Radeon RX 6500 vs R7 360

Place in performance ranking	487	265
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.57	no data
Architecture	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)	no data
GPU code name	Tobago	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	18 June 2015 (9 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$109	no data
Current price	$13.98 (0.1x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	768	no data
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	2,080 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	50.40	no data
Floating-point performance	1,613 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R7 360 and Radeon RX 6500 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	165 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin	no data
Bridgeless CrossFire	1	no data

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	no data
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	112 GB/s	no data

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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	no data
Eyefinity	1	no data
Number of Eyefinity displays	6	no data
HDMI	+	no data
DisplayPort support	+	no data

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration	-	no data
CrossFire	1	no data
Enduro	-	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
HD3D	-	no data
PowerTune	+	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
ZeroCore	-	no data
VCE	+	no data
DDMA audio	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Shader Model	6.3	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.0	no data
Vulkan	+	no data
Mantle	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 8.01

RX 6500 19.75
+147%

RX 6500 outperforms R7 360 by 147% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

R7 360 3093

RX 6500 7628
+147%

RX 6500 outperforms R7 360 by 147% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

12−14

−158%

30−35
+158%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −179%	35−40 +179%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −183%	30−35 +183%
Battlefield 5	24−27 −171%	65−70 +171%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −150%	40−45 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −158%	30−35 +158%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −156%	45−50 +156%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −152%	50−55 +152%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −157%	90−95 +157%
Hitman 3	14−16 −179%	35−40 +179%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 −160%	75−80 +160%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −157%	50−55 +157%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −167%	60−65 +167%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 −150%	60−65 +150%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −179%	35−40 +179%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −183%	30−35 +183%
Battlefield 5	24−27 −171%	65−70 +171%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −150%	40−45 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −158%	30−35 +158%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −156%	45−50 +156%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −152%	50−55 +152%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −157%	90−95 +157%
Hitman 3	14−16 −179%	35−40 +179%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 −160%	75−80 +160%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −175%	65−70 +175%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −157%	50−55 +157%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −167%	60−65 +167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −169%	40−45 +169%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 −150%	60−65 +150%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −179%	35−40 +179%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −183%	30−35 +183%
Battlefield 5	24−27 −171%	65−70 +171%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −158%	30−35 +158%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −156%	45−50 +156%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −152%	50−55 +152%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −157%	90−95 +157%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −169%	40−45 +169%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 −150%	60−65 +150%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 −150%	24−27 +150%
Hitman 3	9−10 −156%	21−24 +156%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −150%	40−45 +150%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −164%	35−40 +164%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −175%	30−35 +175%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 −150%	40−45 +150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −150%	20−22 +150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 −157%	18−20 +157%
Battlefield 5	14−16 −171%	35−40 +171%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −175%	10−12 +175%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −175%	30−35 +175%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −179%	35−40 +179%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −179%	35−40 +179%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 −180%	14−16 +180%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −175%	10−12 +175%
Hitman 3	6−7 −150%	14−16 +150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −175%	21−24 +175%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −171%	18−20 +171%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −183%	16−18 +183%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 −160%	12−14 +160%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −150%	20−22 +150%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −200%	12−14 +200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Battlefield 5	7−8 −171%	18−20 +171%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −175%	10−12 +175%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 −150%	14−16 +150%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −170%	27−30 +170%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −167%	8−9 +167%