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    Quadro CX vs Radeon R9 380

    When choosing between Quadro CX and Radeon R9 380, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between Quadro CX and Radeon R9 380.
    Quadro CX
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    Main Specs

      Quadro CX Radeon R9 380
    Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 190 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 2 x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 4 GB
    Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 380 has 26% more power consumption, than Quadro CX.
    • Quadro CX is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 380 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Quadro CX has 1532 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 380.
    • Both cards are used in Desktops.
    • Quadro CX is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 380 - with GCN.
    • Quadro CX is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 380 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Quadro CX is 46 mm longer, than Radeon R9 380.
    • Memory clock speed of Quadro CX is 630 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 380.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 1−2 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 0−1 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 10−12 60−65
    medium / 1080p 2−3 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 840% more, than Quadro CX.

    Full Specs

      Quadro CX Radeon R9 380
    Architecture Tesla 2.0 GCN
    Code name GT200B Tonga Pro
    Type Workstation Desktop
    Release date 11 November 2008 26 June 2015
    Pipelines 192 1792
    Core clock speed 602 MHz
    Boost Clock 970 MHz
    Transistor count 1,400 million 5,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 38.53 108.6
    Floating-point performance 462.3 gflops 3,476 gflops
    Length 267 mm 221 mm
    Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1600 MHz 970 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 182.4 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 11.1 (10_0)
    Shader Model 4.0 6.3
    OpenGL 3.3 4.5
    OpenCL 1.1 2.0
    Vulkan N/A +
    CUDA 1.3
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.48 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 404 Mh/s
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    TrueAudio +
    ZeroCore +
    Mantle +
    Design reference
    Bridgeless CrossFire +
    Number of Eyefinity displays 6
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    VCE +
    DDMA audio +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.66 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 18 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 168.45 Sol/s
    Compute units 28
    Form factor full height / full length / dual slot
    High bandwidth memory (HBM) -
    LiquidVR +
    FRTC +
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