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AMD Radeon R9 380 vs AMD Radeon R9 390X2

AMD Radeon R9 380

The AMD Radeon R9 380 is a desktop graphics card of the performance class that was introduced in mid 2015. It is based on the 28 nm Tonga GPU with 1792 activated shaders (of the 2048) and a 256 Bit GDDR5 memory interface (5700 MHz effective resulting in 182.4 GB/s). The card integrates 112 TMUs and 28 ROPs and supports DirectX 12 (Feature Level 12_0).

The R9 380 competes with the desktop GeForce GTX 960 and in our benchmark tests it was able to pull slightly ahead on average but stay behind the older Radeon R9 280X. Therefore, demanding games of 2015 should be playable in maximum detail settings and full HD resolution. See below for a list of tested games.

The power consumption is rated at 190 Watt (TDP) and is on average clearly higher than the GTX 960. Compared to the only slightly faster 280X however, the 280 is very efficient.

AMD Radeon R9 390X2

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Die AMD Radeon R9 390X2 ist eine High-End Dual-GPU-Grafikkarte für Desktop-PCs, die im Sommer 2015 vorgestellt wurde. Sie basiert auf dem Grenada-Chip, der seiner Zeit noch in 28 Nanometern von TSMC gefertigt wurde. Auf dem PCB befinden sich gleich zwei dieser Chips. Jeder verfügt über2.560 Shadereinheiten sowie ein 512 Bit breites Speicherinterface mit jeweils 8 GB VRAM. Insgesamt bietet die Grafikkarte nunmehr 5.120 Schadereinheiten und 16 GB VRAM mit einem effektiven RAM-Takt von 5.400 MHz.

Architektur

Grundlage für den 438 mm² großen und 6,2 Milliarden Transistoren schweren Grenada-Chip ist die bereits bekannte GCN-Architektur, die hier in der Version 1.1 vorliegt. Mit 2.560 Shadern, 160 TMUs, einem 512 Bit breiten Speicherinterface sowie 64 ROPs zählte der Mitte 2013 erstmals vorgestellte Chip auch Ende 2015 noch zur High-End-Klasse. Die DirectX-12-API wird von Grenada mit Feature Level 12_0 unterstützt.

Performance

Je nach Auflösung, AA-Einstellung und Spiel entspricht die Performance der Radeon R9 390X in etwa der GeForce GTX 980 von Nvidia. Auch extrem anspruchsvolle Spiele können damit in maximalen Einstellungen und 2.560 x 1.440 Pixeln flüssig gespielt werden. In einigen Titeln bestehen sogar Reserven für die Ultra-HD-Auflösung von 3.840 x 2.160 Bildpunkten (4K).

Features

Die R9 390 unterstützt unter anderem bekannte Features wie Eyefinity, TrueAudio und Freesync für eine gleichmäßgigere Frameausgabe (ähnlich wie G-Sync von Nvidia). Der Karte fehlt allerdings ein dedizierter H.265-Decoder sowie der Support für HDMI 2.0.

Leistungsaufnahme

Aufgrund der zwei Grafikchips ist der Energiebedarf der AMD Radeon R9 390X2 enorm. Laut Herstellervorgaben sind es 580 Watt unter Last. Damit wird mindestens ein 950-Watt-Netzteil vorausgesetzt.

AMD Radeon R9 380AMD Radeon R9 390X2
R9 300 Series
Radeon R9 390X2 2x 2520/ cores @ 1 GHz512 Bit @ 5400 MHz
Radeon R9 390X compare 2816 @ 1.05 GHz512 Bit @ 6000 MHz
Radeon R9 380 1792 @ 0.97 GHz384 Bit @ 5700 MHz
Radeon R9 390X2 2x 2520/ cores @ 1 GHz512 Bit @ 5400 MHz
Radeon R9 390X compare 2816 @ 1.05 GHz512 Bit @ 6000 MHz
Radeon R9 380 1792 @ 0.97 GHz384 Bit @ 5700 MHz
CodenameTonga ProGrenada
ArchitectureGCNGCN
Pipelines1792 - unified2x 2520 / Pixel- / Vertexshader
Core Speed970 MHz1000 MHz
Memory Speed5700 MHz5400 MHz
Memory Bus Width384 Bit512 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Max. Amount of Memory4 GB16 GB
Shared Memorynono
APIDirectX 12 (FL 12_0), OpenGL 4.4DirectX 12_0, Shader 6.3, OpenGL 2.0
Power Consumption190 Watt580 Watt
Transistors5 Billion6.2 Billion
technology28 nm28 nm
FeaturesMantle, Eyefinity, CrossFire, PowerTune, ZeroCore, HD3D, TrueAudio, FreeSyncMantle, Eyefinity, CrossFire, PowerTune, ZeroCore, HD3D, TrueAudio, FreeSync
Date of Announcement26.06.2015 03.09.2015
InformationPCI-E 3.0, HDMI mit 4K-Support (max. 30 Hz)
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.amd.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - Radeon R9 380
3.7 pt (11%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
303773 Points (34%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
236567 Points (30%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
21123 Points (23%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
50723 Points (13%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
7201 Points (13%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
8218 Points (9%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
301050 Points (36%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
11264 Points (16%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
12191 Points (10%)
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD Radeon R9 380
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
29722 Points (9%)
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + AMD Radeon R9 380
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
31181 Points (18%)
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + AMD Radeon R9 380
3DMark 06
31844 Points (42%)
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
146.5 fps (3%)
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
134.2 fps (8%)
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + AMD Radeon R9 380
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
543 fps (4%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
978 Samples/s (4%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
1778 Samples/s (3%)
ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
6407 Points (7%)

Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon R9 380 → 0% n=

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 380:
130.6  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 380:
124.6  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 380:
68.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 380:
61.3  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
Radeon R9 380:
24.5  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 380:
62.7  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 380:
54.8  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 380:
41.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 380:
17.4  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
Radeon R9 380:
16.3  fps
Fallout 4

Fallout 4

2015
low 1280x720
100%
Radeon R9 380:
155.2  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 380:
107  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 380:
60.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 380:
46.7  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
Radeon R9 380:
21.3  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 380:
129.8  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 380:
120.2  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 380:
61.1  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 380:
50.7  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
Radeon R9 380:
21.4  fps
Anno 2205

Anno 2205

2015
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 380:
160.1  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 380:
96.5  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 380:
44.2  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 380:
17.6  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
Radeon R9 380:
17.8  fps
low 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 380:
186.4  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 380:
148.9  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 380:
125.3  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 380:
101.1  fps
4K 3840 x 2160
100%
Radeon R9 380:
36.4  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 380:
60  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 380:
60  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 380:
60  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 380:
59.9  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
Radeon R9 380:
31.8  fps
Mad Max

Mad Max

2015
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 380:
175.4  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 380:
93.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 380:
84  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
Radeon R9 380:
30.3  fps
low 1280x720
100%
Radeon R9 380:
117  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 380:
112  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 380:
64  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
Radeon R9 380:
19  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 380:
144.3  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 380:
89.6  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 380:
51.3  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 380:
29.9  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
Radeon R9 380:
18.5  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 380:
363.9  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 380:
135.3  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 380:
100.3  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 380:
60.5  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
Radeon R9 380:
45.1  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 380:
183.4  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 380:
181.9  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 380:
92.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 380:
61.4  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 380:
179.7  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 380:
148.6  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 380:
62.8  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 380:
41.6  fps
low 1280x720
100%
Radeon R9 380:
203.9  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 380:
82.8  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 380:
61.6  fps
Sims 4

Sims 4

2014
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 380:
179.8  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 380:
131.7  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 380:
95  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 380:
92.8  fps
Thief

Thief

2014
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 380:
87.3  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 380:
77.8  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 380:
76.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 380:
54.6  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 380:
194.3  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 380:
176.1  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 380:
148.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 380:
59.5  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
Radeon R9 380:
25.3  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 380:
119.9  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 380:
113.2  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 380:
104.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 380:
54.9  fps
low 1280x720
100%
Radeon R9 380:
287.5  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 380:
219.2  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 380:
191.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 380:
80.8  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 380:
529  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 380:
287.9  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 380:
216  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 380:
104.5  fps
Crysis 3

Crysis 3

2013
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon R9 380:
137.3  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 380:
122.9  fps
high 1366x768
100%
Radeon R9 380:
87.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon R9 380:
39.4  fps

Average Gaming AMD Radeon R9 380 → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

AMD Radeon R9 380lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Star Wars Battlefront130.6124.668.561.324.5
Assassin's Creed Syndicate62.754.841.417.416.3
Fallout 4155.210760.946.721.3
Call of Duty: Black Ops 3129.8120.261.150.721.4
Anno 2205160.196.544.217.617.8
World of Warships186.4148.9125.3101.136.4
Metal Gear Solid V60606059.931.8
Mad Max175.493.48430.3
Batman: Arkham Knight1171126419
The Witcher 3144.389.651.329.918.5
Dirt Rally363.9135.3100.360.545.1
Battlefield Hardline183.4181.992.661.4
Dragon Age: Inquisition179.7148.662.841.6
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor203.982.861.6
Sims 4179.8131.79592.8
Thief87.377.876.554.6
Battlefield 4194.3176.1148.959.525.3
Metro: Last Light119.9113.2104.654.9
BioShock Infinite287.5219.2191.980.8
Tomb Raider529287.9216104.5
Crysis 3137.3122.987.439.4
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