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

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
2690
3032
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
476
460
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
11610
14269
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
33.507
39.283
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1037.305
815.354
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3.064
3.437
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
52.533
63.718
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
140.911
171.258
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4485
4468
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
940
3667
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2158
3340
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4485
4468
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
940
3667
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2158
3340
Name AMD Radeon RX 550 AMD Radeon R9 360 OEM
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

Essentials

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

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

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

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

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

DirectX 12 12.0 (12_0)
OpenCL 2.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
Vulkan

Memory

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

4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
AMD Eyefinity
AMD Radeon™ Chill
AMD Radeon™ ReLive
AppAcceleration
FreeSync
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HDMI 4K Support
LiquidVR
PowerTune
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Code Engine (VCE)
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)