Radeon R7 360 vs Radeon RX 550X

In this comparison between Radeon R7 360 and Radeon RX 550X 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 360 will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX 550X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Radeon R7 360 Radeon RX 550X
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R7 360 has 100% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 550X.
  • Radeon R7 360 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 550X uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon RX 550X has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 360.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon R7 360 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Radeon RX 550X - with GCN 4.0.
  • Radeon R7 360 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 550X - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R7 360 is 20 mm longer, than Radeon RX 550X.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 360 and Radeon RX 550X is 6000 MHz.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 10−11
ultra / 1080p 9−10 6−7
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 30−35 21−24
medium / 1080p 20−22 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 360 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 53% more, than Radeon RX 550X.

Full Specs

  Radeon R7 360 Radeon RX 550X
Architecture GCN 2.0 GCN 4.0
Code name Tobago Lexa
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 18 June 2015 16 December 2018
Pipelines 768 512
Core clock speed 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz 1183 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 50.40 37.86
Floating-point performance 1,613 gflops 1,211 gflops
Length 165 mm 145 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 96 GB/s
DirectX 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.3 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
Vulkan + 1.2.131
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.2 kh/s
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 225 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
PowerTune +
TrueAudio +
Mantle +
Design 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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