Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
AMD Radeon R7 360 896SP vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
- Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
- Core clock speed 980
- Max video memory 2048 MB
- Memory type GDDR5
- Memory clock speed 6.0 Gbps
- Maximum resolution
- Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
- Core clock speed 1100 MHz
- Max video memory 2 GB
- Memory type GDDR5
- Memory clock speed 6000 MHz
- Maximum resolution
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance rating | 347 | not rated |
Place by popularity | 42 | no data |
Value for money | 2.93 | no data |
Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) |
GPU code name | GK106 | Tobago |
Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Release date | 6 September 2012 (10 years old) | 18 June 2015 (7 years old) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | no data |
Current price | $200 (0.9x MSRP) | no data |
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 cores | 960 | 896 |
CUDA cores | 960 | no data |
Core clock speed | 980 MHz | 1100 MHz |
Boost clock speed | 1033 MHz | no data |
Number of transistors | 2,540 million | 2,080 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
Thermal design power (TDP) | 140 Watt | 85 Watt |
Texture fill rate | 78.4 billion/sec | 61.60 |
Floating-point performance | 1,981 gflops | 1,971 gflops |
Dimensions and compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
Length | 9.5" (24.1 cm) | 183 mm |
Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
Supplementary power connectors | One 6-pin | 1x 6-pin |
SLI options | + | no data |
Memory
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 2 GB |
Memory bus width | 192-bit GDDR5 | 128 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 6.0 GB/s | 6000 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | 144.2 GB/s | 96 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 Connectors | One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
Multi monitor support | 4 displays | no data |
HDMI | + | + |
HDCP | + | no data |
Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
3D Blu-Ray | + | no data |
3D Gaming | + | no data |
3D Vision | + | no data |
API support
APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.
DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_0) |
Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.3 |
OpenGL | 4.3 | 4.6 |
OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.2.131 |
CUDA | + | no data |
Mining hashrates
Cryptocurrency mining performance of GeForce GTX 660 and Radeon R7 360 896SP. Usually measured in megahashes per second.
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) | 66 Mh/s | no data |
Advantages and disadvantages
Recency | 6 September 2012 | 18 June 2015 |
Memory bus width | 192 | 128 |
Pipelines / CUDA cores | 960 | 896 |
Memory bandwidth | 144.2 | 96 |
Thermal design power (TDP) | 140 Watt | 85 Watt |
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