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AMD Radeon R9 380X

Graphics Processor
Antigua
Cores
2048
TMUs
128
ROPs
32
Memory Size
4 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
Bus Width
256 bit
GPU Chip
GPU
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The Radeon R9 380X was a performance-segment graphics card by AMD, launched on November 19th, 2015. Built on the 28 nm process, and based on the Antigua graphics processor, in its Antigua XT variant, the card supports DirectX 12. This ensures that all modern games will run on Radeon R9 380X. The Antigua graphics processor is a large chip with a die area of 366 mm² and 5,000 million transistors. It features 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 32 ROPs. AMD has paired 4 GB GDDR5 memory with the Radeon R9 380X, which are connected using a 256-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 970 MHz, memory is running at 1425 MHz (5.7 Gbps effective).
Being a dual-slot card, the AMD Radeon R9 380X draws power from 2x 6-pin power connectors, with power draw rated at 190 W maximum. Display outputs include: 2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 1x DisplayPort 1.2. Radeon R9 380X is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 3.0 x16 interface. The card measures 221 mm in length, 111 mm in width, and features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 229 US Dollars.

Graphics Processor

GPU Name
Antigua
GPU Variant
Antigua XT
(215-0877016)
Architecture
GCN 3.0
Foundry
TSMC
Process Size
28 nm
Transistors
5,000 million
Density
13.7M / mm²
Die Size
366 mm²

Graphics Card

Release Date
Nov 19th, 2015
Generation
Pirate Islands
(R9 300)
Predecessor
Volcanic Islands
Successor
Arctic Islands
Production
End-of-life
Launch Price
229 USD
Bus Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Reviews
36 in our database

Relative Performance

GeForce 210
3%
GeForce 9400 GT
4%
Radeon HD 4550
5%
Radeon HD 5450
6%
Radeon HD 6450
7%
GeForce GT 520
8%
GeForce GT 220
9%
GeForce GT 430
12%
Radeon HD 5570
12%
Radeon HD 4670
13%
GeForce GT 440
14%
GeForce GT 240
14%
GeForce 9600 GT
17%
Radeon HD 5670
18%
GeForce GT 640
19%
GeForce 9800 GT
20%
Radeon HD 6670
20%
Radeon HD 4830
21%
Radeon HD 4770
22%
Radeon HD 4850
24%
GeForce GTS 250
24%
GeForce GTS 450
25%
Radeon HD 5750
26%
Radeon HD 7750
29%
Radeon HD 5770
30%
GeForce GTX 260
30%
Radeon HD 4870
30%
Radeon Vega 8
31%
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
31%
GeForce GTX 650
31%
Radeon HD 5830
33%
Radeon HD 6790
35%
Radeon HD 4890
35%
GeForce GTX 460
36%
Radeon RX Vega 11
37%
GeForce GT 1030
37%
GeForce GTX 275
37%
Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
38%
GeForce GTX 280
38%
GeForce GTX 465
38%
Radeon HD 6850
40%
GeForce GTX 285
41%
Radeon HD 5850
44%
GeForce GTX 650 Ti
45%
Radeon HD 7790
45%
Radeon RX 550
47%
GeForce GTX 470
47%
Radeon HD 6870
49%
Radeon HD 5870
52%
GeForce GTX 560 Ti
53%
Radeon HD 4870 X2
54%
GeForce GTX 750 Ti
55%
Radeon HD 6950
55%
GeForce GTX 295
57%
GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost
58%
Radeon HD 7850
58%
GeForce GTX 480
59%
Radeon HD 6970
62%
Radeon R7 265
63%
Radeon RX 460
64%
Radeon R7 370
64%
GeForce GTX 660
64%
GeForce GTX 570
64%
Radeon RX 560
65%
GeForce GTX 950
69%
Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition
70%
Radeon R9 270X
72%
GeForce GTX 660 Ti
73%
GeForce GTX 580
73%
GeForce GTX 1050
74%
Radeon HD 7950
74%
GeForce GTX 1630
75%
Radeon HD 5970
75%
GeForce GTX 760
77%
GeForce GTX 670
83%
GeForce GTX 960
85%
Radeon R9 380
88%
Radeon R9 285
88%
Radeon HD 7970
89%
GeForce GTX 680
90%
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
92%
GeForce GTX 770
94%
Radeon HD 6990
97%
Radeon R9 280X
99%
Radeon R9 380X
100%
GeForce GTX 590
100%
Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition
100%
GeForce GTX 780
111%
Arc A380
111%
Radeon RX 6400
113%
GeForce GTX 1650
115%
Radeon RX 470
122%
Radeon R9 290
124%
Radeon RX 570
131%
Radeon R9 390
132%
Radeon R9 290X
133%
GeForce GTX 970
135%
GeForce GTX TITAN
137%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti
138%
Radeon R9 390X
140%
Radeon HD 7990
141%
Radeon RX 480
142%
GeForce GTX 690
143%
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
147%
Radeon RX 5500 OEM
149%
Radeon RX 580
150%
Radeon RX 5500 XT
152%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
153%
GeForce GTX 980
154%
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
155%
Radeon R9 FURY
156%
Radeon RX 590
163%
Radeon R9 295X2
171%
GeForce GTX 1660
172%
Radeon R9 FURY X
174%
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
177%
GeForce GTX TITAN X
182%
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
187%
GeForce GTX 1070
198%
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
198%
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
201%
Radeon RX Vega 56
210%
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
223%
Radeon RX 5600 XT
226%
Radeon RX Vega 64
229%
GeForce GTX 1080
233%
GeForce RTX 2060
233%
Radeon RX 5700
242%
Arc A580
243%
Radeon RX 6600
253%
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
261%
GeForce RTX 2070
265%
Radeon RX 5700 XT
265%
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
270%
Arc A750
279%
Radeon VII
280%
TITAN X Pascal
288%
Radeon RX 6600 XT
291%
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
296%
Arc A770
299%
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
299%
Radeon RX 6650 XT
315%
Radeon RX 7600
319%
GeForce RTX 4060
320%
GeForce RTX 2080
322%
Radeon RX 7600 XT
329%
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
338%
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
346%
Radeon RX 6700 XT
358%
Radeon RX 6750 XT
380%
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
384%
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
387%
GeForce RTX 3070
405%
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
434%
Radeon RX 7700 XT
438%
Radeon RX 6800
447%
GeForce RTX 4070
495%
Radeon RX 6800 XT
507%
GeForce RTX 3080
527%
Radeon RX 7800 XT
532%
Radeon RX 6900 XT
547%
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
574%
Radeon RX 7900 GRE
585%
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
590%
Radeon RX 6950 XT
591%
GeForce RTX 3090
601%
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
616%
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
673%
Radeon RX 7900 XT
691%
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
697%
GeForce RTX 4080
783%
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
794%
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
802%
GeForce RTX 4090
983%
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080, 4K for 2080 Ti and faster.
Performance estimated based on architecture, shader count and clocks.

