amd
Brand4GB GDDR5
Memory2048
Cores182.4 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon R9 380X
VS
amd
Brand8GB GDDR5
Memory2304
Cores256 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon RX 480
AMD Radeon R9 380X
4GB GDDR5 190W $229 Nov 2015
Radeon R9 380X
$229 • Nov 2015
VS
Radeon RX 480
$229 • Jun 2016
AMD Radeon RX 480
8GB GDDR5 150W $229 Jun 2016
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon R9 380X | AMD Radeon RX 480 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| TDP | 190 W | 150 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | N/A | 1266 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 182.4 GB/s | 256 GB/s |
| Process Size | 28nm | 14nm |
| Architecture | GCN 3.0 | GCN 4.0 |
| Shading Units | 2048 | 2304 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 128 | 144 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1425 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 31.04 GPixel/s | 40.51 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 182.4 GTexel/s | 256 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 3.973 GFLOPS | 5.834 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 0.50 MB | 2.00 MB |
| Die Size | 366 mm² | 232 mm² |
| Transistors | 5000 Million | 5700 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 450 W |
| Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | GlobalFoundries |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
2743
AMD Radeon R9 380X
3980 (+45%)
AMD Radeon RX 480
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
28182
AMD Radeon R9 380X
38595 (+37%)
AMD Radeon RX 480
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
FPS
AMD Radeon R9 380X
FPS
AMD Radeon RX 480
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
6174
AMD Radeon R9 380X
8582 (+39%)
AMD Radeon RX 480
Game Benchmarks Comparison (252 benchmarks)
Valkyria Chronicles 4
8.5 2018 • Action, RPG, Strategy SEGA
1080p
| high
Radeon RX 480 (+43%)
AVG 106 FPS
MIN 95 FPS
Radeon R9 380X
AVG 74 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX 480 (+34%)
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
Radeon R9 380X
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon RX 480 (+30%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
Radeon R9 380X
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
Winner
Loser
Pathfinder Kingmaker
8.5 2018 • Adventure, RPG Owlcat Games
1080p
| high
Radeon RX 480 (+26%)
AVG 87 FPS
MIN 84 FPS
Radeon R9 380X
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX 480 (+22%)
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
Radeon R9 380X
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon RX 480 (+17%)
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
Radeon R9 380X
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Winner
Loser
Dying Light Bad Blood
7.9 2018 • Action, RPG, Early Access Techland
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 480 (+33%)
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
Radeon R9 380X
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 480 (+29%)
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
Radeon R9 380X
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 480 (+26%)
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Radeon R9 380X
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
Winner
Loser
Immortal Unchained
8.2 2018 • Action, Adventure, RPG Toadman Interactive
1080p
| high
Radeon RX 480 (+35%)
AVG 81 FPS
MIN 74 FPS
Radeon R9 380X
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX 480 (+25%)
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
Radeon R9 380X
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 480 (+20%)
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Radeon R9 380X
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
Winner
Loser
Shadows Awakening
8.3 2018 • Action, RPG Games Farm
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 480 (+33%)
AVG 93 FPS
MIN 87 FPS
Radeon R9 380X
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 480 (+30%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
Radeon R9 380X
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 480 (+22%)
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
Radeon R9 380X
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Winner
Loser
Strange Brigade
7.6 2018 • Action, Adventure Rebellion
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 480 (+34%)
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
Radeon R9 380X
AVG 59 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 480 (+41%)
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
Radeon R9 380X
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 480 (+21%)
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
Radeon R9 380X
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX 480 Wins!
Based on 252 benchmarks across 84 games
33
Avg FPS
Radeon R9 380X
VS
+37%
45
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 480
AMD Radeon R9 380X
AMD • 4GB GDDR5
0
Wins
33
Avg FPS
28
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX 480
AMD • 8GB GDDR5
249
Wins
45
Avg FPS
38
Min FPS
99%
Win Rate
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