AMD Radeon R9 360

AMD Radeon R9 360 OEM Specs

AMD Tobago, 1050 MHz, 768 Cores, 48 TMUs, 16 ROPs, 2048 MB GDDR5, 1625 MHz, 128 bit

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Yes, a Radeon R9 360 graphics card is compatible with an Asus P5N32-E SLI Plus motherboard, but with a few key considerations.

• The Asus P5N32-E SLI Plus has PCI Express (PCIe) x16 slots, but it is an older motherboard that supports only the PCIe 1.x standard.
• The Radeon R9 360 is a newer card that uses the PCIe 3.0 standard.
• Compatibility: The PCIe standard is designed to be backward-compatible, so the newer PCIe 3.0 graphics card will work in the older PCIe 1.x slot.
• Performance: The card will operate at the slower PCIe 1.x speeds. While the R9 360 is a relatively low-power card and the bandwidth difference is less pronounced at its performance level, this "bottleneck" may slightly limit the card's maximum potential.

 

You could have found the answer by running Speccy.

 

I don't think the card is in a system yet, though the OP could have installed it in one and Identified it thusly. I just looked at the label, which has the model number printed on it. I assumed that this was an AMD Radeon model number as the fan has AMD Radeon printed on it.

AMD Radeon R9 360

While not a powerhouse when compared to newer cards, the AMD Radeon R9 360 is still a decent card for a basic computer system. It is compatible with DirectX 12 so most modern software will run on it. Looking at YouTube gaming tests, the card can easily maintain 60 FPS while playing most mid-level game titles at medium settings and acheive a still playable 30 FPS when running more demanding games like GTA 5 at lower graphics settings.

 

There is also the sticker on the back that might reveal more info ....

 

There is also the sticker on the back that might reveal more info ....

Hey, that has my username on it!

Frivolity aside, that is a Dell part number, which also can be used to ID the device.

Specifications
DP/N : 01MPR3
Brand : Dell
Model : AMD Radeon R9 360

 

Thanks to all. You guys are the best. I don't do gaming so it might be a little better than my current Nvidia 670

 

Stick with the Nvidia 670.

The GeForce GTX 670 is a significantly more powerful graphics card than the Radeon R9 360, despite being an older model. The GTX 670 was a high-end card at its release in 2012, while the R9 360 was a low-end, OEM-focused card released in 2015.

Passmark benchmark scores:

• GeForce GTX 670 -- 5353
• Radeon R9 360 -- 3032.

Better is in bold below.

Feature

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670	AMD Radeon R9 360 (OEM)
Release Date	May 2012	May 2015
Target Market	High-end (for its time)	Low-end (primarily OEM)
Architecture	Kepler (28 nm)	GCN 2.0 (28 nm)
CUDA Cores / Shaders	1,344	768
Memory Bus	256-bit GDDR5	128-bit GDDR5
Memory Bandwidth	192.3 GB/s	104.0 GB/s
TDP (Power Use)	170W	75W

 

Ok thanks for the help and info. Always know where to come to when need help or info. Will nix that idea then and leave well enough alone. I know this motherboard is old but its been rock solid in this custom build from 2007. System is on its third operating system(XP, W7, W10) but sadly can't run Windows 11 because of TPM incompatibility

 

I errored. The current card is GT 630 not GT 670 but I assume the same info applies.

 

Well, now that flips things around. The GT 630 has a Passmark score of 687 so your Dell video card with its Passmark score of 3032 is definitely the better choice.

Can you run Speccy and publish a report link (it's anonymous) so we can make sure of what you have in your system?

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How long should it take Speccy to run? I've let run for over half hour and still have the little spinning circle in the bottom left corner and it won't let me save a snap shot. Even uninstalled and reinstalled.

 

It should only take a minute.
Restart the computer and start Speccy again.
When done, go to File/Publish Snapshot
Copy the link and Post it in your next thread.

 

Speccy has run for 10-15 minutes and seemed stuck so I expanded the left hand tree and it seems stuck analyzing Peripherals. Have unplugged all usb drives and microphone. only attached device is web cam,keyboard and APC.

