AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP vs AMD Radeon R9 380X

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP and AMD Radeon R9 380X 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/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.

AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP

AMD Radeon R9 380X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 32% higher boost clock speed: 1284 MHz vs 970 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 27% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 190 Watt
7.2x more memory clock speed: 7000 MHz vs 970 MHz
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 7710 vs 6224
Around 24% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 3785 vs 3053

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 October 2018 vs 19 November 2015
Boost clock speed	1284 MHz vs 970 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 190 Watt
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz vs 970 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	7710 vs 6224
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	3785 vs 3053

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 380X

Around 1% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 667 vs 661
Around 5% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 9685 vs 9258
Around 5% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 9685 vs 9258

Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	667 vs 661
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	9685 vs 9258
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3717 vs 3709
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3361 vs 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	9685 vs 9258
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3717 vs 3709
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3361 vs 3351

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 380X

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

7710

6224

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

661

667

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

9258

9685

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3709

3717

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3351

3361

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

9258

9685

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3709

3717

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3351

3361

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

3785

3053

Name	AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP	AMD Radeon R9 380X
PassMark - G3D Mark	7710	6224
PassMark - G2D Mark	661	667
Geekbench - OpenCL	34849
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	115.237
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1890.261
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	10.121
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	149.333
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	614.542
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	9258	9685
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3709	3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3351	3361
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	9258	9685
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3709	3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3351	3361
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	3785	3053

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP	AMD Radeon R9 380X
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 4.0	GCN 3.0
Code name	Polaris 20	Antigua
Launch date	15 October 2018	19 November 2015
Place in performance rating	335	313
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Design		AMD Radeon R9 300 Series
Launch price (MSRP)		$229
Price now		$528.44
Value for money (0-100)		15.61
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1284 MHz	970 MHz
Core clock speed	1168 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	190 Watt
Transistor count	5,700 million	5,000 million
Compute units		32
Floating-point performance		3,973 gflops
Pipelines		2048
Stream Processors		2048
Texture fill rate		124.2 GTexel / s
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x 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
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	241 mm	221 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	2 x 6-pin
Bridgeless CrossFire
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
Form factor		Full Height / Full Length
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_0)	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Mantle
OpenCL		2.0
Vulkan
Memory
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	970 MHz
High bandwidth memory (HBM)
Maximum RAM amount		4 GB
Memory bandwidth		182.4 GB/s
Memory bus width		64 bit
Memory type		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