium / 1080p
−
12−14
low / 768p
0−1
30−35
medium / 768p
−
21−24
high / 1080p
−
10−12
ultra / 1080p
−
7−8
4K / 2160p
−
6−7
low / 768p
45−50
90−95
medium / 768p
14−16
50−55
ultra / 1080p
0−1
24−27
high / 768p
12−14
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in World of Tanks is 148% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.
Full Specs
GeForce GTS 360M
Maxwell GPU Surface Book
Architecture
GT2xx
Maxwell
Code name
N11E-GS1
Surface Book
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
7 January 2010
1 October 2015
Pipelines
96
384
Core clock speed
1436 MHz
954 MHz
Boost Clock
993 MHz
Transistor count
727 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
17.60
Floating-point performance
275.71 gflops
Memory bus width
128 Bit
64 Bit
Memory clock speed
5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth
57.6 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
11.1 (10_1)
DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
Shader Model
4.1
OpenGL
2.1
OpenCL
1.1
Vulkan
N/A
CUDA
+
+
CUDA cores
96
Bus support
PCI-E 2.0
SLI options
+
HDMI
+
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
Laptop size
large
Optimus
+
Gigaflops
413
MXM Type
MXM 3.0 Type-B
Power management
8.0
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