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AMD Radeon R9 380X
- Graphics Processor
- Antigua
- Cores
- 2048
- TMUs
- 128
- ROPs
- 32
- Memory Size
- 4 GB
- Memory Type
- GDDR5
- Bus Width
- 256 bit
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Recommended Gaming Resolutions:
- 1366x768
- 1600x900
- 1920x1080
The Radeon R9 380X was a performance-segment graphics card by AMD, launched on November 19th, 2015. Built on the 28 nm process, and based on the Antigua graphics processor, in its Antigua XT variant, the card supports DirectX 12. This ensures that all modern games will run on Radeon R9 380X. The Antigua graphics processor is a large chip with a die area of 366 mm² and 5,000 million transistors. It features 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 32 ROPs. AMD has paired 4 GB GDDR5 memory with the Radeon R9 380X, which are connected using a 256-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 970 MHz, memory is running at 1425 MHz (5.7 Gbps effective).
Being a dual-slot card, the AMD Radeon R9 380X draws power from 2x 6-pin power connectors, with power draw rated at 190 W maximum. Display outputs include: 2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 1x DisplayPort 1.2. Radeon R9 380X is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 3.0 x16 interface. The card measures 221 mm in length, 111 mm in width, and features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 229 US Dollars.
Being a dual-slot card, the AMD Radeon R9 380X draws power from 2x 6-pin power connectors, with power draw rated at 190 W maximum. Display outputs include: 2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 1x DisplayPort 1.2. Radeon R9 380X is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 3.0 x16 interface. The card measures 221 mm in length, 111 mm in width, and features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 229 US Dollars.
Graphics Processor
Graphics Card
- Release Date
- Nov 19th, 2015
- Generation
-
Pirate Islands
(R9 300)
- Predecessor
- Volcanic Islands
- Successor
- Arctic Islands
- Production
- End-of-life
- Launch Price
- 229 USD
- Bus Interface
- PCIe 3.0 x16
- Reviews
- 36 in our database
Relative Performance
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080, 4K for RTX 3080 and faster.
Performance estimated based on architecture, shader count and clocks.
Clock Speeds
- GPU Clock
- 970 MHz
- Memory Clock
-
1425 MHz
5.7 Gbps effective
Memory
- Memory Size
- 4 GB
- Memory Type
- GDDR5
- Memory Bus
- 256 bit
- Bandwidth
- 182.4 GB/s
Render Config
- Shading Units
- 2048
- TMUs
- 128
- ROPs
- 32
- Compute Units
- 32
- L1 Cache
- 16 KB (per CU)
- L2 Cache
- 512 KB
Theoretical Performance
- Pixel Rate
- 31.04 GPixel/s
- Texture Rate
- 124.2 GTexel/s
- FP16 (half)
- 3.973 TFLOPS (1:1)
- FP32 (float)
- 3.973 TFLOPS
- FP64 (double)
- 248.3 GFLOPS (1:16)
Board Design
- Slot Width
- Dual-slot
- Length
- 221 mm
8.7 inches
- Width
- 111 mm
4.4 inches
- TDP
- 190 W
- Suggested PSU
- 450 W
- Outputs
- 2x DVI
1x HDMI 1.4a
1x DisplayPort 1.2
- Power Connectors
- 2x 6-pin
- Board Number
- C766,
C784
Graphics Features
- DirectX
- 12 (12_0)
- OpenGL
- 4.6
- OpenCL
- 2.1
- Vulkan
- 1.2.170
- Shader Model
- 6.5
Antigua GPU Notes
| Generation: Volcanic Islands Desktop Variant: Tonga Mobile Variant: Amethyst Graphics/Compute: GFX8 (gfx802) Display Core Engine: 10.0 Unified Video Decoder: 5.0 Video Compression Engine: 3.0 System DMA: 3.0.0 CLRX: GCN 1.2.0 Latest Drivers: Windows 7: 64-bit: AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.6.1 Windows 8.1: 64-bit: Radeon Software: Crimson ReLive Edition 17.4.4 / 17.7.1 Windows 10: 64-bit: AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.6.1 |
Retail boards based on this design (13)
| Name | GPU Clock | Memory Clock | Other Changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 970 MHz | 1425 MHz | 270 mm/10.6 inches | |
| 1030 MHz | 1425 MHz | 270 mm/10.6 inches | |
| 980 MHz | 1425 MHz | ||
| 970 MHz | 1425 MHz | ||
| 990 MHz | 1425 MHz | 278 mm/10.9 inches | |
| 1020 MHz | 1425 MHz | 278 mm/10.9 inches | |
| 1020 MHz | 1475 MHz | 267 mm/10.5 inches | |
| 1002 MHz | 1425 MHz | 267 mm/10.5 inches | |
| 1040 MHz | 1500 MHz | 237 mm/9.3 inches | |
| 990 MHz | 1425 MHz | 234 mm/9.2 inches | |
| 1030 MHz | 1450 MHz | 234 mm/9.2 inches | |
| 1010 MHz | 1425 MHz | 234 mm/9.2 inches | |
| 1040 MHz | 1450 MHz | 234 mm/9.2 inches |
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