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    Radeon RX 470 vs Radeon R9 380

    Radeon RX 470
    Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 29 Jun 2016
    Radeon RX 470
    Radeon R9 380
    Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 18 Jun 2015
    Radeon R9 380

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • Radeon RX 470
      135%
    • Radeon R9 380
      100%

    Relative performance

    Gaming performance index

    • Radeon RX 470
      167%
    • Radeon R9 380
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Radeon RX 470

    67% higher gaming performance.
    70 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon R9 380 .
    This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
    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    Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 380

    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    Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 RX 470

    HWBench recommends Radeon RX 470

    The Radeon RX 470 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (42 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    Radeon RX 470Radeon R9 380
    GPU NameEllesmere (Ellesmere PRO)vsAntigua (Antigua PRO)
    Fab Process14 nmvs28 nm
    Die Size232 mm²vs366 mm²
    Transistors5,700 millionvs5,000 million
    Shaders2048vs1792
    Compute Units32vs28
    Core clock926 MHzvs970 MHz
    ROPs32vs32
    TMUs128vs112

    Memory Configuration

    Radeon RX 470Radeon R9 380
    Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
    Bus Width256 bitvs256 bit
    Memory Speed1650 MHz
    6600 MHz effective    		vs1375 MHz
    5500 MHz effective
    Memory Size4096 Mbvs2048 Mb

    Additional details

    Radeon RX 470Radeon R9 380
    TDP120 wattsvs190 watts
    Release Date29 Jun 2016vs18 Jun 2015

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • Radeon RX 470
      38.60 GP/s
    • Radeon R9 380
      31.04 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • Radeon RX 470
      154.40 GT/s
    • Radeon R9 380
      108.60 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • Radeon RX 470
      211.20 GB/s
    • Radeon R9 380
      176.00 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • Radeon RX 470
      4940.00 GFLOPs
    • Radeon R9 380
      3476.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    3DMark 11

    • Radeon RX 470
      16690
    • Radeon R9 380
      12280

    Points (higher is better)

    Game benchmarks

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • Radeon RX 470
      119
    • Radeon R9 380
      74

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • Radeon RX 470
      51
    • Radeon R9 380
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • Radeon RX 470
      53
    • Radeon R9 380
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • Radeon RX 470
      84
    • Radeon R9 380
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • Radeon RX 470
      58
    • Radeon R9 380
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • Radeon RX 470
      76
    • Radeon R9 380
      54

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • Radeon RX 470
      66
    • Radeon R9 380
      47

    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 470
      63
    • Radeon R9 380
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      68
    • Radeon R9 380
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • Radeon RX 470
      49
    • Radeon R9 380
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • Radeon RX 470
      68
    • Radeon R9 380
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon RX 470
      52
    • Radeon R9 380
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon RX 470
      65
    • Radeon R9 380
      51

    FPS (higher is better)

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • Radeon RX 470
      74
    • Radeon R9 380
      51

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • Radeon RX 470
      32
    • Radeon R9 380
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ashes Of The Singularity

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

    • Radeon RX 470
      46
    • Radeon R9 380
      7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • Radeon RX 470
      36
    • Radeon R9 380
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • Radeon RX 470
      55
    • Radeon R9 380
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • Radeon RX 470
      39
    • Radeon R9 380
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • Radeon RX 470
      51
    • Radeon R9 380
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • Radeon RX 470
      47
    • Radeon R9 380
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • Radeon RX 470
      67
    • Radeon R9 380
      54

    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 470
      44
    • Radeon R9 380
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      48
    • Radeon R9 380
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • Radeon RX 470
      36
    • Radeon R9 380
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • Radeon RX 470
      50
    • Radeon R9 380
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon RX 470
      37
    • Radeon R9 380
      33

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon RX 470
      44
    • Radeon R9 380
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • Radeon RX 470
      31
    • Radeon R9 380
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • Radeon RX 470
      19
    • Radeon R9 380
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • Radeon RX 470
      15
    • Radeon R9 380
      7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • Radeon RX 470
      27
    • Radeon R9 380
      7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • Radeon RX 470
      21
    • Radeon R9 380
      9

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • Radeon RX 470
      25
    • Radeon R9 380
      16

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • Radeon RX 470
      25
    • Radeon R9 380
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • Radeon RX 470
      34
    • Radeon R9 380
      20

    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 470
      21
    • Radeon R9 380
      12

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 470
      30
    • Radeon R9 380
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • Radeon RX 470
      22
    • Radeon R9 380
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon RX 470
      21
    • Radeon R9 380
      15

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon RX 470
      22
    • Radeon R9 380
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • Radeon RX 470
      19
    • Radeon R9 380
      9

    FPS (higher is better)

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