Radeon RX 550X vs R7 A360

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 A360 with Radeon RX 550X, including specs and performance data.

R7 A360
2015
2 GB DDR3
1.45

RX 550X outperforms R7 A360 by a whopping 290% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1008626
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data8.63
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameMesoLexa
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date5 May 2015 (10 years ago)16 December 2018 (6 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores384512
Core clock speed1100 MHz1100 MHz
Boost clock speed1125 MHz1183 MHz
Number of transistors1,550 million2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data50 Watt
Texture fill rate27.0037.86
Floating-point processing power0.864 TFLOPS1.211 TFLOPS
ROPs816
TMUs2432

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x8
Lengthno data145 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s96 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.06.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

R7 A360 1.45
RX 550X 5.66
+290%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

R7 A360 607
RX 550X 2370
+290%

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 1.45 5.66
Recency 5 May 2015 16 December 2018
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm

RX 550X has a 290.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 550X is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 A360 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 A360 is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 550X is a desktop one.

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