amd
Brand2GB GDDR5
Memory1792
Cores176 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon R9 380
amd
Brand4GB GDDR5
Memory2816
Cores320 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon R9 290X
AMD Radeon R9 380
Radeon R9 380
$199 • Jun 2015
Radeon R9 290X
$549 • Oct 2013
AMD Radeon R9 290X
Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon R9 380 | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| TDP | 190 W | 290 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Memory Bandwidth | 176 GB/s | 320 GB/s |
| Process Size | 28nm | 28nm |
| Architecture | GCN 3.0 | GCN 2.0 |
| Shading Units | 1792 | 2816 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 112 | 176 |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 512-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1375 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 31.04 GPixel/s | 64 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 176 GTexel/s | 320 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 3.476 GFLOPS | 5.632 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 0.50 MB | 1.00 MB |
| Die Size | 366 mm² | 438 mm² |
| Transistors | 5000 Million | 6200 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 600 W |
| Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
AMD Radeon R9 380
AMD Radeon R9 290X
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
AMD Radeon R9 380
AMD Radeon R9 290X
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
AMD Radeon R9 380
AMD Radeon R9 290X
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
AMD Radeon R9 380
AMD Radeon R9 290X
Game Benchmarks Comparison
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AMD Radeon R9 290X Wins!
Based on 4 synthetic benchmarks
AMD Radeon R9 380
AMD • 2GB GDDR5
AMD Radeon R9 290X
AMD • 4GB GDDR5
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