Radeon R7 250X vs Radeon R7 360

In this comparison between Radeon R7 250X and Radeon R7 360 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon R7 250X will be the best choice, for others Radeon R7 360 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Radeon R7 250X Radeon R7 360
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R7 360 has 25% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 250X.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon R7 250X and Radeon R7 360 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon R7 250X is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon R7 360 - with GCN 2.0.
  • Radeon R7 250X and Radeon R7 360 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R7 250X is 45 mm longer, than Radeon R7 360.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 360 is 4375 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 250X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 16−18
ultra / 1080p 6−7 9−10
QHD / 1440p 1−2 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 24−27 30−35
medium / 1080p 14−16 20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 360 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 45% more, than Radeon R7 250X.

Full Specs

  Radeon R7 250X Radeon R7 360
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 2.0
Code name Cape Verde Tobago
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 13 February 2014 18 June 2015
Pipelines 640 768
Boost Clock 1000 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 38.00 50.40
Floating-point performance 1,216 gflops 1,613 gflops
Length 210 mm 165 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1625 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s 112 GB/s
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.2 kh/s
FreeSync + +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0
HDMI + +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 152 Mh/s 225 Mh/s
Eyefinity + +
PowerTune +
TrueAudio +
Mantle +
Design reference reference
Bridgeless CrossFire +
Number of Eyefinity displays 6
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire + +
VCE +
DDMA audio + +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.29 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 10 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 102 Sol/s
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