AMD Radeon R9 380 vs AMD Radeon R9 280X
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 380 and AMD Radeon R9 280X 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 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
- Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 190 Watt vs 250 Watt
- Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 3 GB
- Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1503.633 vs 1434.496
- Around 19% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 2791 vs 2347
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 18 June 2015 vs 8 October 2013 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 190 Watt vs 250 Watt |
| Maximum memory size | 4 GB vs 3 GB |
| Benchmarks | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 1503.633 vs 1434.496 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3718 vs 3700 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3359 vs 3357 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3718 vs 3700 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3359 vs 3357 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 2791 vs 2347 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 280X
- Around 3% higher boost clock speed: 1000 MHz vs 970 MHz
- Around 18% higher texture fill rate: 128.0 GTexel / s vs 108.6 GTexel / s
- Around 14% higher pipelines: 2048 vs 1792
- Around 18% better floating-point performance: 4,096 gflops vs 3,476 gflops
- Around 1% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 6211 vs 6153
- Around 5% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 686 vs 656
- Around 53% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 89.187 vs 58.135
- Around 26% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 9603 vs 7635
- Around 26% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 9603 vs 7635
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Boost clock speed | 1000 MHz vs 970 MHz |
| Texture fill rate | 128.0 GTexel / s vs 108.6 GTexel / s |
| Pipelines | 2048 vs 1792 |
| Floating-point performance | 4,096 gflops vs 3,476 gflops |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 6211 vs 6153 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 686 vs 656 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 89.187 vs 58.135 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 9603 vs 7635 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 9603 vs 7635 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 380
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 280X
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| Name | AMD Radeon R9 380 | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
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| PassMark - G3D Mark | 6153 | 6211 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 656 | 686 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 76397 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 58.135 | 89.187 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 1503.633 | 1434.496 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 7635 | 9603 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3718 | 3700 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3359 | 3357 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 7635 | 9603 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3718 | 3700 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3359 | 3357 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 2791 | 2347 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 7.656 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 87.459 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 493.57 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Radeon R9 380 | AMD Radeon R9 280X | |
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| Architecture | GCN 3.0 | GCN 1.0 |
| Code name | Antigua | Tahiti |
| Design | AMD Radeon R9 300 Series | AMD Radeon R9 200 Series |
| Launch date | 18 June 2015 | 8 October 2013 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | $299 |
| Place in performance rating | 373 | 378 |
| 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 | 4,096 gflops |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Pipelines | 1792 | 2048 |
| Stream Processors | 1792 | 2048 |
| Texture fill rate | 108.6 GTexel / s | 128.0 GTexel / s |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 190 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Transistor count | 5,000 million | 4,313 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
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| Eyefinity | ||
| HDMI | ||
| Number of Eyefinity displays | 6 | |
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Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | PCIe 3.0 |
| Form factor | Full Height / Full Length Dual Slot | |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 221 mm | 275 mm |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2 x 6-pin | 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin |
API support |
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| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Mantle | ||
| 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 | 3 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 182.4 GB/s | 288 GB/s |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 970 MHz | |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Shared memory | 0 | 0 |
Technologies |
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| CrossFire | ||
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| FreeSync | ||
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| LiquidVR | ||
| PowerTune | ||
| TrueAudio | ||
| Video Code Engine (VCE) | ||
| Virtual Super Resolution (VSR) | ||
| ZeroCore | ||
| AppAcceleration | ||
| TressFX | ||
| Unified Video Decoder (UVD) | ||
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