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AMD logo Radeon R9 380
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AMD logo Radeon HD 6870

AMD Radeon R9 380 logo AMD Radeon HD 6870 logo
General information Radeon R9 380 Radeon HD 6870
Launched Q1 2015 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 2048 MB 0 % 2048 MB 0 %
Core Clock 918 MHz 0 % 900 MHz 2 %
Effective Clock 8000 MHz 0 % 1159 MHz 85.5 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 190 W 0 % 151 W 20.5 %
Length 271 mm 6.2 % 289 mm 0 %
Cooling Fans 2 33.3 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 2-way 0 % 2-way 0 %
Performance Radeon R9 380 Radeon HD 6870
Overall Score 38880 0 % 23949 38.4 %
Future Proof 38 % 0 % 21 % 44.7 %
Benchmark Score 15117 0 % 5736 62.1 %
2D Benchmark Score 660.9 0 % 405 38.7 %
Average DirectX performance 48.5 FPS 0 % 20.9 FPS 57 %
DirectX 9 performance 92.4 FPS 0 % 52.5 FPS 43.2 %
DirectX 10 performance 28.9 FPS 0 % 15.1 FPS 47.7 %
DirectX 11 performance 40.6 FPS 0 % 15.9 FPS 60.9 %
DirectX 12 performance 32.2 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 2267 operations/s 0 % 1046.2 operations/s 53.8 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R9 380, Radeon HD 6870.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 380 Radeon HD 6870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 83.6 FPS 44.8 FPS
High settings 150.6 FPS 80.6 FPS
Medium settings 180.7 FPS 96.7 FPS
Low settings 252.9 FPS 135.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 46.5 %

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 HD 6870.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 380 Radeon HD 6870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 64.6 FPS 38.8 FPS
High settings 116.3 FPS 69.9 FPS
Medium settings 139.6 FPS 83.9 FPS
Low settings 195.4 FPS 117.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 39.9 %
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