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    Radeon RX 460 vs Radeon R9 380X

    Radeon RX 460
    Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 29 Jun 2016
    Radeon RX 460
    Radeon R9 380X
    Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 19 Nov 2015
    Radeon R9 380X

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • Radeon RX 460
      100%
    • Radeon R9 380X
      165%

    Relative performance

    Gaming performance index

    • Radeon RX 460
      100%
    • Radeon R9 380X
      153%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Radeon RX 460

    115 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon R9 380X .
    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Supports FreeSync
    Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Supports TrueAudio
    Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

    Reasons to consider Radeon R9 380X

    53% higher gaming performance.
    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Supports FreeSync
    Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Supports TrueAudio
    Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
    Radeon R9 380X

    HWBench recommends Radeon R9 380X

    The Radeon R9 380X is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (36 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    Radeon RX 460Radeon R9 380X
    GPU NameBaffin (Baffin PRO)vsAntigua (Antigua XT)
    Fab Process14 nmvs28 nm
    Die Size123 mm²vs366 mm²
    Transistors3,000 millionvs5,000 million
    Shaders896vs2048
    Compute Units14vs32
    Core clock1090 MHzvs970 MHz
    ROPs16vs32
    TMUs56vs128

    Memory Configuration

    Radeon RX 460Radeon R9 380X
    Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
    Bus Width128 bitvs256 bit
    Memory Speed1750 MHz
    7000 MHz effective    		vs1425 MHz
    5700 MHz effective
    Memory Size2048 Mbvs4096 Mb

    Additional details

    Radeon RX 460Radeon R9 380X
    TDP75 wattsvs190 watts
    Release Date29 Jun 2016vs19 Nov 2015

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • Radeon RX 460
      19.20 GP/s
    • Radeon R9 380X
      31.04 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • Radeon RX 460
      67.20 GT/s
    • Radeon R9 380X
      124.20 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • Radeon RX 460
      112.00 GB/s
    • Radeon R9 380X
      182.40 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • Radeon RX 460
      2150.40 GFLOPs
    • Radeon R9 380X
      3973.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    3DMark 11

    • Radeon RX 460
      8080
    • Radeon R9 380X
      13410

    Points (higher is better)

    Game benchmarks

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • Radeon RX 460
      49
    • Radeon R9 380X
      94

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • Radeon RX 460
      31
    • Radeon R9 380X
      41

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • Radeon RX 460
      27
    • Radeon R9 380X
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      29
    • Radeon R9 380X
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • Radeon RX 460
      47
    • Radeon R9 380X
      66

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • Radeon RX 460
      34
    • Radeon R9 380X
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • Radeon RX 460
      43
    • Radeon R9 380X
      60

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • Radeon RX 460
      37
    • Radeon R9 380X
      58

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      34
    • Radeon R9 380X
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    DX12 , Ultra Quality,16x AF,Ambient Occlusion,Tessellation

    • Radeon RX 460
      38
    • Radeon R9 380X
      56

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • Radeon RX 460
      28
    • Radeon R9 380X
      39

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • Radeon RX 460
      38
    • Radeon R9 380X
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon RX 460
      29
    • Radeon R9 380X
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon RX 460
      35
    • Radeon R9 380X
      56

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      21
    • Radeon R9 380X
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • Radeon RX 460
      42
    • Radeon R9 380X
      68

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • Radeon RX 460
      21
    • Radeon R9 380X
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ashes Of The Singularity

    High Quality Mode, 8 millon samples, 2xMSAA, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      25
    • Radeon R9 380X
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • Radeon RX 460
      18
    • Radeon R9 380X
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      21
    • Radeon R9 380X
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • Radeon RX 460
      30
    • Radeon R9 380X
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • Radeon RX 460
      23
    • Radeon R9 380X
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • Radeon RX 460
      32
    • Radeon R9 380X
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • Radeon RX 460
      27
    • Radeon R9 380X
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • Radeon RX 460
      36
    • Radeon R9 380X
      58

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      22
    • Radeon R9 380X
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    DX12 , Ultra Quality,16x AF,Ambient Occlusion,Tessellation

    • Radeon RX 460
      26
    • Radeon R9 380X
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • Radeon RX 460
      21
    • Radeon R9 380X
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • Radeon RX 460
      27
    • Radeon R9 380X
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon RX 460
      20
    • Radeon R9 380X
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon RX 460
      20
    • Radeon R9 380X
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      14
    • Radeon R9 380X
      22

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      11
    • Radeon R9 380X
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • Radeon RX 460
      18
    • Radeon R9 380X
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    DX12 , Ultra Quality,16x AF,Ambient Occlusion,Tessellation

    • Radeon RX 460
      16
    • Radeon R9 380X
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 460
      7
    • Radeon R9 380X
      11

    FPS (higher is better)

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