Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) vs R7 360

Place in the ranking	514	658
Place by popularity	not in top-100	30
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.10	no data
Power efficiency	5.61	20.91
Architecture	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)	Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code name	Tobago	Vega Raven Ridge
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	18 June 2015 (9 years ago)	26 October 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$109	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	768	512
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz	1200 MHz
Number of transistors	2,080 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	50.40	no data
Floating-point processing power	1.613 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	16	no data
TMUs	48	no data

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 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	+	-

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
Shared memory	-	-

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	+	-
Number of Eyefinity displays	6	no 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.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12_1
Shader Model	6.3	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.0	no data
Vulkan	+	-
Mantle	+	-

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 8.06
+79.1%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 4.50

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 3108
+78.9%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 1737

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

R7 360 4110
+72.6%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 2381

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	30−35 +76.5%	17 −76.5%
4K	16−18 +60%	10 −60%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.63	no data
4K	6.81	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	15 +0%	15 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10 +0%	10 +0%
Battlefield 5	18 +0%	18 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10 +0%	10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 +0%	9 +0%
Far Cry 5	18 +0%	18 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	18 +0%	18 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	58 +0%	58 +0%
Hitman 3	9 +0%	9 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Metro Exodus	22 +0%	22 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16 +0%	16 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	19 +0%	19 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65 +0%	65 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30 +0%	30 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Battlefield 5	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10 +0%	10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	6 +0%	6 +0%
Far Cry 5	10 +0%	10 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	13 +0%	13 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	52 +0%	52 +0%
Hitman 3	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Metro Exodus	17 +0%	17 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10 +0%	10 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16 +0%	16 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	31 +0%	31 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55 +0%	55 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8 +0%	8 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7 +0%	7 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5 +0%	5 +0%
Far Cry 5	7 +0%	7 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	23 +0%	23 +0%
Hitman 3	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	15 +0%	15 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14 +0%	14 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8 +0%	8 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Hitman 3	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Metro Exodus	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9

+0%

8−9

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Hitman 3	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Metro Exodus	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4 +0%	4 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	9 +0%	9 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6

+0%

5−6

+0%

This is how R7 360 and RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) compete in popular games:

R7 360 is 76% faster in 1080p
R7 360 is 60% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 67 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.06	4.50
Recency	18 June 2015	26 October 2017
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	15 Watt

R7 360 has a 79.1% higher aggregate performance score.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 566.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R7 360 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 360 is a desktop card while Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.