AMD Radeon R7 360 vs AMD Radeon R7 260X

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R7 360 and AMD Radeon R7 260X videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 360

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • Around 15% lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 115 Watt
  • Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 819.203 vs 804.436
  • Around 25% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4799 vs 3845
  • Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 4147 vs 3485
  • Around 25% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4799 vs 3845
  • Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 4147 vs 3485
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 June 2015 vs 8 October 2013
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 100 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 819.203 vs 804.436
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4799 vs 3845
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 4147 vs 3485
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4799 vs 3845
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 4147 vs 3485

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 260X

  • Around 22% higher texture fill rate: 61.6 GTexel / s vs 50.4 GTexel / s
  • Around 17% higher pipelines: 896 vs 768
  • Around 22% better floating-point performance: 1,971 gflops vs 1,613 gflops
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3190 vs 3106
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 523 vs 513
  • Around 15% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 43.745 vs 38.068
  • Around 8% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.673 vs 3.386
  • Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 64.088 vs 58.285
  • Around 17% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 221.539 vs 188.858
  • Around 6% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1481 vs 1402
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 61.6 GTexel / s vs 50.4 GTexel / s
Pipelines 896 vs 768
Floating-point performance 1,971 gflops vs 1,613 gflops
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 3190 vs 3106
PassMark - G2D Mark 523 vs 513
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 43.745 vs 38.068
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.673 vs 3.386
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 64.088 vs 58.285
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 221.539 vs 188.858
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3358 vs 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3358 vs 3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1481 vs 1402

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 360
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R7 260X

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
3106
3190
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
513
523
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
38.068
43.745
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
819.203
804.436
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3.386
3.673
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
58.285
64.088
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
188.858
221.539
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4799
3845
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4147
3485
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3356
3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4799
3845
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4147
3485
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3356
3358
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
1402
1481
Name AMD Radeon R7 360 AMD Radeon R7 260X
PassMark - G3D Mark 3106 3190
PassMark - G2D Mark 513 523
Geekbench - OpenCL 16433
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 38.068 43.745
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 819.203 804.436
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.386 3.673
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 58.285 64.088
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 188.858 221.539
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4799 3845
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 4147 3485
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3356 3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4799 3845
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 4147 3485
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3356 3358
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1402 1481

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon R7 360 AMD Radeon R7 260X

Essentials

Architecture GCN 2.0 GCN 2.0
Code name Tobago Bonaire
Design AMD Radeon R7 300 Series AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Launch date 18 June 2015 8 October 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $109 $139
Place in performance rating 645 648
Price now $146.65 $239
Type Desktop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 29.24 17.15

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1000 MHz 1000 MHz
Floating-point performance 1,613 gflops 1,971 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 768 896
Stream Processors 768 896
Texture fill rate 50.4 GTexel / s 61.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 100 Watt 115 Watt
Transistor count 2,080 million 2,080 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
Number of Eyefinity displays 6
VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bridgeless CrossFire
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 165 mm 170 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin 1 x 6-pin

API support

DirectX 12 12
Mantle
OpenCL 2.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 104 GB/s
Memory bus width 128 bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1050 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5

Technologies

AMD Eyefinity
CrossFire
DDMA audio
FreeSync
PowerTune
TrueAudio
Video Code Engine (VCE)