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AMD logo Radeon R9 380X
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AMD logo Radeon R9 280X

AMD Radeon R9 380X logo AMD Radeon R9 280X logo
General information Radeon R9 380X Radeon R9 280X
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 % 6400 MHz 20 %
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 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 380X Radeon R9 280X
Overall Score 40084 0 % 38457 4.1 %
Future Proof 41 % 0 % 21 % 48.8 %
Benchmark Score 16067 0 % 14789 8 %
2D Benchmark Score 661 9.4 % 729.3 0 %
Average DirectX performance 49.4 FPS 0 % 47.7 FPS 3.4 %
DirectX 9 performance 93.4 FPS 1 % 94.3 FPS 0 %
DirectX 10 performance 28.7 FPS 10.4 % 32.1 FPS 0 %
DirectX 11 performance 42.6 FPS 0 % 34.8 FPS 18.4 %
DirectX 12 performance 32.9 FPS 0 % 29.8 FPS 9.5 %
Graphic card computing 2954.6 operations/s 0 % 2908.1 operations/s 1.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

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

Average frames per second Radeon R9 380X Radeon R9 280X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 87.6 FPS 83.3 FPS
High settings 157.7 FPS 149.9 FPS
Medium settings 189.3 FPS 179.9 FPS
Low settings 265.0 FPS 251.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 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 380X, Radeon R9 280X.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 380X Radeon R9 280X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 67.5 FPS 64.7 FPS
High settings 121.5 FPS 116.4 FPS
Medium settings 145.8 FPS 139.7 FPS
Low settings 204.1 FPS 195.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 4.2 %
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