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AMD logo Radeon R9 380X
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AMD logo Radeon HD 7970

AMD Radeon R9 380X logo AMD Radeon HD 7970 logo
General information Radeon R9 380X Radeon HD 7970
Launched Q3 2015 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 4096 MB 0 % 3072 MB 25 %
Core Clock 970 MHz 3 % 1000 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 8000 MHz 0 % 6600 MHz 17.5 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.5 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 190 W 24 % 250 W 0 %
Length 271 mm 15.3 % 320 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 380X Radeon HD 7970
Overall Score 40051 0 % 36822 8.1 %
Future Proof 41 % 0 % 21 % 48.8 %
Benchmark Score 16041 0 % 13558 15.5 %
2D Benchmark Score 670.7 8.3 % 731.5 0 %
Average DirectX performance 49.3 FPS 0 % 39 FPS 20.9 %
DirectX 9 performance 92.8 FPS 0 % 56.3 FPS 39.3 %
DirectX 10 performance 28.8 FPS 7.9 % 31.2 FPS 0 %
DirectX 11 performance 43 FPS 12 % 48.8 FPS 0 %
DirectX 12 performance 32.7 FPS 0 % 19.7 FPS 39.8 %
Graphic card computing 2905.6 operations/s 10.5 % 3246.8 operations/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 380X, Radeon HD 7970.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 380X Radeon HD 7970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 86.7 FPS 78.2 FPS
High settings 156.1 FPS 140.7 FPS
Medium settings 187.3 FPS 168.8 FPS
Low settings 262.2 FPS 236.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 9.8 %

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 380X, Radeon HD 7970.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 380X Radeon HD 7970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 66.4 FPS 60.9 FPS
High settings 119.6 FPS 109.6 FPS
Medium settings 143.5 FPS 131.5 FPS
Low settings 200.9 FPS 184.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 8.3 %
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