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| Recommended System Requirements | ||
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| Game | Radeon R9 370X | Radeon R9 380 |
| Hitman 3 | 158% | 113% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 98% | 64% |
| Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 81% | 50% |
| FIFA 21 | 0% | 17% |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | 179% | 130% |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 75% | 45% |
| Resident Evil 8 | 98% | 64% |
| Genshin Impact | 98% | 64% |
| Far Cry 6 | 187% | 137% |
| The Medium | 147% | 104% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the AMD Radeon R9 380 are noticeably better than the AMD Radeon R9 370X.
The Radeon R9 370X has a 30 MHz higher core clock speed than the Radeon R9 380, but the Radeon R9 380 has 32 more Texture Mapping Units than the Radeon R9 370X. As a result, the Radeon R9 380 exhibits a 28.6 GTexel/s better Texture Fill Rate than the Radeon R9 370X. This still holds weight but shader performance is generally more relevant, particularly since both of these GPUs support at least DirectX 10.
The Radeon R9 370X has a 30 MHz higher core clock speed than the Radeon R9 380 and the same number of Render Output Units. This results in the Radeon R9 370X providing 1 GPixel/s better pixeling performance. However, both GPUs support DirectX 9 or above, and pixeling performance is only really relevant when comparing older cards.
The Radeon R9 370X was released less than a year after the Radeon R9 380, and so they are likely to have similar driver support for optimizing performance when running the latest games.
Both GPUs exhibit very powerful performance, so it probably isn't worth upgrading from one to the other, as both are capable of running even the most demanding games at the highest settings.
The Radeon R9 370X and the Radeon R9 380 have the same amount of video memory, but are likely to provide slightly different experiences when displaying game textures at high resolutions.
The Radeon R9 370X has 3.2 GB/sec greater memory bandwidth than the Radeon R9 380, which means that the memory performance of the Radeon R9 370X is marginally better than the Radeon R9 380.
The Radeon R9 370X has 1280 Shader Processing Units and the Radeon R9 380 has 1792. However, the actual shader performance of the Radeon R9 370X is 1142 and the actual shader performance of the Radeon R9 380 is 1478. The Radeon R9 380 having 336 better shader performance and an altogether better performance when taking into account other relevant data means that the Radeon R9 380 delivers a noticeably smoother and more efficient experience when processing graphical data than the Radeon R9 370X.
The Radeon R9 370X requires 180 Watts to run and the Radeon R9 380 requires 190 Watts. We would recommend a PSU with at least 500 Watts for the Radeon R9 370X and a PSU with at least 500 Watts for the Radeon R9 380. The Radeon R9 380 requires 10 Watts more than the Radeon R9 370X to run. The difference is not significant enough for the Radeon R9 380 to have a noticeably larger impact on your yearly electricity bills than the Radeon R9 370X.
| Core Speed | 1000 MHz |  | vs | 970 MHz | |
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| Boost Clock | 1050 MHz | | vs | - | |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 Trinidad XT | GCN 1.2 Antigua PRO | |||
| OC Potential | Poor |
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vs | Poor | |
| Driver Support | Great | vs | Great | ||
| Release Date | 27 Aug 2015 | | vs | 18 Jun 2015 | |
| GPU Link | GD Link | GD Link | |||
| Approved | | | |||
| Comparison | |||||
| 1366x768 | 10
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vs | |
10
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| 1600x900 | 9.5
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vs | |
10
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| 1920x1080 | 7.6
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vs | |
8.3
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| 2560x1440 | 5.5
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vs | |
6.2
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| 3840x2160 | 4
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vs | |
4.6
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| Memory | 2048 MB | | vs | | 2048 MB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memory Speed | 1400 MHz | | vs | 1375 MHz | |
| Memory Bus | 256 Bit | | vs | | 256 Bit |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | | vs | | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 179.2GB/sec | | vs | 176GB/sec | |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | |
