AMD Radeon R9 380 vs ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 380 and ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 380
- Videocard is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 1 month(s) later
- 9.1x more texture fill rate: 108.6 GTexel / s vs 11.89 GTexel / s
- 5.6x more pipelines: 1792 vs 320
- 7.3x better floating-point performance: 3,476 gflops vs 475.5 gflops
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 80 nm
- Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 190 Watt vs 215 Watt
- 8x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 512 MB
- 9.3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 6108 vs 660
- Around 64% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 653 vs 397
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 18 June 2015 vs 14 May 2007 |
Texture fill rate | 108.6 GTexel / s vs 11.89 GTexel / s |
Pipelines | 1792 vs 320 |
Floating-point performance | 3,476 gflops vs 475.5 gflops |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm vs 80 nm |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 190 Watt vs 215 Watt |
Maximum memory size | 4 GB vs 512 MB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 6108 vs 660 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 653 vs 397 |
Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT
- Around 71% higher memory clock speed: 1656 MHz vs 970 MHz
Memory clock speed | 1656 MHz vs 970 MHz |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 380
GPU 2: ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT
PassMark - G3D Mark |
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PassMark - G2D Mark |
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Name | AMD Radeon R9 380 | ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 6108 | 660 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 653 | 397 |
Geekbench - OpenCL | 76397 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 58.135 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 1503.633 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 7635 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3718 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3359 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 7635 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3718 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3359 | |
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 2791 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Radeon R9 380 | ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | GCN 3.0 | TeraScale |
Code name | Antigua | R600 |
Design | AMD Radeon R9 300 Series | |
Launch date | 18 June 2015 | 14 May 2007 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | $399 |
Place in performance rating | 388 | 385 |
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 | |
Compute units | 28 | |
Floating-point performance | 3,476 gflops | 475.5 gflops |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 80 nm |
Pipelines | 1792 | 320 |
Stream Processors | 1792 | |
Texture fill rate | 108.6 GTexel / s | 11.89 GTexel / s |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 190 Watt | 215 Watt |
Transistor count | 5,000 million | 720 million |
Core clock speed | 743 MHz | |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
DisplayPort support | ||
Dual-link DVI support | ||
Eyefinity | ||
HDMI | ||
Number of Eyefinity displays | 6 | |
VGA | ||
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Bridgeless CrossFire | ||
Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | |
Form factor | Full Height / Full Length Dual Slot | |
Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
Length | 221 mm | 241 mm |
Supplementary power connectors | 2 x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
API support |
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DirectX | 12 | 10.0 |
Mantle | ||
OpenCL | 2.0 | |
OpenGL | 4.5 | 3.3 |
Vulkan | ||
Memory |
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High bandwidth memory (HBM) | ||
Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 512 MB |
Memory bandwidth | 182.4 GB/s | 106.0 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 256 bit | 512 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 970 MHz | 1656 MHz |
Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
Shared memory | 0 | |
Technologies |
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AMD Eyefinity | ||
CrossFire | ||
DDMA audio | ||
FreeSync | ||
FRTC | ||
HD3D | ||
HDMI 4K Support | ||
LiquidVR | ||
PowerTune | ||
TrueAudio | ||
Video Code Engine (VCE) | ||
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR) | ||
ZeroCore |