GeForce GTS 360M vs Radeon HD 4850 X2

In this comparison between GeForce GTS 360M and Radeon HD 4850 X2 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 4850 X2 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 4850 X2
Power consumption (TDP) 38 Watt 250 Watt
Interface MXM-II PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 512 MB
Display Connectors No outputs 4x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • Radeon HD 4850 X2 has 557% more power consumption, than GeForce GTS 360M.
  • GeForce GTS 360M is connected by MXM-II, and Radeon HD 4850 X2 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon HD 4850 X2 has 511 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 360M.
  • GeForce GTS 360M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 4850 X2 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTS 360M is build with GT2xx architecture, and Radeon HD 4850 X2 - with TeraScale.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 360M is 811 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
  • GeForce GTS 360M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4850 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 3−4
ultra / 1080p 2−3
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 1−2 14−16
medium / 1080p 0−1 5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4850 X2 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1400% more, than GeForce GTS 360M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTS 360M Radeon HD 4850 X2
Architecture GT2xx TeraScale
Code name N11E-GS1 R700
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 7 January 2010 7 November 2008
Pipelines 96 800
Core clock speed 1436 MHz 625 MHz
Transistor count 727 million 956 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 17.60 25.00
Floating-point performance 275.71 gflops 2x 1,000.0 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1990 MHz
Memory bandwidth 57.6 GB/s 63.68 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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