AMD Radeon R9 380 vs AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 380 and AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 380
- Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
- Around 36% higher texture fill rate: 108.6 GTexel / s vs 80 GTexel / s
- Around 40% higher pipelines: 1792 vs 1280
- Around 36% better floating-point performance: 3,476 gflops vs 2,560 gflops
- Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 190 Watt vs 225 Watt
- 2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
- Around 32% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 6081 vs 4604
- Around 11% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 653 vs 586
- Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 58.135 vs 55.446
- Around 58% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1503.633 vs 952.668
- Around 12% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 7635 vs 6821
- Around 12% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 7635 vs 6821
- Around 69% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 2791 vs 1651
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 18 June 2015 vs 5 March 2012 |
| Texture fill rate | 108.6 GTexel / s vs 80 GTexel / s |
| Pipelines | 1792 vs 1280 |
| Floating-point performance | 3,476 gflops vs 2,560 gflops |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 190 Watt vs 225 Watt |
| Maximum memory size | 4 GB vs 2 GB |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 6081 vs 4604 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 653 vs 586 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 58.135 vs 55.446 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 1503.633 vs 952.668 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 7635 vs 6821 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3718 vs 3716 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3359 vs 3358 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 7635 vs 6821 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3718 vs 3716 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3359 vs 3358 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 2791 vs 1651 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition
- Around 3% higher boost clock speed: 1000 MHz vs 970 MHz
- Around 24% higher memory clock speed: 1200 MHz vs 970 MHz
- Around 1% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 77430 vs 76397
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Boost clock speed | 1000 MHz vs 970 MHz |
| Memory clock speed | 1200 MHz vs 970 MHz |
| Benchmarks | |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 77430 vs 76397 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 380
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition
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| Name | AMD Radeon R9 380 | AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition |
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| PassMark - G3D Mark | 6081 | 4604 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 653 | 586 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 76397 | 77430 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 58.135 | 55.446 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 1503.633 | 952.668 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 7635 | 6821 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3718 | 3716 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3359 | 3358 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 7635 | 6821 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3718 | 3716 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3359 | 3358 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 2791 | 1651 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 4.68 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 64.456 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 294.215 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Radeon R9 380 | AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition | |
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| Architecture | GCN 3.0 | GCN 1.0 |
| Code name | Antigua | Pitcairn |
| Design | AMD Radeon R9 300 Series | AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series |
| Launch date | 18 June 2015 | 5 March 2012 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | $349 |
| Place in performance rating | 370 | 463 |
| Price now | $264.99 | |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Value for money (0-100) | 31.71 | |
Technical info |
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| Boost clock speed | 970 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Compute units | 28 | |
| Floating-point performance | 3,476 gflops | 2,560 gflops |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Pipelines | 1792 | 1280 |
| Stream Processors | 1792 | 1024 |
| Texture fill rate | 108.6 GTexel / s | 80 GTexel / s |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 190 Watt | 225 Watt |
| Transistor count | 5,000 million | 2,800 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
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| Eyefinity | ||
| HDMI | ||
| Number of Eyefinity displays | 6 | |
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Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Bridgeless CrossFire | ||
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | PCIe 2.1 x16 |
| Form factor | Full Height / Full Length Dual Slot | |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 221 mm | 241 mm |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2 x 6-pin | 2x 6-pin |
API support |
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| DirectX | 12 | 11 |
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| OpenCL | 2.0 | |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.5 |
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Memory |
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| High bandwidth memory (HBM) | ||
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 182.4 GB/s | 153.6 GB/s |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 970 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Shared memory | 0 | |
Technologies |
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| CrossFire | ||
| DDMA audio | ||
| FreeSync | ||
| FRTC | ||
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| LiquidVR | ||
| PowerTune | ||
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| Video Code Engine (VCE) | ||
| Virtual Super Resolution (VSR) | ||
| ZeroCore | ||
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