GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs Radeon R7 360

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 360 and GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R7 360
2015
2 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
8.08

RTX 3050 6 GB outperforms R7 360 by a whopping 243% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking515201
Place by popularitynot in top-10024
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.3476.17
Power efficiency5.5427.17
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameTobagoGA107
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date18 June 2015 (9 years ago)2 February 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$109 $179

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3050 6 GB has 1655% better value for money than R7 360.

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 cores7682304
Core clock speedno data1042 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz1470 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate50.40105.8
Floating-point processing power1.613 TFLOPS6.774 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs4872
Tensor Coresno data72
Ray Tracing Coresno data18

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).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length165 mm242 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pinNone
Bridgeless CrossFire+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB6 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed6000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth112 GB/s168.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Eyefinity+-
Number of Eyefinity displays6no data
HDMI++
DisplayPort support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

CrossFire+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
TrueAudio+-
VCE+-
DDMA audio+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.36.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan+1.3
Mantle+-
CUDA-8.6

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

R7 360 8.08
RTX 3050 6 GB 27.74
+243%

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 360 3113
RTX 3050 6 GB 10689
+243%

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 8.08 27.74
Recency 18 June 2015 2 February 2024
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 70 Watt

RTX 3050 6 GB has a 243.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 42.9% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 360 in performance tests.


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