Radeon R9 380X vs Radeon RX 560

In this comparison between Radeon R9 380X and Radeon RX 560 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 RX 560 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Radeon R9 380X Radeon RX 560
Power consumption (TDP) 190 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 380X has 153% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 560.
  • Radeon R9 380X is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 560 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon R9 380X and Radeon RX 560 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon R9 380X is build with GCN 3.0 architecture, and Radeon RX 560 - with GCN 4.0.
  • Radeon R9 380X is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 560 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R9 380X is 51 mm longer, than Radeon RX 560.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 560 is 6030 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 380X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 18−20
ultra / 1080p 21−24 10−12
QHD / 1440p 16−18 5−6
4K / 2160p 10−11 4−5
low / 720p 60−65 35−40
medium / 1080p 40−45 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon RX 560.

Full Specs

  Radeon R9 380X Radeon RX 560
Architecture GCN 3.0 GCN 4.0
Code name Antigua Polaris 21
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 19 November 2015 18 April 2017
Pipelines 2048 1024
Core clock speed 1175 MHz
Boost Clock 970 MHz 1275 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 124.2 81.60
Floating-point performance 3,973 gflops 2,611 gflops
Length 221 mm 170 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 970 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 182.4 GB/s 112.0 GB/s
DirectX 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.3 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
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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