Radeon R9 380 vs Radeon R9 390X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R9 380 and Radeon R9 390X, 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 Radeon R9 380 stacks up against Radeon R9 390X, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon R9 380	Radeon R9 390X
Power consumption (TDP)	190 Watt	275 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2 x 6-pin	1 x 6-pin, 1 x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 390X has 44% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 380.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon R9 380 and Radeon R9 390X are build with GCN architecture.
Radeon R9 380 and Radeon R9 390X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R9 390X is 54 mm longer, than Radeon R9 380.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 390X is 80 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 380.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	35−40	50−55
ultra / 1080p	21−24	30−35
QHD / 1440p	16−18	24−27
4K / 2160p	10−11	14−16
low / 720p	60−65	75−80
medium / 1080p	40−45	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 34% more, than Radeon R9 380.
high / 1080p	55−60	75−80
ultra / 1080p	45−50	65−70
QHD / 1440p	35−40	50−55
4K / 2160p	18−20	27−30
low / 720p	100−110	130−140
medium / 1080p	60−65	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Battlefield 5 is 37% more, than Radeon R9 380.
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R9 390X.
low / 768p	250−260	250−260
medium / 768p	220−230	230−240
ultra / 1080p	180−190	−
QHD / 1440p	110−120	150−160
4K / 2160p	70−75	100−110
high / 768p	210−220	220−230
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 10% more, than Radeon R9 380.
low / 768p	60−65	70−75
medium / 1080p	55−60	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 3% more, than Radeon R9 380.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	100−110	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Dota 2 is 2% more, than Radeon R9 380.
high / 1080p	45−50	60−65
ultra / 1080p	40−45	60−65
QHD / 1440p	27−30	40−45
4K / 2160p	14−16	21−24
low / 720p	80−85	100−110
medium / 1080p	45−50	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Far Cry 5 is 39% more, than Radeon R9 380.
high / 1080p	60−65	90−95
ultra / 1080p	45−50	70−75
QHD / 1440p	27−30	45−50
4K / 2160p	27−30	21−24
low / 720p	180−190	210−220
medium / 1080p	110−120	140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Fortnite is 28% more, than Radeon R9 380.
high / 1080p	60−65	80−85
ultra / 1080p	45−50	65−70
QHD / 1440p	30−35	45−50
4K / 2160p	24−27	30−35
low / 720p	100−110	130−140
medium / 1080p	65−70	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Forza Horizon 4 is 35% more, than Radeon R9 380.
low / 768p	140−150	160−170
medium / 768p	120−130	150−160
high / 1080p	70−75	95−100
ultra / 1080p	30−35	45−50
QHD / 1440p	21−24	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Grand Theft Auto V is 26% more, than Radeon R9 380.
high / 1080p	24−27	35−40
ultra / 1080p	20−22	30−35
QHD / 1440p	16−18	24−27
4K / 2160p	8−9	14−16
low / 720p	65−70	90−95
medium / 1080p	30−35	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Metro Exodus is 50% more, than Radeon R9 380.
low / 768p	130−140	120−130
medium / 1080p	120−130	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Minecraft is 8% more, than Radeon R9 390X.
high / 1080p	−	75−80
ultra / 1080p	14−16	50−55
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	100−110	120−130
medium / 1080p	18−20	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 91% more, than Radeon R9 380.
high / 1080p	24−27	35−40
ultra / 1080p	16−18	21−24
QHD / 1440p	10−11	16−18
4K / 2160p	7−8	10−11
low / 720p	65−70	90−95
medium / 1080p	35−40	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 40% more, than Radeon R9 380.
low / 768p	130−140	180−190
medium / 768p	85−90	120−130
high / 1080p	45−50	70−75
ultra / 1080p	24−27	35−40
4K / 2160p	16−18	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 43% more, than Radeon R9 380.
low / 768p	90−95	120−130
medium / 768p	60−65	−
ultra / 1080p	50−55	65−70
high / 768p	60−65	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in World of Tanks is 52% more, than Radeon R9 380.

Full Specs

	Radeon R9 380	Radeon R9 390X
Architecture	GCN	GCN
Code name	Tonga Pro	Grenada XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	26 June 2015	16 June 2015
Pipelines	1792	2816
Boost Clock	970 MHz	1050 MHz
Transistor count	5,000 million	6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	108.6	184.8
Floating-point performance	3,476 gflops	5,914 gflops
Length	221 mm	275 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	970 MHz	1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth	182.4 GB/s	384 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
Shader Model	6.3	6.3
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	+	+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)	0.48 kh/s
FreeSync	+	+
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
HDMI	+	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	404 Mh/s	684 Mh/s
Eyefinity	+	+
HD3D	+
PowerTune	+	+
TrueAudio	+	+
ZeroCore	+
Mantle	+	+
Design	reference	reference
Bridgeless CrossFire	+	+
Number of Eyefinity displays	6	6
DisplayPort support	+	+
CrossFire	+	+
VCE	+	+
DDMA audio	+	+
Decred / DCR (Decred)	0.66 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)	18 Mh/s	27.5 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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Radeon R9 380 vs Radeon R9 390X

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