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AMD logo Radeon R9 380X
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AMD logo Radeon R9 280

AMD Radeon R9 380X logo AMD Radeon R9 280 logo
General information Radeon R9 380X Radeon R9 280
Launched Q3 2015 Q2 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 0 % 850 MHz 12.4 %
Effective Clock 8000 MHz 0 % 6000 MHz 25 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.5 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 190 W 5 % 200 W 0 %
Length 271 mm 8.8 % 297 mm 0 %
Cooling Fans 2 33.3 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 2-way 50 % 4-way 0 %
Performance Radeon R9 380X Radeon R9 280
Overall Score 40051 0 % 36522 8.8 %
Future Proof 41 % 0 % 20 % 51.2 %
Benchmark Score 16041 0 % 13339 16.8 %
2D Benchmark Score 670.7 3 % 691.7 0 %
Average DirectX performance 49.3 FPS 0 % 43 FPS 12.8 %
DirectX 9 performance 92.8 FPS 0 % 85.3 FPS 8.1 %
DirectX 10 performance 28.8 FPS 3.2 % 29.7 FPS 0 %
DirectX 11 performance 43 FPS 0 % 31.2 FPS 27.3 %
DirectX 12 performance 32.7 FPS 0 % 25.8 FPS 21.1 %
Graphic card computing 2905.6 operations/s 0 % 2460.7 operations/s 15.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

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

Average frames per second Radeon R9 380X Radeon R9 280
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 86.7 FPS 77.4 FPS
High settings 156.1 FPS 139.2 FPS
Medium settings 187.3 FPS 167.1 FPS
Low settings 262.2 FPS 233.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 10.8 %

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 R9 280.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 380X Radeon R9 280
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 66.4 FPS 60.4 FPS
High settings 119.6 FPS 108.7 FPS
Medium settings 143.5 FPS 130.4 FPS
Low settings 200.9 FPS 182.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 9.1 %
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