Radeon Sky 500 vs R7 360

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 360 with Radeon Sky 500, including specs and performance data.

R7 360
2015
2 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
8.05

Sky 500 outperforms R7 360 by an impressive 52% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking512398
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.09no data
Power efficiency5.575.63
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameTobagoPitcairn
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Designreferenceno data
Release date18 June 2015 (9 years ago)27 March 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$109 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores7681280
Core clock speedno data950 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,080 million2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate50.4076.00
Floating-point processing power1.613 TFLOPS2.432 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs4880

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 3.0PCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length165 mm242 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Form factorno datafull height / full length
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pin1x 6-pin
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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed6000 MHz1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth112 GB/s154 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 DisplayPort
Eyefinity+-
Number of Eyefinity displays6no data
HDMI+-
DisplayPort support+-
DisplayPort countno data1
Dual-link DVI 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 (11_1)
Shader Model6.35.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan+1.2.131
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 8.05
Sky 500 12.20
+51.6%

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 3105
Sky 500 4709
+51.7%

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 8.05 12.20
Recency 18 June 2015 27 March 2013
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 150 Watt

R7 360 has an age advantage of 2 years, and 50% lower power consumption.

Sky 500, on the other hand, has a 51.6% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Radeon Sky 500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 360 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 360 is a desktop card while Radeon Sky 500 is a workstation one.


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

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AMD Radeon R7 360
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