Radeon R7 A360 vs Radeon R9 280X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon R7 A360 and Radeon R9 280X. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Radeon R7 A360 and Radeon R9 280X. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Radeon R7 A360

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Main Specs

	Radeon R7 A360	Radeon R9 280X
Power consumption (TDP)		250 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	3 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R7 A360 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 280X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 280X has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 A360.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon R7 A360 is build with GCN 3.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 280X - with GCN.
Radeon R7 A360 and Radeon R9 280X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	35−40
ultra / 1080p	−	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	1−2	60−65
medium / 1080p	0−1	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than Radeon R7 A360.
high / 1080p	−	55−60
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	0−1	100−110
medium / 1080p	−	60−65
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon R7 A360 and Radeon R9 280X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	60−65	250−260
medium / 768p	27−30	220−230
ultra / 1080p	7−8	180−190
QHD / 1440p	−	110−120
4K / 2160p	−	70−75
high / 768p	16−18	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 685% more, than Radeon R7 A360.
low / 768p	70−75	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
Radeon R7 A360 and Radeon R9 280X have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	45−50	120−130
medium / 768p	10−11	110−120
ultra / 1080p	0−1	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Dota 2 is 313% more, than Radeon R7 A360.
high / 1080p	−	45−50
ultra / 1080p	−	40−45
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	14−16
low / 720p	0−1	80−85
medium / 1080p	−	45−50
high / 1080p	−	60−65
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	21−24	180−190
medium / 1080p	0−1	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Fortnite is 740% more, than Radeon R7 A360.
high / 1080p	0−1	60−65
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	0−1	100−110
medium / 1080p	0−1	65−70
low / 768p	18−20	140−150
medium / 768p	−	120−130
high / 1080p	0−1	70−75
ultra / 1080p	−	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	21−24
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Grand Theft Auto V is 663% more, than Radeon R7 A360.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	0−1	65−70
medium / 1080p	−	30−35
low / 768p	75−80	130−140
high / 1080p	27−30	−
medium / 1080p	−	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Minecraft is 75% more, than Radeon R7 A360.
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 720p	8−9	100−110
medium / 1080p	−	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 1212% more, than Radeon R7 A360.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
QHD / 1440p	−	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	0−1	65−70
medium / 1080p	−	35−40
low / 768p	0−1	130−140
medium / 768p	−	85−90
high / 1080p	−	45−50
ultra / 1080p	−	24−27
4K / 2160p	−	16−18
low / 768p	45−50	90−95
medium / 768p	14−16	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	50−55
high / 768p	12−14	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in World of Tanks is 188% more, than Radeon R7 A360.

Full Specs

	Radeon R7 A360	Radeon R9 280X
Architecture	GCN 3.0	GCN
Code name	Meso	Thaiti XTL
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	5 May 2015	8 October 2013
Pipelines	384	2048
Core clock speed	725 MHz
Boost Clock	980 MHz	1000 MHz
Transistor count	1,550 million	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	23.52	128.0
Floating-point performance	864.0 gflops	4,096 gflops
Length		275 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	3.6 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	57.6 GB/s	288 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.2	+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.5 kh/s
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		494 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
TrueAudio		+
Design		reference
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire		+
DDMA audio		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		1.07 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		14.42 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		285 Sol/s
AppAcceleration		+
LiquidVR		+
TressFX		+
UVD		+
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Radeon R7 A360 vs Radeon R9 280X

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