With current 4096 MB RAM, the R9 380X can have very few memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games.
The R9 390 might be the extreme flagship of the latest GCN 3.0 set of graphics cards, but their prices keep them out of the reach of most high-end PC gamers. On the other hand, the R9 380X is closer to being reasonably affordable at a price tag of 0. AMD ’s xx80 cards have always been defined by high-end prices with performance that knocks on the door of extreme graphics cards – especially when overclocked. After taking the time to fully test the GCN 3.0 graphics card inside the R9 380X, we can say without a doubt that it continues the trend.
The R9 380X is much more cheaper than the R9 280 as it costs 0. Compare this to the R9 280, AMD Radeon R9 280X, which came originally at a price of 0, 0. Meanwhile, the NVIDIA closest equivalent card is the GTX 970 which costs 0. Spec for spec, this R9 380X leapfrogs its direct predecessor, the R9 280, by boasting 14.5 % more fps.
The R9 380X has 4 GB RAM compared to the R9 280 's 3 GB video memory. Compared to its NVIDIA 's closest rival, GTX 970, the R9 380X was -28.9 % slower.
For 1080p Full HD, we were able to play Valorant at 87 fps to 87 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 87 fps. For 1440p Quad HD, we were able to play Valorant at 71 fps to 71 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 71 fps.
For 2160p 4K, we were able to play Valorant at 62 fps to 62 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 62 fps.
The R9 380X sits between the HD 7970 GHz Edition and the R9 280X, falling slower than HD 7970 GHz Edition by 0.5% and faster than R9 280X by 0.5%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. Its results are actually indistinguishable from those of the HD 7970 GHz Edition. Against its rival - the GTX 970, the R9 380X is much slower. In addition, the R9 380X was also faster than the R9 280 by a good margin. Compared to its higher sibling, the R9 380X was much slower than the R9 390 by more than 20%. When compared to its lower sibling - the R7 370 - we see a more than 20% faster performance for the R9 380X.
| Year | Graphics Card | Price | Frames Per Second |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB | 0 |
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| 2014 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | 0 |
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| 2015 | AMD Radeon R9 390X | 0 |
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| 2013 | AMD Radeon R9 290 | 0 |
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| 2015 | AMD Radeon R9 390 | 0 |
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| 2017 | AMD Radeon RX 570 | 0 |
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| 2016 | AMD Radeon RX 470 | 0 |
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| 2013 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti | 0 |
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| 2013 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 | 0 |
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| 2015 | AMD Radeon R9 380X | 0 |
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| 2015 | AMD Radeon R9 380 | 0 |
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| 2015 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 | 0 |
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| 2016 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | 0 |
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| 2013 | AMD Radeon R9 290X | 0 |
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| 2012 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 | 0 |
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| 2012 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 | 0 |
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| 2018 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 | 0 |
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| 2014 | AMD Radeon R9 285 | 0 |
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| 2013 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 | 0 |
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| 2013 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 | 0 |
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| 2014 | AMD Radeon R9 280 | 0 |
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| 2017 | AMD Radeon RX 560 | 0 |
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| 2015 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 | 0 |
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| 2015 | AMD Radeon R7 370 | 0 |
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| 2012 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 | 0 |
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| 2016 | AMD Radeon RX 460 | 0 |
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The R9 380X sits between the GTX 780 and the R9 380, falling slower than GTX 780 by 2.5% and faster than R9 380 by 5.3%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. Its results are actually indistinguishable from those of the GTX 780. Against its rival - the GTX 970, the R9 380X is much slower. In addition, the R9 380X was also faster than the R9 280 by a good margin. Compared to its higher sibling, the R9 380X was much slower than the R9 390 by more than 20%. When compared to its lower sibling - the R7 370 - we see a more than 20% faster performance for the R9 380X.
The R9 380X sits between the HD 7970 GHz Edition and the R9 280X, falling slower than HD 7970 GHz Edition by 0.5% and faster than R9 280X by 0.5%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. Its results are actually indistinguishable from those of the HD 7970 GHz Edition. Against its rival - the GTX 970, the R9 380X is much slower. In addition, the R9 380X was also faster than the R9 280 by a good margin. Compared to its higher sibling, the R9 380X was much slower than the R9 390 by more than 20%. When compared to its lower sibling - the R7 370 - we see a more than 20% faster performance for the R9 380X.
