Radeon RX 470 vs Radeon R9 380X

Radeon RX 470
Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 29 Jun 2016
Radeon RX 470
Radeon R9 380X
Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 19 Nov 2015
Radeon R9 380X

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Radeon RX 470
    124%
  • Radeon R9 380X
    100%

Relative performance

Gaming performance index

  • Radeon RX 470
    118%
  • Radeon R9 380X
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Radeon RX 470

18% 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 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Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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

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Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 (51 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

Radeon RX 470Radeon R9 380X
GPU NameEllesmere (Ellesmere PRO)vsAntigua (Antigua XT)
Fab Process14 nmvs28 nm
Die Size232 mm²vs366 mm²
Transistors5,700 millionvs5,000 million
Shaders2048vs2048
Compute Units32vs32
Core clock926 MHzvs970 MHz
ROPs32vs32
TMUs128vs128

Memory Configuration

Radeon RX 470Radeon R9 380X
Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
Bus Width256 bitvs256 bit
Memory Speed1650 MHz
6600 MHz effective
vs1425 MHz
5700 MHz effective
Memory Size4096 Mbvs4096 Mb

Additional details

Radeon RX 470Radeon R9 380X
TDP120 wattsvs190 watts
Release Date29 Jun 2016vs19 Nov 2015

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

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

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • Radeon RX 470
    154.40 GT/s
  • Radeon R9 380X
    124.20 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • Radeon RX 470
    211.20 GB/s
  • Radeon R9 380X
    182.40 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • Radeon RX 470
    4940.00 GFLOPs
  • Radeon R9 380X
    3973.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

3DMark 11

  • Radeon RX 470
    16690
  • Radeon R9 380X
    13410

Points (higher is better)

Game benchmarks

Alien Isolation

DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

  • Radeon RX 470
    119
  • Radeon R9 380X
    94

FPS (higher is better)

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

  • Radeon RX 470
    51
  • Radeon R9 380X
    41

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield Hardline

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

  • Radeon RX 470
    53
  • Radeon R9 380X
    43

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 470
    46
  • Radeon R9 380X
    34

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

  • Radeon RX 470
    84
  • Radeon R9 380X
    66

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • Radeon RX 470
    58
  • Radeon R9 380X
    49

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 470
    75
  • Radeon R9 380X
    61

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • Radeon RX 470
    76
  • Radeon R9 380X
    60

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

  • Radeon RX 470
    66
  • 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 470
    63
  • Radeon R9 380X
    49

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

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

  • Radeon RX 470
    68
  • Radeon R9 380X
    56

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • Radeon RX 470
    49
  • Radeon R9 380X
    39

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

  • Radeon RX 470
    68
  • Radeon R9 380X
    59

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

  • Radeon RX 470
    52
  • Radeon R9 380X
    46

FPS (higher is better)

Total War: Warhammer

DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

  • Radeon RX 470
    65
  • Radeon R9 380X
    56

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 470
    42
  • Radeon R9 380X
    32

FPS (higher is better)

Alien Isolation

DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

  • Radeon RX 470
    74
  • Radeon R9 380X
    68

FPS (higher is better)

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

  • Radeon RX 470
    32
  • 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 470
    46
  • Radeon R9 380X
    37

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield Hardline

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

  • Radeon RX 470
    36
  • Radeon R9 380X
    30

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 470
    32
  • Radeon R9 380X
    28

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

  • Radeon RX 470
    55
  • Radeon R9 380X
    45

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • Radeon RX 470
    39
  • Radeon R9 380X
    35

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 470
    47
  • Radeon R9 380X
    41

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • Radeon RX 470
    51
  • Radeon R9 380X
    42

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

  • Radeon RX 470
    47
  • Radeon R9 380X
    45

FPS (higher is better)

Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

DX11, Very High Detail

  • Radeon RX 470
    67
  • 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 470
    44
  • Radeon R9 380X
    35

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

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

  • Radeon RX 470
    48
  • Radeon R9 380X
    40

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • Radeon RX 470
    36
  • Radeon R9 380X
    29

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

  • Radeon RX 470
    50
  • Radeon R9 380X
    43

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

  • Radeon RX 470
    37
  • Radeon R9 380X
    34

FPS (higher is better)

Total War: Warhammer

DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

  • Radeon RX 470
    44
  • Radeon R9 380X
    38

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 470
    29
  • Radeon R9 380X
    22

FPS (higher is better)

Alien Isolation

DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

  • Radeon RX 470
    31
  • Radeon R9 380X
    35

FPS (higher is better)

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

  • Radeon RX 470
    19
  • Radeon R9 380X
    18

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield Hardline

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

  • Radeon RX 470
    15
  • Radeon R9 380X
    15

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 470
    25
  • Radeon R9 380X
    19

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

  • Radeon RX 470
    27
  • Radeon R9 380X
    21

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • Radeon RX 470
    21
  • Radeon R9 380X
    14

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 470
    22
  • Radeon R9 380X
    20

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • Radeon RX 470
    25
  • Radeon R9 380X
    23

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

  • Radeon RX 470
    25
  • Radeon R9 380X
    23

FPS (higher is better)

Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

DX11, Very High Detail

  • Radeon RX 470
    34
  • Radeon R9 380X
    31

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 380X
    17

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

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

  • Radeon RX 470
    30
  • Radeon R9 380X
    25

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • Radeon RX 470
    22
  • Radeon R9 380X
    17

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

  • Radeon RX 470
    21
  • Radeon R9 380X
    20

FPS (higher is better)

Total War: Warhammer

DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

  • Radeon RX 470
    22
  • Radeon R9 380X
    19

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 470
    14
  • Radeon R9 380X
    11

FPS (higher is better)

Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

DX11, Very High Detail

  • Radeon RX 470
    19
  • Radeon R9 380X
    19

FPS (higher is better)