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    GeForce GTX 1080 vs Radeon R9 380

    GeForce GTX 1080
    Memory: 8192Mb GDDR5XDESKTOP
    Release date: 27 May 2016
    GeForce GTX 1080
    Radeon R9 380
    Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 18 Jun 2015
    Radeon R9 380

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      245%
    • Radeon R9 380
      100%

    Relative performance

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      348%
    • Radeon R9 380
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1080

    248% higher gaming performance.
    This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
    Supports PhysX
    Supports G-Sync
    Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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    Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
    GeForce GTX 1080

    HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 1080

    The GeForce GTX 1080 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (46 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1080Radeon R9 380
    GPU NameGP104 (GP104-400-A1)vsAntigua (Antigua PRO)
    Fab Process16 nmvs28 nm
    Die Size314 mm²vs366 mm²
    Transistors7,200 millionvs5,000 million
    Shaders2560vs1792
    Compute Units20vs28
    Core clock1607 MHzvs970 MHz
    ROPs64vs32
    TMUs160vs112

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1080Radeon R9 380
    Memory TypeGDDR5XvsGDDR5
    Bus Width256 bitvs256 bit
    Memory Speed1251 MHz
    10008 MHz effective    		vs1375 MHz
    5500 MHz effective
    Memory Size8192 Mbvs2048 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce GTX 1080Radeon R9 380
    TDP180 wattsvs190 watts
    Release Date27 May 2016vs18 Jun 2015

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      102.80 GP/s
    • Radeon R9 380
      31.04 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      257.10 GT/s
    • Radeon R9 380
      108.60 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      320.00 GB/s
    • Radeon R9 380
      176.00 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      8228.00 GFLOPs
    • Radeon R9 380
      3476.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    3DMark 11

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      30160
    • Radeon R9 380
      12280

    Points (higher is better)

    Game benchmarks

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      186
    • Radeon R9 380
      74

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      120
    • Radeon R9 380
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      124
    • Radeon R9 380
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      176
    • Radeon R9 380
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      134
    • Radeon R9 380
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      110
    • Radeon R9 380
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      159
    • Radeon R9 380
      54

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      107
    • 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

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      133
    • Radeon R9 380
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      121
    • Radeon R9 380
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      105
    • Radeon R9 380
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      125
    • Radeon R9 380
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      108
    • Radeon R9 380
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      97
    • Radeon R9 380
      51

    FPS (higher is better)

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      158
    • Radeon R9 380
      51

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      86
    • Radeon R9 380
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ashes Of The Singularity

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

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      88
    • Radeon R9 380
      7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      85
    • Radeon R9 380
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      112
    • Radeon R9 380
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      103
    • Radeon R9 380
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      80
    • Radeon R9 380
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      114
    • Radeon R9 380
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      81
    • Radeon R9 380
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      129
    • 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

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      90
    • Radeon R9 380
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      90
    • Radeon R9 380
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      82
    • Radeon R9 380
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      96
    • Radeon R9 380
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      79
    • Radeon R9 380
      33

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      81
    • Radeon R9 380
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      86
    • Radeon R9 380
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      48
    • Radeon R9 380
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      42
    • Radeon R9 380
      7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      59
    • Radeon R9 380
      7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      57
    • Radeon R9 380
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      44
    • Radeon R9 380
      9

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      58
    • Radeon R9 380
      16

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      47
    • Radeon R9 380
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      70
    • 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

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      47
    • Radeon R9 380
      12

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      55
    • Radeon R9 380
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      48
    • Radeon R9 380
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      52
    • Radeon R9 380
      15

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      44
    • Radeon R9 380
      15

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      47
    • Radeon R9 380
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX 1080
      42
    • Radeon R9 380
      9

    FPS (higher is better)

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