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    Radeon R9 390X vs Radeon R9 380X

    Radeon R9 390X
    Memory: 8192Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 18 Jun 2015
    Radeon R9 390X
    Radeon R9 380X
    Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 19 Nov 2015
    Radeon R9 380X

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • Radeon R9 390X
      140%
    • Radeon R9 380X
      100%

    Relative performance

    Gaming performance index

    • Radeon R9 390X
      146%
    • Radeon R9 380X
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Radeon R9 390X

    46% 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    Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 380X

    85 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon R9 390X .
    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    Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 390X

    HWBench recommends Radeon R9 390X

    The Radeon R9 390X is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (55 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    Radeon R9 390XRadeon R9 380X
    GPU NameGrenada (Grenada XT)vsAntigua (Antigua XT)
    Fab Process28 nmvs28 nm
    Die Size438 mm²vs366 mm²
    Transistors6,200 millionvs5,000 million
    Shaders2816vs2048
    Compute Units44vs32
    Core clock1050 MHzvs970 MHz
    ROPs64vs32
    TMUs176vs128

    Memory Configuration

    Radeon R9 390XRadeon R9 380X
    Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
    Bus Width512 bitvs256 bit
    Memory Speed1500 MHz
    6000 MHz effective    		vs1425 MHz
    5700 MHz effective
    Memory Size8192 Mbvs4096 Mb

    Additional details

    Radeon R9 390XRadeon R9 380X
    TDP275 wattsvs190 watts
    Release Date18 Jun 2015vs19 Nov 2015

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • Radeon R9 390X
      67.20 GP/s
    • Radeon R9 380X
      31.04 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • Radeon R9 390X
      184.80 GT/s
    • Radeon R9 380X
      124.20 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • Radeon R9 390X
      384.00 GB/s
    • Radeon R9 380X
      182.40 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • Radeon R9 390X
      5914.00 GFLOPs
    • Radeon R9 380X
      3973.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    3DMark 11

    • Radeon R9 390X
      18860
    • Radeon R9 380X
      13410

    Points (higher is better)

    Game benchmarks

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • Radeon R9 390X
      138
    • Radeon R9 380X
      94

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • Radeon R9 390X
      61
    • Radeon R9 380X
      41

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • Radeon R9 390X
      68
    • Radeon R9 380X
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon R9 390X
      46
    • Radeon R9 380X
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • Radeon R9 390X
      102
    • Radeon R9 380X
      66

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • Radeon R9 390X
      75
    • Radeon R9 380X
      64

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • Radeon R9 390X
      69
    • Radeon R9 380X
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon R9 390X
      89
    • Radeon R9 380X
      61

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • Radeon R9 390X
      85
    • Radeon R9 380X
      60

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • Radeon R9 390X
      82
    • 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 R9 390X
      76
    • Radeon R9 380X
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

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

    • Radeon R9 390X
      78
    • Radeon R9 380X
      56

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • Radeon R9 390X
      52
    • Radeon R9 380X
      39

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • Radeon R9 390X
      73
    • Radeon R9 380X
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon R9 390X
      63
    • Radeon R9 380X
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon R9 390X
      75
    • Radeon R9 380X
      56

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon R9 390X
      47
    • Radeon R9 380X
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • Radeon R9 390X
      91
    • Radeon R9 380X
      68

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • Radeon R9 390X
      42
    • 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 R9 390X
      55
    • Radeon R9 380X
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • Radeon R9 390X
      49
    • Radeon R9 380X
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon R9 390X
      35
    • Radeon R9 380X
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • Radeon R9 390X
      70
    • Radeon R9 380X
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • Radeon R9 390X
      49
    • Radeon R9 380X
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • Radeon R9 390X
      52
    • Radeon R9 380X
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon R9 390X
      60
    • Radeon R9 380X
      41

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • Radeon R9 390X
      61
    • Radeon R9 380X
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • Radeon R9 390X
      64
    • Radeon R9 380X
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • Radeon R9 390X
      82
    • 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 R9 390X
      53
    • Radeon R9 380X
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

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

    • Radeon R9 390X
      53
    • Radeon R9 380X
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • Radeon R9 390X
      41
    • Radeon R9 380X
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • Radeon R9 390X
      55
    • Radeon R9 380X
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon R9 390X
      46
    • Radeon R9 380X
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon R9 390X
      58
    • Radeon R9 380X
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon R9 390X
      33
    • Radeon R9 380X
      22

    FPS (higher is better)

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • Radeon R9 390X
      36
    • Radeon R9 380X
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • Radeon R9 390X
      26
    • Radeon R9 380X
      18

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • Radeon R9 390X
      26
    • Radeon R9 380X
      15

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon R9 390X
      26
    • Radeon R9 380X
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • Radeon R9 390X
      36
    • Radeon R9 380X
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • Radeon R9 390X
      27
    • Radeon R9 380X
      17

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • Radeon R9 390X
      30
    • Radeon R9 380X
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon R9 390X
      30
    • Radeon R9 380X
      20

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • Radeon R9 390X
      32
    • Radeon R9 380X
      23

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • Radeon R9 390X
      37
    • Radeon R9 380X
      23

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • Radeon R9 390X
      44
    • 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 R9 390X
      29
    • Radeon R9 380X
      17

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

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

    • Radeon R9 390X
      36
    • Radeon R9 380X
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • Radeon R9 390X
      25
    • Radeon R9 380X
      17

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • Radeon R9 390X
      30
    • Radeon R9 380X
      23

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon R9 390X
      27
    • Radeon R9 380X
      20

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon R9 390X
      32
    • Radeon R9 380X
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon R9 390X
      22
    • Radeon R9 380X
      11

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    DX11, Very High Detail

    • Radeon R9 390X
      28
    • Radeon R9 380X
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

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