FPSVersusRadeon R9 280X vs Radeon R9 380X
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Radeon R9 280X and Radeon R9 380X are almost equally fast (under 3% apart) — choose by price, socket and platform.
The score is our own estimate from the specs (core count, clock, architecture), not FPS from benchmarks. 100 = the fastest card in our database.
Overview
| Radeon R9 280X | Radeon R9 380X | |
|---|---|---|
| Score (0–100) | 7.42 | 7.24 |
| Ranking position | 184 | 186 |
| Power efficiency (0–100) | 14.23 | no data |
| Manufacturer | AMD | AMD |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Architecture | GCN | GCN |
| Release date | 2013-10-08 | no data |
Specifications
| Radeon R9 280X | Radeon R9 380X | |
|---|---|---|
| Shader cores | 2048 | 2048 |
| Base clock | 850 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock | 1000 MHz | 970 MHz |
| FP32 TFLOPS (calculated) | 4.1 | 3.97 |
| Hardware ray tracing | no | no |
Video memory
| Radeon R9 280X | Radeon R9 380X | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 3 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus | 384 bit | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 288 GB/s | 182 GB/s |
Power and connection
| Radeon R9 280X | Radeon R9 380X | |
|---|---|---|
| Board power | 250 W | no data |
Pros and cons
Radeon R9 280X
- higher memory bandwidth: 288 vs 182 GB/s
Radeon R9 380X
- more VRAM: 4 GB vs 3 GB
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