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 36% better in Metro Exodus than Radeon R9 280X - 15 vs 11 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
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Radeon R9 380X
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2015
Radeon R9 280X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
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 380X | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
Nov 19th, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| Pirate Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$229 | MSRP | $299 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 182.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 288 GB/s |
970 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 850 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 1425 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
