Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 380 outperforms Radeon R9 280 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 380 is 471 days newer than Radeon R9 280.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 380
- Performs up to 7% better in Borderlands 3 than Radeon R9 280 - 60 vs 56 FPS
- Consumes up to 5% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 190 vs 200 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 380 - 3 vs 2 GB
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Radeon R9 380
Desktop • Jun 18th, 2015
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 380
Desktop • Jun 18th, 2015
Pixel Fillrate
31.04 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
108.6 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 380 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
Jun 18th, 2015 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| Pirate Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$199 | MSRP | $279 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 176 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
970 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
