Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290X outperforms Radeon R9 380 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 290X is 602 days older than Radeon R9 380.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Performs up to 12% better in Death Stranding than Radeon R9 380 - 87 vs 78 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 380 - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 380
- Consumes up to 34% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 190 vs 290 Watts
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Radeon R9 380
Desktop • Jun 18th, 2015
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 380
Desktop • Jun 18th, 2015
Pixel Fillrate
31.04 GPixel/s
48%
Texel Fillrate
108.6 GTexel/s
61%
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | AMD Radeon R9 380 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Jun 18th, 2015 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Pirate Islands |
| $549 | MSRP | $199 |
| 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 |
4 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 176 GB/s |
1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 970 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
