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    Radeon R9 285 vs Radeon R9 380

    Radeon R9 285
    Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 2 Sep 2014
    Radeon R9 285
    Radeon R9 380
    Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 18 Jun 2015
    Radeon R9 380

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • Radeon R9 285
      100%
    • Radeon R9 380
      113%

    Relative performance

    Gaming performance index

    • Radeon R9 285
      100%
    • Radeon R9 380
      105%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Radeon R9 285

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    Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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

    5% higher gaming performance.
    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    Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
    Radeon R9 380

    HWBench recommends Radeon R9 380

    The Radeon R9 380 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (34 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    Radeon R9 285Radeon R9 380
    GPU NameTonga (Tonga PRO)vsAntigua (Antigua PRO)
    Fab Process28 nmvs28 nm
    Die Size366 mm²vs366 mm²
    Transistors5,000 millionvs5,000 million
    Shaders1792vs1792
    Compute Units28vs28
    Core clock918 MHzvs970 MHz
    ROPs32vs32
    TMUs112vs112

    Memory Configuration

    Radeon R9 285Radeon R9 380
    Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
    Bus Width256 bitvs256 bit
    Memory Speed1375 MHz
    5500 MHz effective    		vs1375 MHz
    5500 MHz effective
    Memory Size2048 Mbvs2048 Mb

    Additional details

    Radeon R9 285Radeon R9 380
    TDP190 wattsvs190 watts
    Release Date2 Sep 2014vs18 Jun 2015

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • Radeon R9 285
      29.38 GP/s
    • Radeon R9 380
      31.04 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • Radeon R9 285
      102.80 GT/s
    • Radeon R9 380
      108.60 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • Radeon R9 285
      176.00 GB/s
    • Radeon R9 380
      176.00 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • Radeon R9 285
      3290.00 GFLOPs
    • Radeon R9 380
      3476.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    3DMark 11

    • Radeon R9 285
      10790
    • Radeon R9 380
      12280

    Points (higher is better)

    Game benchmarks

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • Radeon R9 285
      36
    • Radeon R9 380
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • Radeon R9 285
      36
    • Radeon R9 380
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • Radeon R9 285
      35
    • Radeon R9 380
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • Radeon R9 285
      47
    • Radeon R9 380
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • Radeon R9 285
      44
    • Radeon R9 380
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • Radeon R9 285
      51
    • Radeon R9 380
      54

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • Radeon R9 285
      45
    • 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 R9 285
      42
    • Radeon R9 380
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • Radeon R9 285
      35
    • Radeon R9 380
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • Radeon R9 285
      50
    • Radeon R9 380
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon R9 285
      42
    • Radeon R9 380
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon R9 285
      50
    • Radeon R9 380
      51

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • Radeon R9 285
      27
    • Radeon R9 380
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • Radeon R9 285
      29
    • Radeon R9 380
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • Radeon R9 285
      25
    • Radeon R9 380
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • Radeon R9 285
      29
    • Radeon R9 380
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • Radeon R9 285
      30
    • Radeon R9 380
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • Radeon R9 285
      37
    • Radeon R9 380
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • Radeon R9 285
      35
    • Radeon R9 380
      36

    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 R9 285
      31
    • Radeon R9 380
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • Radeon R9 285
      26
    • Radeon R9 380
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • Radeon R9 285
      37
    • Radeon R9 380
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon R9 285
      31
    • Radeon R9 380
      33

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon R9 285
      33
    • Radeon R9 380
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • Radeon R9 285
      14
    • Radeon R9 380
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • Radeon R9 285
      4
    • Radeon R9 380
      7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • Radeon R9 285
      11
    • Radeon R9 380
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • Radeon R9 285
      9
    • Radeon R9 380
      9

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • Radeon R9 285
      13
    • Radeon R9 380
      14

    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 R9 285
      11
    • Radeon R9 380
      12

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • Radeon R9 285
      14
    • Radeon R9 380
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • Radeon R9 285
      18
    • Radeon R9 380
      15

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon R9 285
      14
    • Radeon R9 380
      15

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon R9 285
      15
    • Radeon R9 380
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

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