Radeon R9 295X2 vs Radeon R9 380

Radeon R9 295X2
Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 29 Apr 2014
Radeon R9 295X2
Radeon R9 380
Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 18 Jun 2015
Radeon R9 380

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Radeon R9 295X2
    215%
  • Radeon R9 380
    100%

Relative performance

Gaming performance index

  • Radeon R9 295X2
    206%
  • Radeon R9 380
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Radeon R9 295X2

106% higher gaming performance.
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Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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

310 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon R9 295X2 .
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Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 295X2

HWBench recommends Radeon R9 295X2

The Radeon R9 295X2 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (9 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

Radeon R9 295X2Radeon R9 380
GPU NameVesuvius (Vesuvius XT)vsAntigua (Antigua PRO)
Fab Process28 nmvs28 nm
Die Size438 mm²vs366 mm²
Transistors6,200 millionvs5,000 million
Shaders2816vs1792
Compute Units44vs28
Core clock1018 MHzvs970 MHz
ROPs64vs32
TMUs176vs112

Memory Configuration

Radeon R9 295X2Radeon R9 380
Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
Bus Width512 bit x2vs256 bit
Memory Speed1250 MHz
5000 MHz effective
vs1375 MHz
5500 MHz effective
Memory Size4096 Mbvs2048 Mb

Additional details

Radeon R9 295X2Radeon R9 380
TDP500 wattsvs190 watts
Release Date29 Apr 2014vs18 Jun 2015

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • Radeon R9 295X2
    130.40 GP/s
  • Radeon R9 380
    31.04 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • Radeon R9 295X2
    358.40 GT/s
  • Radeon R9 380
    108.60 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • Radeon R9 295X2
    640.00 GB/s
  • Radeon R9 380
    176.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • Radeon R9 295X2
    11466.00 GFLOPs
  • Radeon R9 380
    3476.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

3DMark 11

  • Radeon R9 295X2
    26440
  • Radeon R9 380
    12280

Points (higher is better)

Game benchmarks

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • Radeon R9 295X2
    124
  • Radeon R9 380
    54

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • Radeon R9 295X2
    48
  • Radeon R9 380
    37

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

  • Radeon R9 295X2
    71
  • Radeon R9 380
    52

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • Radeon R9 295X2
    103
  • Radeon R9 380
    40

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • Radeon R9 295X2
    39
  • Radeon R9 380
    28

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

  • Radeon R9 295X2
    66
  • Radeon R9 380
    38

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • Radeon R9 295X2
    55
  • Radeon R9 380
    16

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • Radeon R9 295X2
    23
  • Radeon R9 380
    14

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

  • Radeon R9 295X2
    43
  • Radeon R9 380
    15

FPS (higher is better)