AMD Radeon RX 550 vs AMD Radeon R9 360 OEM
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 550 and AMD Radeon R9 360 OEM 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 RX 550
- Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
- Around 10% higher core clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 1000 MHz
- Around 13% higher boost clock speed: 1183 MHz vs 1050 MHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
- Around 70% lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 85 Watt
- 2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
- Around 8% higher memory clock speed: 7000 MHz vs 6500 MHz
- Around 3% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 476 vs 460
- Around 27% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1037.305 vs 815.354
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 18 April 2017 vs 5 May 2015 |
| Core clock speed | 1100 MHz vs 1000 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1183 MHz vs 1050 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm vs 28 nm |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 50 Watt vs 85 Watt |
| Maximum memory size | 4 GB vs 2 GB |
| Memory clock speed | 7000 MHz vs 6500 MHz |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 476 vs 460 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 1037.305 vs 815.354 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 4485 vs 4468 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 4485 vs 4468 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 360 OEM
- Around 33% higher texture fill rate: 50.4 GTexel / s vs 37.86 GTexel / s
- Around 50% higher pipelines: 768 vs 512
- 1344.2x better floating-point performance: 1,613 gflops vs 1.2 TFLOPs
- Around 13% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3032 vs 2690
- Around 23% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 14269 vs 11610
- Around 17% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 39.283 vs 33.507
- Around 12% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.437 vs 3.064
- Around 21% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 63.718 vs 52.533
- Around 22% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 171.258 vs 140.911
- 3.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3667 vs 940
- Around 55% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3340 vs 2158
- 3.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3667 vs 940
- Around 55% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3340 vs 2158
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Texture fill rate | 50.4 GTexel / s vs 37.86 GTexel / s |
| Pipelines | 768 vs 512 |
| Floating-point performance | 1,613 gflops vs 1.2 TFLOPs |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 3032 vs 2690 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 14269 vs 11610 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 39.283 vs 33.507 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 3.437 vs 3.064 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 63.718 vs 52.533 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 171.258 vs 140.911 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3667 vs 940 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3340 vs 2158 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3667 vs 940 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3340 vs 2158 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 550
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 360 OEM
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| Name | AMD Radeon RX 550 | AMD Radeon R9 360 OEM |
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| PassMark - G3D Mark | 2690 | 3032 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 476 | 460 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 11610 | 14269 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 33.507 | 39.283 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 1037.305 | 815.354 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 3.064 | 3.437 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 52.533 | 63.718 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 140.911 | 171.258 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 4485 | 4468 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 940 | 3667 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 2158 | 3340 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 4485 | 4468 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 940 | 3667 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 2158 | 3340 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 127 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Radeon RX 550 | AMD Radeon R9 360 OEM | |
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| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | GCN 2.0 |
| Code name | Lexa | Tobago |
| Design | Radeon RX 500 Series | |
| GCN generation | 4th Gen | |
| Launch date | 18 April 2017 | 5 May 2015 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $79 | |
| Place in performance rating | 876 | 641 |
| Price now | $75 | |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Value for money (0-100) | 59.51 | |
Technical info |
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| Boost clock speed | 1183 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| Core clock speed | 1100 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Floating-point performance | 1.2 TFLOPs | 1,613 gflops |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Pipelines | 512 | 768 |
| Texture fill rate | 37.86 GTexel / s | 50.4 GTexel / s |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 50 Watt | 85 Watt |
| Transistor count | 2,200 million | 2,080 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
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Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 145 mm | 165 mm |
| Recommended system power (PSU) | 400 Watt | |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin |
API support |
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| DirectX | 12 | 12.0 (12_0) |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.5 |
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Memory |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 112 GB/s | 104.0 GB / s |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 7000 MHz | 6500 MHz |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
Technologies |
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| AMD Radeon™ Chill | ||
| AMD Radeon™ ReLive | ||
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| Unified Video Decoder (UVD) | ||
| Video Code Engine (VCE) | ||
| Virtual Super Resolution (VSR) | ||
