GeForce GTS 360M vs Radeon HD 6850 X2
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTS 360M and Radeon HD 6850 X2, 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 Radeon HD 6850 X2, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 6850 X2
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 6850 X2 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 38 Watt | 254 Watt |
| Interface | MXM-II | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 2x 8-pin |
| Memory type | DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
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- Radeon HD 6850 X2 has 568% more power consumption, than GeForce GTS 360M.
- GeForce GTS 360M is connected by MXM-II, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
- Radeon HD 6850 X2 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 360M.
- GeForce GTS 360M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - in Desktops.
- GeForce GTS 360M is build with GT2xx architecture, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - with TeraScale 2.
- Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 360M is 636 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
- GeForce GTS 360M and Radeon HD 6850 X2 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 0−1 | 12−14 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 7−8 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 2−3 |
| low / 720p | 1−2 | 27−30 |
| medium / 1080p | 0−1 | 16−18 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2700% more, than GeForce GTS 360M. | ||
| high / 1080p | − | 21−24 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 18−20 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 4−5 |
| low / 720p | 0−1 | 45−50 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 21−24 |
| low / 768p | 50−55 | 45−50 |
| high / 1080p | 45−50 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 360M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2. | ||
| low / 768p | 60−65 | 190−200 |
| medium / 768p | 27−30 | 160−170 |
| ultra / 1080p | 7−8 | 85−90 |
| QHD / 1440p | − | 45−50 |
| 4K / 2160p | − | 30−33 |
| high / 768p | 16−18 | 120−130 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 410% more, than GeForce GTS 360M. | ||
| low / 768p | 70−75 | 55−60 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 35−40 |
| medium / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 360M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2. | ||
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 100−110 |
| medium / 768p | 10−11 | 85−90 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 55−60 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Dota 2 is 231% more, than GeForce GTS 360M. | ||
| high / 1080p | − | 14−16 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 14−16 |
| 4K / 2160p | − | 5−6 |
| low / 720p | 0−1 | 30−35 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 16−18 |
| high / 1080p | − | 21−24 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 16−18 |
| QHD / 1440p | − | 16−18 |
| low / 720p | 21−24 | 85−90 |
| medium / 1080p | 0−1 | 45−50 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Fortnite is 295% more, than GeForce GTS 360M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 0−1 | 21−24 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 16−18 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 7−8 |
| low / 720p | 0−1 | 45−50 |
| medium / 1080p | 0−1 | 24−27 |
| low / 768p | 18−20 | 75−80 |
| medium / 768p | − | 65−70 |
| high / 1080p | 0−1 | 24−27 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 10−11 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| medium / 720p | 12−14 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Grand Theft Auto V is 305% more, than GeForce GTS 360M. | ||
| high / 1080p | − | 8−9 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 6−7 |
| 4K / 2160p | − | 2−3 |
| low / 720p | 0−1 | 24−27 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 10−12 |
| low / 768p | 75−80 | 100−110 |
| high / 1080p | 27−30 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 95−100 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 100−110 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Minecraft is 36% more, than GeForce GTS 360M. | ||
| high / 1080p | − | 21−24 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 16−18 |
| low / 720p | 8−9 | 50−55 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 21−24 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 550% more, than GeForce GTS 360M. | ||
| high / 1080p | − | 12−14 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 9−10 |
| QHD / 1440p | − | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 0−1 | 24−27 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 14−16 |
| low / 768p | 0−1 | 45−50 |
| medium / 768p | − | 27−30 |
| high / 1080p | − | 16−18 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 9−10 |
| 4K / 2160p | − | 7−8 |
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 95−100 |
| medium / 768p | 14−16 | 55−60 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 30−35 |
| high / 768p | 12−14 | 50−55 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in World of Tanks is 176% more, than GeForce GTS 360M. | ||
Full Specs
| GeForce GTS 360M | Radeon HD 6850 X2 | |
| Architecture | GT2xx | TeraScale 2 |
| Code name | N11E-GS1 | Barts |
| Type | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 January 2010 | 19 September 2011 |
| Pipelines | 96 | 960 |
| Core clock speed | 1436 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Transistor count | 727 million | 1,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 17.60 | 38.40 |
| Floating-point performance | 275.71 gflops | 2x 1,536.0 gflops |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 4200 MHz | |
| Memory bandwidth | 57.6 GB/s | 134.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | |
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| 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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