AMD Radeon R9 380X vs AMD Radeon R9 290

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 380X and AMD Radeon R9 290 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Radeon R9 380X

AMD Radeon R9 290

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 380X

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 45% lower typical power consumption: 190 Watt vs 275 Watt
Around 54% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 9685 vs 6300
Around 54% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 9685 vs 6300

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	19 November 2015 vs 5 November 2013
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	190 Watt vs 275 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	9685 vs 6300
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	9685 vs 6300
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3717 vs 3711
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3717 vs 3711
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3361 vs 3354
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3361 vs 3354

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 290

Around 22% higher texture fill rate: 151.5 GTexel / s vs 124.2 GTexel / s
Around 25% higher pipelines: 2560 vs 2048
Around 22% better floating-point performance: 4,849 gflops vs 3,973 gflops
5.2x more memory clock speed: 5000 MHz vs 970 MHz
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 8313 vs 6224
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 774 vs 667
Around 21% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 3684 vs 3053

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	151.5 GTexel / s vs 124.2 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2560 vs 2048
Floating-point performance	4,849 gflops vs 3,973 gflops
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz vs 970 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	8313 vs 6224
PassMark - G2D Mark	774 vs 667
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	3684 vs 3053

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 380X
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 290

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

6224

8313

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

667

774

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

9685

6300

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

9685

6300

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3717

3711

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3717

3711

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3361

3354

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3361

3354

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

3053

3684

Name	AMD Radeon R9 380X	AMD Radeon R9 290
PassMark - G3D Mark	6224	8313
PassMark - G2D Mark	667	774
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	9685	6300
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	9685	6300
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3717	3711
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3717	3711
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3361	3354
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3361	3354
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	3053	3684
Geekbench - OpenCL		102277
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		89.325
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		1366.314
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		10.034
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		98.765
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		540.645

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R9 380X	AMD Radeon R9 290
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 3.0	GCN 2.0
Code name	Antigua	Hawaii
Design	AMD Radeon R9 300 Series	AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Launch date	19 November 2015	5 November 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	$399
Place in performance rating	313	350
Price now	$528.44
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	15.61
Technical info
Boost clock speed	970 MHz
Compute units	32
Floating-point performance	3,973 gflops	4,849 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	2048	2560
Stream Processors	2048
Texture fill rate	124.2 GTexel / s	151.5 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	190 Watt	275 Watt
Transistor count	5,000 million	6,200 million
Core clock speed		947 MHz
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
Number of Eyefinity displays	6
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bridgeless CrossFire
Bus support	PCIe 3.0
Form factor	Full Height / Full Length
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	221 mm	275 mm
Supplementary power connectors	2 x 6-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
API support
DirectX	12	12
Mantle
OpenCL	2.0
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
Vulkan
Memory
High bandwidth memory (HBM)
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	182.4 GB/s	320.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	970 MHz	5000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
CrossFire
DDMA audio
FreeSync
FRTC
HD3D
HDMI 4K Support
LiquidVR
PowerTune
TrueAudio
Video Code Engine (VCE)
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)
ZeroCore
TressFX
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)