AMD Radeon R9 360 OEM vs AMD Radeon HD 6990

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 360 OEM and AMD Radeon HD 6990 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. 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 R9 360 OEM

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • Around 20% higher core clock speed: 1000 MHz vs 830 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
  • 4.4x lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 375 Watt
  • Around 30% higher memory clock speed: 6500 MHz vs 5000 MHz
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3032 vs 3014
  • 2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 39.283 vs 17.264
  • Around 95% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.437 vs 1.76
  • Around 18% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 63.718 vs 53.903
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 5 May 2015 vs 8 March 2011
Core clock speed 1000 MHz vs 830 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt vs 375 Watt
Memory clock speed 6500 MHz vs 5000 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 3032 vs 3014
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 39.283 vs 17.264
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.437 vs 1.76
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 63.718 vs 53.903

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 6990

  • 5.5x more texture fill rate: 2x 79.7 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 50.4 GTexel / s
  • 4x more pipelines: 2x 1536 vs 768
  • 3.2x better floating-point performance: 2x 2,549.8 gflops vs 1,613 gflops
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 2x 2 GB vs 2 GB
  • Around 16% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 532 vs 460
  • Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 840.452 vs 815.354
  • Around 55% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 265.302 vs 171.258
  • Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4562 vs 4468
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3713 vs 3667
  • Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4562 vs 4468
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3713 vs 3667
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 2x 79.7 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 50.4 GTexel / s
Pipelines 2x 1536 vs 768
Floating-point performance 2x 2,549.8 gflops vs 1,613 gflops
Maximum memory size 2x 2 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 532 vs 460
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 840.452 vs 815.354
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 265.302 vs 171.258
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4562 vs 4468
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3713 vs 3667
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3356 vs 3340
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4562 vs 4468
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3713 vs 3667
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3356 vs 3340

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 360 OEM
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 6990

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
3032
3014
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
460
532
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
39.283
17.264
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
815.354
840.452
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3.437
1.76
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
63.718
53.903
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
171.258
265.302
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4468
4562
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3667
3713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3340
3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4468
4562
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3667
3713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3340
3356
Name AMD Radeon R9 360 OEM AMD Radeon HD 6990
PassMark - G3D Mark 3032 3014
PassMark - G2D Mark 460 532
Geekbench - OpenCL 14269
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 39.283 17.264
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 815.354 840.452
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.437 1.76
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 63.718 53.903
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 171.258 265.302
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4468 4562
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3667 3713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3340 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4468 4562
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3667 3713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3340 3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 0

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon R9 360 OEM AMD Radeon HD 6990

Essentials

Architecture GCN 2.0 TeraScale 3
Code name Tobago Antilles
Launch date 5 May 2015 8 March 2011
Place in performance rating 662 665
Type Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $699
Price now $159.99
Value for money (0-100) 27.81

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1050 MHz
Core clock speed 1000 MHz 830 MHz
Floating-point performance 1,613 gflops 2x 2,549.8 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 768 2x 1536
Texture fill rate 50.4 GTexel / s 2x 79.7 GTexel / s billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt 375 Watt
Transistor count 2,080 million 2,640 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Length 165 mm 295 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 2x 8-pin

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_0) 11.2 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.5 4.4

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2x 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 104.0 GB / s 2x 160.0 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6500 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5