Radeon R7 360 vs FirePro W7000

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Aggregated performance score

FirePro W7000
2012
4096 MB GDDR5
11.04
+38.3%

FirePro W7000 outperforms Radeon R7 360 by 38% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking391480
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money6.741.57
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code namePitcairnTobago
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date13 June 2012 (11 years old)18 June 2015 (8 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$899 $109
Current price$195 (0.2x MSRP)$13.98 (0.1x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FirePro W7000 has 329% better value for money than R7 360.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores1280768
Core clock speed950 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data1000 MHz
Number of transistors2,800 million2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)350 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate76.0050.40
Floating-point performance2,432 gflops1,613 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0PCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length242 mm165 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Form factorfull height / full lengthno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1 x 6-pin
Bridgeless CrossFireno data1

Memory

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed4800 MHz6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth153.6 GB/s112 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors4x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinityno data1
Number of Eyefinity displaysno data6
HDMIno data+
DisplayPort supportno data+
StereoOutput3D1no data
DisplayPort count4no data
Dual-link DVI support1no data

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAccelerationno data-
CrossFireno data1
Endurono data-
FreeSyncno data1
HD3Dno data-
PowerTuneno data+
TrueAudiono data+
ZeroCoreno data-
VCEno data+
DDMA audiono data+

API support

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_1)DirectX® 12
Shader Model5.16.3
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.131+
Mantleno data+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FirePro W7000 11.04
+38.3%
R7 360 7.98

FirePro W7000 outperforms Radeon R7 360 by 38% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

FirePro W7000 4276
+38.4%
R7 360 3090

FirePro W7000 outperforms Radeon R7 360 by 38% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 11.04 7.98
Recency 13 June 2012 18 June 2015
Cost $899 $109
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 100 Watt

The FirePro W7000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 360 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W7000 is a workstation card while Radeon R7 360 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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