Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 380X outperforms Radeon R9 280X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 380X is 772 days newer than Radeon R9 280X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 380X
- Performs up to 2% better in Far Cry 3 than Radeon R9 280X - 144 vs 141 FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 190 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 4 vs 3 GB
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 280X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Radeon R9 380X
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2015
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 380X
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2015
Pixel Fillrate
31.04 GPixel/s
97%
Texel Fillrate
124.2 GTexel/s
97%
AMD Radeon R9 280X | vs | AMD Radeon R9 380X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 19th, 2015 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Pirate Islands |
| $299 | MSRP | $229 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
288 GB/s | Bandwidth | 182.4 GB/s |
| 850 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 970 MHz |
| 1000 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1500 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1425 MHz |
