AMD Radeon R9 360 OEM vs AMD Radeon R7 250X

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 360 OEM and AMD Radeon R7 250X 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 R9 360 OEM

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • Around 5% higher boost clock speed: 1050 MHz vs 1000 MHz
  • Around 33% higher texture fill rate: 50.4 GTexel / s vs 38 GTexel / s
  • Around 20% higher pipelines: 768 vs 640
  • Around 33% better floating-point performance: 1,613 gflops vs 1,216 gflops
  • 4x more memory clock speed: 6500 MHz vs 1625 MHz
  • Around 34% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3032 vs 2269
  • Around 22% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 39.283 vs 32.22
  • Around 28% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 815.354 vs 638.532
  • Around 16% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.437 vs 2.963
  • Around 23% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 63.718 vs 51.987
  • Around 13% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 171.258 vs 151.963
  • Around 14% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4468 vs 3916
  • Around 14% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4468 vs 3916
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 5 May 2015 vs 13 February 2014
Boost clock speed 1050 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Texture fill rate 50.4 GTexel / s vs 38 GTexel / s
Pipelines 768 vs 640
Floating-point performance 1,613 gflops vs 1,216 gflops
Memory clock speed 6500 MHz vs 1625 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 3032 vs 2269
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 39.283 vs 32.22
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 815.354 vs 638.532
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.437 vs 2.963
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 63.718 vs 51.987
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 171.258 vs 151.963
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4468 vs 3916
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4468 vs 3916

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 250X

  • Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 85 Watt
  • Around 38% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 637 vs 460
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3716 vs 3667
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3358 vs 3340
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3716 vs 3667
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3358 vs 3340
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 637 vs 460
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3716 vs 3667
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3358 vs 3340
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3716 vs 3667
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3358 vs 3340

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 360 OEM
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R7 250X

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
3032
2269
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
460
637
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
39.283
32.22
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
815.354
638.532
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3.437
2.963
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
63.718
51.987
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
171.258
151.963
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4468
3916
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3667
3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3340
3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4468
3916
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3667
3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3340
3358
Name AMD Radeon R9 360 OEM AMD Radeon R7 250X
PassMark - G3D Mark 3032 2269
PassMark - G2D Mark 460 637
Geekbench - OpenCL 14269
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 39.283 32.22
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 815.354 638.532
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.437 2.963
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 63.718 51.987
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 171.258 151.963
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4468 3916
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3667 3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3340 3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4468 3916
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3667 3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3340 3358
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 0

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon R9 360 OEM AMD Radeon R7 250X

Essentials

Architecture GCN 2.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Tobago Cape Verde
Launch date 5 May 2015 13 February 2014
Place in performance rating 663 664
Type Desktop Desktop
Design AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Launch price (MSRP) $99
Price now $260.70
Value for money (0-100) 11.25

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1050 MHz 1000 MHz
Core clock speed 1000 MHz
Floating-point performance 1,613 gflops 1,216 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 768 640
Texture fill rate 50.4 GTexel / s 38 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt 80 Watt
Transistor count 2,080 million 1,500 million
Stream Processors 640

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 165 mm 210 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 1 x 6-pin
Bus support PCIe 3.0

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_0) 12
OpenGL 4.5 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 104.0 GB / s 96 GB/s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6500 MHz 1625 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5

Technologies

AMD Eyefinity
CrossFire
DDMA audio
FreeSync