Clock Speeds

GPU Clock
970 MHz
Memory Clock
1425 MHz
5.7 Gbps effective

Memory

Memory Size
4 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
Memory Bus
256 bit
Bandwidth
182.4 GB/s

Render Config

Shading Units
2048
TMUs
128
ROPs
32
Compute Units
32
L1 Cache
16 KB (per CU)
L2 Cache
512 KB

Theoretical Performance

Pixel Rate
31.04 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
124.2 GTexel/s
FP16 (half)
3.973 TFLOPS (1:1)
FP32 (float)
3.973 TFLOPS
FP64 (double)
248.3 GFLOPS (1:16)

Board Design

Slot Width
Dual-slot
Length
221 mm
8.7 inches
Width
111 mm
4.4 inches
TDP
190 W
Suggested PSU
450 W
Outputs
2x DVI
1x HDMI 1.4a
1x DisplayPort 1.2
Power Connectors
2x 6-pin
Board Number
C766,
C784

Graphics Features

DirectX
12 (12_0)
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.1
Vulkan
1.2.170
Shader Model
6.5

Antigua GPU Notes

Generation: Volcanic Islands
Desktop Variant: Tonga
Mobile Variant: Amethyst
Graphics/Compute: GFX8 (gfx802)
Display Core Engine: 10.0
Unified Video Decoder: 5.0
Video Compression Engine: 3.0
System DMA: 3.0.0
CLRX: GCN 1.2.0

Latest Drivers:
Windows 7:
64-bit: AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.6.1

Windows 8.1:
64-bit: Radeon Software: Crimson ReLive Edition 17.4.4 / 17.7.1

Windows 10:
64-bit: AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.6.1

Retail boards based on this design (13)

Name GPU Clock Memory Clock Other Changes
970 MHz 1425 MHz 270 mm/10.6 inches
1030 MHz 1425 MHz 270 mm/10.6 inches
980 MHz 1425 MHz
970 MHz 1425 MHz
990 MHz 1425 MHz 278 mm/10.9 inches
1020 MHz 1425 MHz 278 mm/10.9 inches
1020 MHz 1475 MHz 267 mm/10.5 inches
1002 MHz 1425 MHz 267 mm/10.5 inches
1040 MHz 1500 MHz 237 mm/9.3 inches
990 MHz 1425 MHz 234 mm/9.2 inches
1010 MHz 1425 MHz 234 mm/9.2 inches
1030 MHz 1450 MHz 234 mm/9.2 inches
1040 MHz 1450 MHz 234 mm/9.2 inches
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