| Year | Graphics Card | Price | Frames Per Second |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB | 0 |
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| 2015 | AMD Radeon R9 390X | 0 |
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| 2014 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | 0 |
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| 2015 | AMD Radeon R9 390 | 0 |
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| 2013 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 | 0 |
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| 2013 | AMD Radeon R9 290 | 0 |
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| 2017 | AMD Radeon RX 570 | 0 |
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| 2013 | AMD Radeon R9 290X | 0 |
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| 2016 | AMD Radeon RX 470 | 0 |
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| 2013 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti | 0 |
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| 2015 | AMD Radeon R9 380X | 0 |
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| 2012 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 | 0 |
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| 2015 | AMD Radeon R9 380 | 0 |
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| 2012 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 | 0 |
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| 2015 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 | 0 |
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| 2014 | AMD Radeon R9 285 | 0 |
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| 2014 | AMD Radeon R9 280 | 0 |
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| 2014 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti | 0 |
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| 2016 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | 0 |
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| 2013 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 | 0 |
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| 2013 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 | 0 |
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| 2018 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 | 0 |
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| 2015 | AMD Radeon R7 370 | 0 |
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| 2017 | AMD Radeon RX 560 | 0 |
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| 2012 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 | 0 |
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| 2015 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 | 0 |
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| 2012 | AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 0 |
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| 2016 | AMD Radeon RX 460 | 0 |
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The R9 380X sits between the GTX 780 Ti and the GTX 680, falling slower than GTX 780 Ti by 15.7% and faster than GTX 680 by 0.8%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. Against its rival - the GTX 970, the R9 380X is much slower. Compared to its higher sibling, the R9 380X was much slower than the R9 390 by more than 20%. When compared to its lower sibling - the R7 370 - we see a more than 20% faster performance for the R9 380X.
The R9 380X sits between the HD 7970 GHz Edition and the R9 280X, falling slower than HD 7970 GHz Edition by 0.4% and faster than R9 280X by 1%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here. Its results are actually indistinguishable from those of the HD 7970 GHz Edition. Against its rival - the GTX 970, the R9 380X is much slower. In addition, the R9 380X was also faster than the R9 280 by a good margin. Compared to its higher sibling, the R9 380X was much slower than the R9 390 by more than 20%. When compared to its lower sibling - the R7 370 - we see a more than 20% faster performance for the R9 380X.
| Year | Game | Frames Per Second |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Apex Legends |
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| 2019 | Anthem |
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| 2019 | Far Cry New Dawn |
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| 2019 | Resident Evil 2 |
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| 2019 | Metro Exodus |
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| 2019 | World War Z |
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| 2019 | Gears of War 5 |
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| 2019 | F1 2019 |
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| 2019 | GreedFall |
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| 2019 | Borderlands 3 |
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| 2019 | Call of Duty Modern Warfare |
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| 2019 | Red Dead Redemption 2 |
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| 2019 | Need For Speed: Heat |
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| 2018 | Forza Horizon 4 |
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| 2018 | Hitman 2 |
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| 2018 | Just Cause 4 |
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| 2018 | Monster Hunter: World |
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| 2018 | Strange Brigade |
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| 2017 | PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds |
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| 2017 | Fortnite Battle Royale |
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| 2017 | Need For Speed: Payback |
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| 2017 | For Honor |
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| 2017 | Project CARS 2 |
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| 2017 | Forza Motorsport 7 |
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| 2016 | The Division |
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| 2016 | Overwatch |
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| 2016 | Dishonored 2 |
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| 2015 | Rocket League |
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| 2015 | Need For Speed |
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| 2015 | Project CARS |
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| 2015 | Rainbow Six Siege |
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| 2012 | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive |
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| 2009 | League of Legends |
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| Board Number | C766, C784 |
|---|---|
| Length | 8.7 inches 221 mm |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x HDMI1x DisplayPort |
| Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
| Slot Width | Dual-slot |
| TDP | 190 W |
| GPU Clock | 970 MHz |
|---|---|
| Memory Clock | 1425 MHz 5700 MHz effective |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
|---|---|
| Generation | Pirate Islands (R9 300) |
| Launch Price | 229 USD |
| Production | Active |
| Release Date | Nov 19th, 2015 |
| DirectX | 12.0 (12_0) |
|---|---|
| OpenCL | 2 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 |
| Shader Model | 6 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.82 |
| Architecture | GCN 3.0 |
|---|---|
| Die Size | 366 mm² |
| GPU Name | Antigua |
| GPU Variant | Antigua XT (215-0877016) |
| Process Size | 28 nm |
| Transistors | 5,000 million |
| Bandwidth | 182.4 GB/s |
|---|---|
| Memory Bus | 256 bit |
| Memory Size | 4096 MB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| Compute Units | 32 |
|---|---|
| ROPs | 32 |
| Shading Units | 2048 |
| TMUs | 128 |
| FP16 (half) performance | 3,973 GFLOPS (1:1) |
|---|---|
| FP32 (float) performance | 3,973 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 248.3 GFLOPS (1:16) |
| Pixel Rate | 31.04 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 124.2 GTexel/s |
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