R7 360 vs R7 260x

[UnitedMi]

Hello,

 

I'm in a spot where I'm stuck between buying a R7 260x and the new R7 360.  Those cards are what I'm considering because I just what to stick to AMD with my build (I have legit OCD and having an AMD CPU, GPU, and RAM just makes able to sleep at night) and my budget is extremely limited atm.

 

After looking at the cards they seem similar in stats and GPUBoss shows the R7 360 having less FPS in many games, which I assumed was just due to the card being new and the drivers are not yet fully optimal and the only feature difference being R7 360 has FreeSync.

 

So, my question is, which should I go for at this moment?

[Chasem121]

The 360, it will have full DX12 support. As well as being supported further into the future than the 260x

[Interfectorem]

The R7 260X is more powerful, since it has 896 Stream Processors, and the R7 360 only has 768. Go for the R7 260X. Also, do not use GPUBoss for GPU benchmarks, it's quite horrid, it's good for just comparing specs though.

[rafazafar]

whichever is cheaper.

[Aniallation]

260X.

 

360 is a 260 (non-X).

[Megahurt]

360 is an overclocked 260, the 260X will perform better.

[Michael Ray]

Given other relevant data, the R7 260X will still perform better and it is also supported by DirectX 12 with its GCN 1.2 architecture.

The 360, it will have full DX12 support. As well as being supported further into the future than the 260x

[shiml]

Same question here. 260x is better but there are some newer features missing in it like FreeSync and Frame Rate Target Control.

[MaxBunny]

Same question here. 260x is better but there are some newer features missing in it like FreeSync and Frame Rate Target Control.

The 260x was one of the 200 series cards that supports Freesync. - https://community.amd.com/community/amd-partners/blog/2015/05/11/what-is-freesync-an-explanation-in-laymans-terms

 

FRT is "Available on the following products: AMD Radeon™ R9 Fury X GPU, AMD Radeon™ R9 300 Series, AMD Radeon™ R7 300 Series, and AMD Radeon™ R7 260 and above GPUs" - ( http://www.amd.com/en-us/innovations/software-technologies/technologies-gaming/frtc )

 

Just came across this post on google and since it's not too ancient we can clarify those things at least. It's having some better deals than a 360 right now so it's worth noting.