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    GeForce GTX 970 vs Radeon R9 380

    GeForce GTX 970
    Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 19 Sep 2014
    GeForce GTX 970
    Radeon R9 380
    Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 18 Jun 2015
    Radeon R9 380

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • GeForce GTX 970
      128%
    • Radeon R9 380
      100%

    Relative performance

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce GTX 970
      175%
    • Radeon R9 380
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 970

    75% higher gaming performance.
    42 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon R9 380 .
    Supports PhysX
    Supports G-Sync
    Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

    Reasons to consider 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    Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
    GeForce GTX 970

    HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 970

    The GeForce GTX 970 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (43 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce GTX 970Radeon R9 380
    GPU NameGM204 (GM204-200-A1)vsAntigua (Antigua PRO)
    Fab Process28 nmvs28 nm
    Die Size398 mm²vs366 mm²
    Transistors5,200 millionvs5,000 million
    Shaders1664vs1792
    Compute Units13vs28
    Core clock1050 MHzvs970 MHz
    ROPs56vs32
    TMUs104vs112

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce GTX 970Radeon R9 380
    Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
    Bus Width256 bitvs256 bit
    Memory Speed1753 MHz
    7012 MHz effective    		vs1375 MHz
    5500 MHz effective
    Memory Size4096 Mbvs2048 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce GTX 970Radeon R9 380
    TDP148 wattsvs190 watts
    Release Date19 Sep 2014vs18 Jun 2015

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 970
      58.80 GP/s
    • Radeon R9 380
      31.04 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 970
      109.20 GT/s
    • Radeon R9 380
      108.60 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce GTX 970
      224.40 GB/s
    • Radeon R9 380
      176.00 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce GTX 970
      3494.00 GFLOPs
    • Radeon R9 380
      3476.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    3DMark 11

    • GeForce GTX 970
      15750
    • Radeon R9 380
      12280

    Points (higher is better)

    Game benchmarks

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 970
      64
    • Radeon R9 380
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 970
      55
    • Radeon R9 380
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 970
      91
    • Radeon R9 380
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX 970
      88
    • Radeon R9 380
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 970
      62
    • Radeon R9 380
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce GTX 970
      79
    • Radeon R9 380
      54

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 970
      53
    • 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 970
      63
    • Radeon R9 380
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 970
      62
    • Radeon R9 380
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce GTX 970
      53
    • Radeon R9 380
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 970
      61
    • Radeon R9 380
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 970
      57
    • Radeon R9 380
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 970
      64
    • Radeon R9 380
      51

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 970
      41
    • 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 970
      41
    • Radeon R9 380
      7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 970
      40
    • Radeon R9 380
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 970
      58
    • Radeon R9 380
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX 970
      54
    • Radeon R9 380
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 970
      43
    • Radeon R9 380
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce GTX 970
      55
    • Radeon R9 380
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 970
      37
    • Radeon R9 380
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX 970
      69
    • 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 970
      42
    • Radeon R9 380
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 970
      45
    • Radeon R9 380
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce GTX 970
      42
    • Radeon R9 380
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 970
      44
    • Radeon R9 380
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 970
      40
    • Radeon R9 380
      33

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 970
      45
    • Radeon R9 380
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 970
      25
    • Radeon R9 380
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 970
      21
    • Radeon R9 380
      7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 970
      29
    • Radeon R9 380
      7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX 970
      26
    • Radeon R9 380
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 970
      23
    • Radeon R9 380
      9

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce GTX 970
      27
    • Radeon R9 380
      16

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 970
      19
    • Radeon R9 380
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX 970
      38
    • 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 970
      19
    • Radeon R9 380
      12

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 970
      26
    • Radeon R9 380
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce GTX 970
      25
    • Radeon R9 380
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 970
      24
    • Radeon R9 380
      15

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 970
      18
    • Radeon R9 380
      15

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 970
      23
    • Radeon R9 380
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • GeForce GTX 970
      23
    • Radeon R9 380
      9

    FPS (higher is better)

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