Radeon R7 360 vs GeForce GTX 690

Aggregate performance score

GTX 690
2012
4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 GDDR5, 300 Watt
14.39
+79.9%

GeForce GTX 690 outperforms Radeon R7 360 by an impressive 80% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking338484
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.971.57
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code nameGK104Tobago
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date3 May 2012 (12 years ago)18 June 2015 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 $109
Current price$411 (0.4x MSRP)$13.98 (0.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 690 has 25% better value for money than R7 360.

Detailed specifications

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 cores1536768
CUDA cores3072no data
Core clock speed915 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1019 MHz1000 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate234 billion/sec50.40
Floating-point performance2x 3,130 gflops1,613 gflops

Form factor & 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 supportPCI Express 3.0PCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length11.0" (27.9 cm)165 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsTwo 8-pin1 x 6-pin
SLI options+no data
Bridgeless CrossFireno data1

VRAM capacity and type

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 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR52 GB
Memory bus width512-bit (256-bit per GPU)128 Bit
Memory clock speed6008 MHz6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth384 GB/s112 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

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 ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVI-I. One Dual link DVI-D. One Mini-Displayport 1.21x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
Eyefinityno data1
Number of Eyefinity displaysno data6
HDMIYes (via dongle)+
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
DisplayPort supportno data+
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported 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+
3D Blu-Ray+no data
3D Gaming+no data
3D Vision Live+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)DirectX® 12
Shader Model5.16.3
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.126+
Mantleno data+
CUDA+no 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.

GTX 690 14.39
+79.9%
R7 360 8.00

GeForce GTX 690 outperforms Radeon R7 360 by 80% based on our aggregate 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%

GTX 690 5562
+79.8%
R7 360 3093

GeForce GTX 690 outperforms Radeon R7 360 by 80% in Passmark.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 690 13160
+220%
R7 360 4110

GeForce GTX 690 outperforms Radeon R7 360 by 220% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.39 8.00
Recency 3 May 2012 18 June 2015
Cost $999 $109
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 100 Watt

The GeForce GTX 690 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 360 in performance tests.


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