AMD Radeon R7 360 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R7 360 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 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.

AMD Radeon R7 360

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 360

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 140 Watt
175x more memory clock speed: 1050 MHz vs 6.0 GB/s
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 515 vs 487
Around 43% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 16200 vs 11364
Around 25% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 38.068 vs 30.505
Around 16% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 819.203 vs 705.293
Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.386 vs 3.085
Around 65% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 58.285 vs 35.416
3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 188.858 vs 62.69
Around 34% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4799 vs 3581
Around 12% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 4147 vs 3690
Around 34% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4799 vs 3581
Around 12% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 4147 vs 3690
Around 7% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1402 vs 1307

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	18 June 2015 vs 6 September 2012
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt vs 140 Watt
Memory clock speed	1050 MHz vs 6.0 GB/s
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	515 vs 487
Geekbench - OpenCL	16200 vs 11364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	38.068 vs 30.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	819.203 vs 705.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.386 vs 3.085
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	58.285 vs 35.416
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	188.858 vs 62.69
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4799 vs 3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	4147 vs 3690
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4799 vs 3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	4147 vs 3690
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1402 vs 1307

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

Around 3% higher boost clock speed: 1033 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Around 56% higher texture fill rate: 78.4 billion / sec vs 50.4 GTexel / s
Around 25% higher pipelines: 960 vs 768
Around 23% better floating-point performance: 1,981 gflops vs 1,613 gflops
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 4017 vs 3140

Specifications (specs)
Boost clock speed	1033 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Texture fill rate	78.4 billion / sec vs 50.4 GTexel / s
Pipelines	960 vs 768
Floating-point performance	1,981 gflops vs 1,613 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	4017 vs 3140
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3365 vs 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3365 vs 3356

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 360
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

3140

4017

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

515

487

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

16200

11364

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

38.068

30.505

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

819.203

705.293

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3.386

3.085

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

58.285

35.416

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

188.858

62.69

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4799

3581

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4147

3690

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3356

3365

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4799

3581

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4147

3690

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3356

3365

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

1402

1307

Name	AMD Radeon R7 360	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
PassMark - G3D Mark	3140	4017
PassMark - G2D Mark	515	487
Geekbench - OpenCL	16200	11364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	38.068	30.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	819.203	705.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.386	3.085
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	58.285	35.416
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	188.858	62.69
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4799	3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	4147	3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356	3365
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4799	3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	4147	3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356	3365
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1402	1307

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R7 360	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 2.0	Kepler
Code name	Tobago	GK106
Design	AMD Radeon R7 300 Series
Launch date	18 June 2015	6 September 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$109	$229
Place in performance rating	601	740
Price now	$146.65	$349.99
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	29.24	14.35
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz	1033 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,613 gflops	1,981 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	768	960
Stream Processors	768
Texture fill rate	50.4 GTexel / s	78.4 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	140 Watt
Transistor count	2,080 million	2,540 million
Core clock speed		980 MHz
CUDA cores		960
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI..., 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
Number of Eyefinity displays	6
VGA
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
G-SYNC support
HDCP
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bridgeless CrossFire
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCI Express 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	165 mm	9.5" (24.1 cm)
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin	One 6-pin
Height		4.376" (11.1 cm)
API support
DirectX	12	12.0 (11_0)
Mantle
OpenCL	2.0
OpenGL	4.5	4.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	112 GB/s	144.2 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 bit	192-bit GDDR5
Memory clock speed	1050 MHz	6.0 GB/s
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
CrossFire
DDMA audio
FreeSync
PowerTune
TrueAudio
Video Code Engine (VCE)
3D Blu-Ray
3D Gaming
3D Vision
Adaptive VSync
CUDA
FXAA
GPU Boost
SLI
TXAA