Radeon R7 360 896SP vs R7 360

General info

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

Place in performance ranking	481	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	1.57	no data
Architecture	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code name	Tobago	Tobago
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	18 June 2015 (8 years old)	18 June 2015 (8 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$109	no data
Current price	$13.98 (0.1x 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	768	896
Core clock speed	no data	1100 MHz
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	2,080 million	2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	85 Watt
Texture fill rate	50.40	61.60
Floating-point performance	1,613 gflops	1,971 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 support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	165 mm	183 mm
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin	1x 6-pin
Bridgeless CrossFire	1	no data

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz	6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	112 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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinity	1	no data
Number of Eyefinity displays	6	no data
HDMI	+	+
DisplayPort support	+	no data

Technologies

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

AppAcceleration	-	no data
CrossFire	1	no data
Enduro	-	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
HD3D	-	no data
PowerTune	+	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
ZeroCore	-	no data
VCE	+	no data
DDMA audio	+	no data

API support

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.3	6.3
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	+	1.2.131
Mantle	+	no data

Advantages and disadvantages

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Power consumption (TDP)

100 Watt

85 Watt

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