GRID K280Q vs Radeon R9 380X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GRID K280Q and Radeon R9 380X, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GRID K280Q stacks up against Radeon R9 380X, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  GRID K280Q Radeon R9 380X
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 190 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • GRID K280Q has 18% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 380X.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GRID K280Q and Radeon R9 380X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GRID K280Q is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 380X - with GCN 3.0.
  • GRID K280Q and Radeon R9 380X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID K280Q is 4030 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 380X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 35−40
ultra / 1080p 7−8 21−24
QHD / 1440p 1−2 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 24−27 60−65
medium / 1080p 14−16 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than GRID K280Q.

Full Specs

  GRID K280Q Radeon R9 380X
Architecture Kepler GCN 3.0
Code name GK104 Antigua
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 28 June 2013 19 November 2015
Pipelines 1536 2048
Core clock speed 745 MHz
Boost Clock 970 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 95.36 124.2
Floating-point performance 2,289 gflops 3,973 gflops
Length 221 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 970 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 182.4 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA 3.0
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.58 kh/s
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
TrueAudio +
ZeroCore +
Mantle +
Design reference
Bridgeless CrossFire +
Number of Eyefinity displays 6
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
VCE +
DDMA audio +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.89 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.63 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 175 Sol/s
Compute units 32
Form factor full height / full length
High bandwidth memory (HBM) -
LiquidVR +
FRTC +
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