 

All the other items on left side seem ok

 

Well, that's not exactly what we wanted but it will do as it does ID the video card. Replace it with the Dell card and rerun the app.

Run Geek-bench's GPU test and post the result, both with the original card and after you have replaced it with the Dell card.

Download Geekbench 6

www.geekbench.com

 

Also, let's clean up your system. Speccy shouldn't have frozen.

Run an online virus check with Eset (linked below). Click One-Time Scan.

Go to Start and search for "Disk Cleanup." Run it.

Go to Start and search for "cmd" then right-click the app and select Run as Administrator.

Enter the following in the order given (just copy and paste them):

DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

SFC /SCANNOW

CHKDSK /F <-- will require a re-start.

ESET Online Scanner | ESET

Scan your computer for malware for free with the ESET Online Scanner. Our free online virus scanner checks for any type of virus and helps you remove it.

www.eset.com

 

Also, let's clean up your system. Speccy shouldn't have frozen.

Run an online virus check with Eset (linked below). Click One-Time Scan.

Go to Start and search for "Disk Cleanup." Run it.

Go to Start and search for "cmd" then right-click the app and select Run as Administrator.

Enter the following in the order given (just copy and paste them):

DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

SFC /SCANNOW

CHKDSK /F <-- will require a re-start.

ESET Online Scanner | ESET

Scan your computer for malware for free with the ESET Online Scanner. Our free online virus scanner checks for any type of virus and helps you remove it.

www.eset.com

Also, let's clean up your system. Speccy shouldn't have frozen.

Run an online virus check with Eset (linked below). Click One-Time Scan.

Go to Start and search for "Disk Cleanup." Run it.

Go to Start and search for "cmd" then right-click the app and select Run as Administrator.

Enter the following in the order given (just copy and paste them):

DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

SFC /SCANNOW

CHKDSK /F <-- will require a re-start.

ESET Online Scanner | ESET

Scan your computer for malware for free with the ESET Online Scanner. Our free online virus scanner checks for any type of virus and helps you remove it.

www.eset.com

Success. http://speccy.piriform.com/results/1bMwm50JekIcgofukpkVxgi

 

Have you tried the Dell Radeon R9 360 video card yet? You may be pleased with it. If it works, that is -- you never do know with used hardware until you try it. Run the Geekbench benchmark before and after to see what the difference is. Or, maybe you don't have to because it's already been published.

GeForce GT 630 -- Vulkan 2641 <-- your current video card

AMD Radeon (TM) R9 360 -- Vulkan 13905 <-- The Dell card, way more powerful

 

From the model number on the back sticker, it looks like one of these. It ought to work: Dell OEM AMD Radeon R9 360 2GB GDDR5 Video Card 1MPR3

 

Well I guess this good?
GeekBench scores
OpenCl scores
GT630 - 2446
AMD R9 360 - 14068

 

Yes, leave that red Dell video card in your system -- It's much better than the one you had previously. You can mark this thread solved now if you want.

 

To mark the thread solved, click the three vertical dots at the start (it will say More Options), select EDIT then click No Prefix and you will find the Solved button. Easy as pie, right?

 

Well after installing the AMD card now I don't get any sound from my sound card but there are four or five listings in sound section that state HD audio unplugged. I use Creative audio car for surround sound on computer.

 

Make sure your Creative Audio Card has not come dislodged when replacing the GPU.
Press the Windows key +X and choose Device Manager.
Under Sound, Video, and Game Controllers, do you have the Sound Blaster (Creative) audio card listed without any yellow marks. If yellow mark, you need to reinstall the driver.

Press the Windows key +CTRL+V for Sound Output, select Speakers (Sound Blaster/Creative)

 

With older motherboards like yours, Windows sometimes activates the wrong drivers after new hardware is added.

You need to install the new video card's driver.

https://www.amd.com/en/support/downloads/previous-drivers.html/graphics/radeon-r9-r7-r5/radeon-r9-300-series/amd-radeon-r9-360.html

Now, you should install the Creative audio driver but only after you have installed the above video card driver. If it installs from Windows then it's all good. However, you also can go to the Creative site and get the drivers directly. From Speccy I get that you have a Creative SB Audigy 4 (WDM) sound card.

