RTX A400 vs Radeon R7 360 896SP
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 417 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 15.72 |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | Tobago | GA107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 18 June 2015 (9 years ago) | 16 April 2024 (less than a year 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 cores | 896 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 1100 MHz | 727 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1762 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,080 million | 8,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 61.60 | 42.29 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.971 TFLOPS | 2.706 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 16 |
| TMUs | 56 | 24 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 24 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 6 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 183 mm | 163 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 96 GB/s | 96 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
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 | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 18 June 2015 | 16 April 2024 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 50 Watt |
RTX A400 has an age advantage of 8 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 70% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon R7 360 896SP and RTX A400. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon R7 360 896SP is a desktop card while RTX A400 is a workstation one.
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