Radeon 550X vs Radeon R9 380X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon 550X 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 Radeon 550X stacks up against Radeon R9 380X, check out specs charts below.

Radeon 550X

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Main Specs

	Radeon 550X	Radeon R9 380X
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	190 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 380X has 280% more power consumption, than Radeon 550X.
Radeon 550X is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 380X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 380X has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon 550X.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon 550X is build with GCN 4.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 380X - with GCN 3.0.
Radeon 550X is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 380X - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R9 380X is 76 mm longer, than Radeon 550X.
Memory clock speed of Radeon 550X is 6030 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 380X.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	7−8	35−40
ultra / 1080p	4−5	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	16−18	60−65
medium / 1080p	9−10	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 355% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p	12−14	55−60
ultra / 1080p	10−12	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	24−27	100−110
medium / 1080p	12−14	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Battlefield 5 is 353% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p	140−150	250−260
medium / 768p	110−120	220−230
ultra / 1080p	55−60	180−190
QHD / 1440p	30−35	110−120
4K / 2160p	27−30	70−75
high / 768p	85−90	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 129% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	20−22	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p	80−85	120−130
medium / 768p	60−65	110−120
ultra / 1080p	35−40	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Dota 2 is 91% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p	8−9	45−50
ultra / 1080p	8−9	40−45
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	4−5	14−16
low / 720p	20−22	80−85
medium / 1080p	9−10	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Far Cry 5 is 370% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p	14−16	60−65
ultra / 1080p	10−12	45−50
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	60−65	180−190
medium / 1080p	24−27	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Fortnite is 264% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p	12−14	60−65
ultra / 1080p	10−12	45−50
QHD / 1440p	1−2	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	27−30	100−110
medium / 1080p	14−16	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Forza Horizon 4 is 384% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p	55−60	140−150
medium / 768p	45−50	120−130
high / 1080p	12−14	70−75
ultra / 1080p	6−7	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Grand Theft Auto V is 200% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p	5−6	24−27
ultra / 1080p	3−4	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	0−1	8−9
low / 720p	12−14	65−70
medium / 1080p	7−8	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Metro Exodus is 414% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p	95−100	130−140
high / 1080p	90−95	−
ultra / 1080p	80−85	−
medium / 1080p	90−95	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Minecraft is 36% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p	16−18	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	30−35	100−110
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 109% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	7−8	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	12−14	65−70
medium / 1080p	10−12	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 300% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p	24−27	130−140
medium / 768p	16−18	85−90
high / 1080p	10−11	45−50
ultra / 1080p	6−7	24−27
4K / 2160p	6−7	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 376% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p	85−90	90−95
medium / 768p	45−50	60−65
ultra / 1080p	20−22	50−55
high / 768p	35−40	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in World of Tanks is 39% more, than Radeon 550X.

Full Specs

	Radeon 550X	Radeon R9 380X
Architecture	GCN 4.0	GCN 3.0
Code name	Lexa	Antigua
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	27 March 2019	19 November 2015
Pipelines	512	2048
Core clock speed	1082 MHz
Boost Clock	1218 MHz	970 MHz
Transistor count	2,200 million	5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	38.98	124.2
Floating-point performance		3,973 gflops
Length	145 mm	221 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	970 MHz
Memory bandwidth	112.0 GB/s	182.4 GB/s
DirectX	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.4	6.3
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	+
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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Radeon 550X vs Radeon R9 380X

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