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AMD logo Radeon R9 380
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AMD logo Radeon R9 280X

AMD Radeon R9 380 logo AMD Radeon R9 280X logo
General information Radeon R9 380 Radeon R9 280X
Launched Q1 2015 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 2048 MB 33.3 % 3072 MB 0 %
Core Clock 918 MHz 8.2 % 1000 MHz 0 %
Boost Clock 1000 MHz 13 % 1150 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 8000 MHz 0 % 6400 MHz 20 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 190 W 24 % 250 W 0 %
Length 271 mm 12.6 % 310 mm 0 %
Cooling Fans 2 33.3 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 2 33.3 % 3 0 %
SLI 2-way 50 % 4-way 0 %
Performance Radeon R9 380 Radeon R9 280X
Overall Score 38895 0 % 38464 1.1 %
Future Proof 38 % 0 % 21 % 44.7 %
Benchmark Score 15128 0 % 14794 2.2 %
2D Benchmark Score 653.7 9.7 % 724.2 0 %
Average DirectX performance 48.8 FPS 0 % 47.7 FPS 2.4 %
DirectX 9 performance 93.1 FPS 0.4 % 93.5 FPS 0 %
DirectX 10 performance 29 FPS 10.2 % 32.3 FPS 0 %
DirectX 11 performance 41.3 FPS 0 % 35.1 FPS 15.1 %
DirectX 12 performance 31.9 FPS 0 % 29.9 FPS 6.3 %
Graphic card computing 2296 operations/s 20.8 % 2898.9 operations/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 380, Radeon R9 280X.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 380 Radeon R9 280X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 84.0 FPS 82.9 FPS
High settings 151.3 FPS 149.3 FPS
Medium settings 181.5 FPS 179.1 FPS
Low settings 254.2 FPS 250.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.3 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for Radeon R9 380, Radeon R9 280X.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 380 Radeon R9 280X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 65.0 FPS 64.3 FPS
High settings 117.0 FPS 115.7 FPS
Medium settings 140.4 FPS 138.9 FPS
Low settings 196.6 FPS 194.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.1 %
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