vs | 768 KB | |
| Delta Color Compression | no | vs | yes | ||
| Memory Performance | 0% | |
vs | |
0% |
| Comparison | |||||
| Shader Processing Units | 1280 | vs | | 1792 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual Shader Performance | 55% | vs | | 71% | |
| Technology | 28nm | | vs | | 28nm |
| Texture Mapping Units | 80 | vs | | 112 | |
| Texture Rate | 80 GTexel/s | vs | | 108.6 GTexel/s | |
| Render Output Units | 32 | | vs | | 32 |
| Pixel Rate | 32 GPixel/s | | vs | 31 GPixel/s | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Digital Resolution (WxH) | 4096x2160 | | vs | | 4096x2160 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGA Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| DVI Connections | 2 | | vs | | 2 |
| HDMI Connections | 1 | | vs | | 1 |
| DisplayPort Connections | 1 | | vs | | 1 |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Power | 180 Watts | | vs | 190 Watts | |
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| Recommended PSU | 500 Watts & 33 Amps | | vs | | 500 Watts & 33 Amps |
| DirectX | 12.0 | | vs | | 12.0 |
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| Shader Model | 5.0 | | vs | | 5.0 |
| Open GL | 4.4 | vs | | 4.5 | |
| Open CL | - | vs | - | ||
| Notebook GPU | no | no | |||
| SLI/Crossfire | yes | | vs | | yes |
| Dedicated | yes | | vs | | yes |
| Comparison | |||||
| Recommended Processor | Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz | | vs | Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz | |
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| Recommended RAM | 8 GB | | vs | | 8 GB |
| Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | 1920x1080 | | vs | | 1920x1080 |
| Performance Value |  | ||||
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| Mini Review | Overview Radeon R9 370X is a Performance Graphics Card based on the First Revision of the Graphics Core Next (GCN) Architecture. Architecture Radeon R9 370X Features a GPU Codenamed Trinidad XT which is a First Gen GCN GPU. It is essentially a Pitcairn XT GPU like seen on Radeon HD 7870. As a result, it doesn't support for modern technologies like TrueAudio, ZeroPower or Powertune. Trinidad XT has 20 Compute Units Unlocked and offers 1280 Shader Processing Units, 80 TMUs and 32 ROPs. GPU The Central Unit is Initially Clocked at 1000MHz and goes up to 1050MHz, in Turbo Mode. Memory: Speed The GPU is equipped with fast GDDR5 and Accesses the Frame Buffer through a 256-bit Memory Interface. The Memory Clock Operates at 1400MHz. Memory: Frame Buffer The GPU can fill up a Memory Pool of up to 2GB. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 110W, it requires at least a 500W PSU with one available 6-pin connector. Performance Performance is identical to Radeon R9 270X. System Suggestions Radeon R7 370X is best suited for resolutions up to and including 1920x1080. We recommend a Performance Processor and 8GB of RAM for Optimal Performance. | Overview Radeon R9 380 2GB is a Performance Graphics Card based on the Second Revision of the Graphics Core Next (GCN) Architecture. Architecture The GCN 1.2 revision of the Graphics Core Next Architecture improves memory bandwidth performance which allows AMD to produce Graphics Cards with smaller data transfer rates without causing too much impact on the overall performance. This is done by using lossless delta color compression. GCN 1.2 also adds improved Tesselation and video encoding/decoding performance as well as DirectX 12.0 Support. GPU It equips a GPU Codenamed Antigua PRO which has 28 Compute Units activated and thus offers 1792 Shader Processing Units, 112 TMUs and 32 ROPs. The Central Unit is Clocked at 950MHz. Memory The GPU accesses a 2GB frame buffer of fast GDDR5, through a 256-bit memory interface. The size of the frame buffer is adequate. The Memory Clock Operates at 1375MHz. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 190W, it requires at least a 500W PSU with two available 6-pin connectors. Performance Radeon R9 380 2GB is essentially a faster Radeon R9 285 2GB and competes with GeForce GTX 960 2GB. Its release Price of $199 doesn't make it a very competitive Graphics Card because it matches GeForce GTX 960 2GB (also available for $199) but has significant less overclock potential, heats more and requires more energy to power up. System Suggestions Radeon R9 380 2GB is best suited for resolutions up to and including 1920x1080. We recommend a Strong Processor and 8GB of RAM for Optimal Performance. | |||
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