AMD Radeon R9 380 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 380 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 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 8 month(s) later
- 138.6x more memory clock speed: 970 MHz vs 7.0 GB/s
- 2.2x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 76397 vs 34898
- Around 12% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1503.633 vs 1348.307
- Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3718 vs 3690
- Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3359 vs 3335
- Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3718 vs 3690
- Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3359 vs 3335
- 5.9x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 2791 vs 475
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 18 June 2015 vs 19 September 2014 |
| Memory clock speed | 970 MHz vs 7.0 GB/s |
| Benchmarks | |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 76397 vs 34898 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 1503.633 vs 1348.307 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3718 vs 3690 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3359 vs 3335 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3718 vs 3690 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3359 vs 3335 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 2791 vs 475 |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Around 25% higher boost clock speed: 1216 MHz vs 970 MHz
- Around 33% higher texture fill rate: 144 billion / sec vs 108.6 GTexel / s
- Around 14% higher pipelines: 2048 vs 1792
- Around 43% better floating-point performance: 4,981 gflops vs 3,476 gflops
- Around 15% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 190 Watt
- Around 83% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 11115 vs 6085
- Around 21% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 791 vs 653
- Around 89% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 110.006 vs 58.135
- Around 25% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 9566 vs 7635
- Around 25% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 9566 vs 7635
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Boost clock speed | 1216 MHz vs 970 MHz |
| Texture fill rate | 144 billion / sec vs 108.6 GTexel / s |
| Pipelines | 2048 vs 1792 |
| Floating-point performance | 4,981 gflops vs 3,476 gflops |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 165 Watt vs 190 Watt |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 11115 vs 6085 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 791 vs 653 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 110.006 vs 58.135 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 9566 vs 7635 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 9566 vs 7635 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 380
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
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| Name | AMD Radeon R9 380 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
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| PassMark - G3D Mark | 6085 | 11115 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 653 | 791 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 76397 | 34898 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 58.135 | 110.006 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 1503.633 | 1348.307 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 7635 | 9566 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3718 | 3690 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3359 | 3335 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 7635 | 9566 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3718 | 3690 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3359 | 3335 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 2791 | 475 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 9.194 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 37.443 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 477.015 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Radeon R9 380 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | |
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| Architecture | GCN 3.0 | Maxwell 2.0 |
| Code name | Antigua | GM204 |
| Design | AMD Radeon R9 300 Series | |
| Launch date | 18 June 2015 | 19 September 2014 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | $549 |
| Place in performance rating | 375 | 378 |
| Price now | $264.99 | $605.06 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Value for money (0-100) | 31.71 | 21.18 |
Technical info |
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| Boost clock speed | 970 MHz | 1216 MHz |
| Compute units | 28 | |
| Floating-point performance | 3,476 gflops | 4,981 gflops |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Pipelines | 1792 | 2048 |
| Stream Processors | 1792 | |
| Texture fill rate | 108.6 GTexel / s | 144 billion / sec |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 190 Watt | 165 Watt |
| Transistor count | 5,000 million | 5,200 million |
| CUDA cores | 2048 | |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2 |
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| Dual-link DVI support | ||
| Eyefinity | ||
| HDMI | ||
| Number of Eyefinity displays | 6 | |
| VGA | ||
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | |
| DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support | 1 | |
| G-SYNC support | ||
| HDCP | ||
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | |
| Multi monitor support | ||
| VGA аnalog display support | 1 | |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Bridgeless CrossFire | ||
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | PCI Express 3.0 |
| Form factor | Full Height / Full Length Dual Slot | |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 221 mm | 10.5" (26.7 cm) |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2 x 6-pin | 2x 6-pins |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | |
| Recommended system power (PSU) | 500 Watt | |
| SLI options | 1 | |
API support |
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| DirectX | 12 | 12.0 (12_1) |
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| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.5 |
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Memory |
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| High bandwidth memory (HBM) | ||
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 182.4 GB/s | 224 GB / s |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 970 MHz | 7.0 GB/s |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Shared memory | 0 | 0 |
Technologies |
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| CrossFire | ||
| DDMA audio | ||
| FreeSync | ||
| FRTC | ||
| HD3D | ||
| HDMI 4K Support | ||
| LiquidVR | ||
| PowerTune | ||
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| Video Code Engine (VCE) | ||
| Virtual Super Resolution (VSR) | ||
| ZeroCore | ||
| 3D Vision | ||
| Adaptive Vertical Sync | ||
| BatteryBoost | ||
| CUDA | ||
| GameStream | ||
| GameWorks | ||
| GeForce Experience | ||
| GeForce ShadowPlay | ||
| GPU Boost | ||
| H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder | ||
| Optimus | ||
| SLI | ||
| Surround | ||
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