Creative Worldwide Support >

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support.creative.com

 

Sound card is screwed down and about 6 inches below video card. Device manager has no yellow flags. Strange is AIMP player seems to play alright but PowerDVD media player whichI use most of the time struggles and kinda garbles the sound. At first I had no sound. Fooled around with some of the sound settings and got sound albeit PowerDVD not sounding right.

 

PowerDVD not sounding right.

Did you install the drivers I linked above? Oftentimes the drivers supplied by the hardware manufactures are better than the Windows generic drivers. This would be a good baseline to start from. We are likely seeing a driver conflict here. After you do this, if you are still getting garbled sound try the following.

1. Right-click the speaker icon in the taskbar → Sound settings (or Playback devices in older Windows).
Make sure your Creative sound card (e.g. “Speakers – Creative SB...”) is set as the Default Device.

2. If “AMD High Definition Audio Device” (for HDMI/DP) is default, PowerDVD may try to output through it → causing garbled or no sound. Since you are not using the GPU’s HDMI audio disable it.

Open Device Manager → expand Sound, video and game controllers.
Right-click AMD High Definition Audio Device → Disable device.
This will prevent PowerDVD (or Windows) from mistakenly sending audio through the GPU.

Check PowerDVD Audio Output Settings

• Go to Settings → Video, Audio, Subtitles → Audio.
• Ensure Output Mode is set to PCM / Speakers (Creative device) instead of HDMI or SPDIF.
• If surround sound, make sure Speaker Environment matches your setup (5.1, 7.1, etc.).

 

With older motherboards like yours, Windows sometimes activates the wrong drivers after new hardware is added.

You need to install the new video card's driver.

https://www.amd.com/en/support/downloads/drivers.html/graphics/radeon-r9-r7-r5/radeon-r7-300-series/amd-radeon-r7-360.html

Now, you should install the Creative audio driver but only after you have installed the above video card driver. If it installs from Windows then it's all good. However, you also can go to the Creative site and get the drivers directly. From Speccy I get that you have a Creative SB Audigy 4 (WDM) sound card.

Creative Worldwide Support >

Welcome to Creative Worldwide Support. Get technical help for your Creative products through Knowledgebase Solutions, firmware updates, driver downloads and more.

support.creative.com

With older motherboards like yours, Windows sometimes activates the wrong drivers after new hardware is added.

You need to install the new video card's driver.

https://www.amd.com/en/support/downloads/drivers.html/graphics/radeon-r9-r7-r5/radeon-r7-300-series/amd-radeon-r7-360.html

Now, you should install the Creative audio driver but only after you have installed the above video card driver. If it installs from Windows then it's all good. However, you also can go to the Creative site and get the drivers directly. From Speccy I get that you have a Creative SB Audigy 4 (WDM) sound card.

Creative Worldwide Support >

Welcome to Creative Worldwide Support. Get technical help for your Creative products through Knowledgebase Solutions, firmware updates, driver downloads and more.

support.creative.com

I'm pretty sure that's the video driver software I installed except it said Legacy as its no supported.. Audio card is a Creative SB Audigy 4

 

So far none of that has worked. All settings are as you say. May try uninstalling PowerDVD and reinstalling and see if that does any thing. Odd though that AIMP player doesn't seem to have a problem.

 

Try clearing the cache first:

Clear PowerDVD’s cache/settings

• PowerDVD stores user settings in %LOCALAPPDATA%\CyberLink\PowerDVDXX.
• You can rename that folder (with PowerDVD closed) to force it to rebuild fresh settings.

 

In addition to the above.

Right-click the taskbar speaker icon → Sound settings → More sound settings.

On the Playback tab, disable the Radeon HDMI/Display Audio outputs you’re not using.

Leave only the Creative card enabled (plus any headset you might use). PowerDVD can get confused when multiple “HD Audio” outputs are listed.

Change output mode in PowerDVD

In the same audio settings, try switching between PCM decoded by PowerDVD and Non-decoded Dolby/DTS to external device.

Sometimes garbled output means it’s passing a digital stream that your sound card doesn’t decode.

 

And when all else fails, so will the infamous Audio Troubleshooter, but you might as well try it any way.