AMD Radeon R9 360 OEM vs AMD Radeon R7 260X

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 360 OEM 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 R9 360 OEM

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • Around 5% higher boost clock speed: 1050 MHz vs 1000 MHz
  • Around 35% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 115 Watt
  • Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 815.354 vs 804.436
  • Around 16% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4468 vs 3845
  • Around 5% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3667 vs 3485
  • Around 16% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4468 vs 3845
  • Around 5% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3667 vs 3485
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 5 May 2015 vs 8 October 2013
Boost clock speed 1050 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 815.354 vs 804.436
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4468 vs 3845
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3667 vs 3485
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4468 vs 3845
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3667 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 5% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3183 vs 3032
  • Around 13% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 521 vs 460
  • Around 11% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 43.745 vs 39.283
  • Around 7% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.673 vs 3.437
  • Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 64.088 vs 63.718
  • Around 29% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 221.539 vs 171.258
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3358 vs 3340
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3358 vs 3340
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 3183 vs 3032
PassMark - G2D Mark 521 vs 460
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 43.745 vs 39.283
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.673 vs 3.437
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 64.088 vs 63.718
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 221.539 vs 171.258
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3358 vs 3340
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3358 vs 3340

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 360 OEM
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R7 260X

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
3032
3183
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
460
521
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
39.283
43.745
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
815.354
804.436
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3.437
3.673
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
63.718
64.088
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
171.258
221.539
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4468
3845
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3667
3485
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3340
3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4468
3845
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3667
3485
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3340
3358
Name AMD Radeon R9 360 OEM AMD Radeon R7 260X
PassMark - G3D Mark 3032 3183
PassMark - G2D Mark 460 521
Geekbench - OpenCL 14269
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 39.283 43.745
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 815.354 804.436
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.437 3.673
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 63.718 64.088
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 171.258 221.539
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4468 3845
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3667 3485
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3340 3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4468 3845
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3667 3485
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3340 3358
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1481

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon R9 360 OEM AMD Radeon R7 260X

Essentials

Architecture GCN 2.0 GCN 2.0
Code name Tobago Bonaire
Launch date 5 May 2015 8 October 2013
Place in performance rating 650 638
Type Desktop Desktop
Design AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Launch price (MSRP) $139
Price now $239
Value for money (0-100) 17.15

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1050 MHz 1000 MHz
Core clock speed 1000 MHz
Floating-point performance 1,613 gflops 1,971 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 768 896
Texture fill rate 50.4 GTexel / s 61.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt 115 Watt
Transistor count 2,080 million 2,080 million
Stream Processors 896

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x 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 170 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 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 104.0 GB / s 104 GB/s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6500 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5

Technologies

AMD Eyefinity
DDMA audio
FreeSync