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AMD logo Radeon R9 380
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AMD logo Radeon R9 280

AMD Radeon R9 380 logo AMD Radeon R9 280 logo
General information Radeon R9 380 Radeon R9 280
Launched Q1 2015 Q2 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 0 % 850 MHz 7.4 %
Boost Clock 1000 MHz 6.7 % 1072 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 8000 MHz 0 % 6000 MHz 25 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 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 380 Radeon R9 280
Overall Score 38879 0 % 36522 6.1 %
Future Proof 38 % 0 % 20 % 47.4 %
Benchmark Score 15116 0 % 13339 11.8 %
2D Benchmark Score 651.7 5.8 % 691.7 0 %
Average DirectX performance 48.9 FPS 0 % 43 FPS 12 %
DirectX 9 performance 93.3 FPS 0 % 85.3 FPS 8.5 %
DirectX 10 performance 29.1 FPS 2.2 % 29.7 FPS 0 %
DirectX 11 performance 41.1 FPS 0 % 31.2 FPS 24 %
DirectX 12 performance 32.2 FPS 0 % 25.8 FPS 19.8 %
Graphic card computing 2260.2 operations/s 8.1 % 2460.7 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 280.

Average frames per second Radeon R9 380 Radeon R9 280
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 83.6 FPS 77.4 FPS
High settings 150.4 FPS 139.2 FPS
Medium settings 180.5 FPS 167.1 FPS
Low settings 252.7 FPS 233.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 7.4 %

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 280.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R9 380 Radeon R9 280
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 64.4 FPS 60.4 FPS
High settings 115.9 FPS 108.7 FPS
Medium settings 139.1 FPS 130.4 FPS
Low settings 194.8 FPS 182.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 6.3 %
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