Radeon R9 380X vs Radeon R9 FURY X

In this comparison between Radeon R9 380X and Radeon R9 FURY X you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon R9 380X will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 FURY X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Radeon R9 380X Radeon R9 FURY X
Power consumption (TDP) 190 Watt 275 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 High Bandwidth Memory (HBM)
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 FURY X has 44% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 380X.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon R9 380X and Radeon R9 FURY X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon R9 380X and Radeon R9 FURY X are build with GCN 3.0 architecture.
  • Radeon R9 380X and Radeon R9 FURY X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R9 380X is 30 mm longer, than Radeon R9 FURY X.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 FURY X is 80 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 380X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 50−55
ultra / 1080p 21−24 30−35
QHD / 1440p 16−18 27−30
4K / 2160p 10−11 14−16
low / 720p 60−65 75−80
medium / 1080p 40−45 60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 37% more, than Radeon R9 380X.

Full Specs

  Radeon R9 380X Radeon R9 FURY X
Architecture GCN 3.0 GCN 3.0
Code name Antigua Fiji
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 19 November 2015 24 June 2015
Pipelines 2048 4096
Boost Clock 970 MHz 1050 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million 8,900 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 124.2 268.8
Floating-point performance 3,973 gflops 8,602 gflops
Length 221 mm 191 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 4096 Bit
Memory clock speed 970 MHz 1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth 182.4 GB/s 512 GB/s
Shader Model 6.3 6.3
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
Vulkan + +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.58 kh/s
FreeSync + +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0
HDMI + +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 858 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) 0.89 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.63 Mh/s 33.4 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 175 Sol/s
Compute units 32 64
Form factor full height / full length
AppAcceleration +
High bandwidth memory (HBM) - +
LiquidVR + +
TressFX +
UVD +
FRTC + +
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