Radeon R9 380X vs GeForce GTX 1070

Place in the ranking	144	329
Place by popularity	25	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	23.34	7.97
Power efficiency	16.15	5.84
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code name	GP104	Antigua
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	no data	reference
Release date	10 June 2016 (8 years ago)	19 November 2015 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$379	$229

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1070 has 193% better value for money than R9 380X.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1920	2048
Compute units	no data	32
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1683 MHz	970 MHz
Number of transistors	7,200 million	5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	190 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	94 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	202.0	124.2
Floating-point processing power	6.463 TFLOPS	3.973 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	32
TMUs	120	128

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	267 mm	221 mm
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Form factor	no data	full height / full length
Recommended system power (PSU)	500 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	2 x 6-pin
SLI options	+	-
Bridgeless CrossFire	-	+

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
High bandwidth memory (HBM)	no data	-
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	8 GB/s	970 MHz
Memory bandwidth	256 GB/s	182.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	DP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support	+	no data
Eyefinity	-	+
Number of Eyefinity displays	no data	6
HDMI	+	+
DisplayPort support	-	+
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

CrossFire	-	+
FRTC	-	+
FreeSync	-	+
HD3D	-	+
LiquidVR	-	+
PowerTune	-	+
TrueAudio	-	+
ZeroCore	-	+
VCE	-	+
DDMA audio	no data	+
GPU Boost	3.0	no data
VR Ready	+	no data
Ansel	+	-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	DirectX® 12
Shader Model	6.4	6.3
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	+	+
Mantle	-	+
CUDA	+	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1070 34.98
+118%

R9 380X 16.03

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 1070 13497
+118%

R9 380X 6187

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 1070 18255
+92%

R9 380X 9510

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	115 +130%	50−55 −130%
1440p	64 +137%	27−30 −137%
4K	48 +129%	21−24 −129%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.30	4.58
1440p	5.92	8.48
4K	7.90	10.90

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

60−65
+122%

27−30

−122%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	89 +123%	40−45 −123%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 +122%	27−30 −122%
Battlefield 5	164 +119%	75−80 −119%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	91 +128%	40−45 −128%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +122%	27−30 −122%
Far Cry 5	109 +142%	45−50 −142%
Far Cry New Dawn	110 +120%	50−55 −120%
Forza Horizon 4	284 +118%	130−140 −118%
Hitman 3	70−75 +147%	30−33 −147%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +131%	65−70 −131%
Metro Exodus	127 +131%	55−60 −131%
Red Dead Redemption 2	115 +130%	50−55 −130%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	176 +120%	80−85 −120%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +122%	55−60 −122%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	121 +120%	55−60 −120%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 +122%	27−30 −122%
Battlefield 5	152 +134%	65−70 −134%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	82 +134%	35−40 −134%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +122%	27−30 −122%
Far Cry 5	88 +120%	40−45 −120%
Far Cry New Dawn	86 +146%	35−40 −146%
Forza Horizon 4	261 +137%	110−120 −137%
Hitman 3	70−75 +147%	30−33 −147%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +131%	65−70 −131%
Metro Exodus	112 +124%	50−55 −124%
Red Dead Redemption 2	94 +135%	40−45 −135%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 +127%	55−60 −127%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	70−75 +143%	30−33 −143%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +122%	55−60 −122%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55 +129%	24−27 −129%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 +122%	27−30 −122%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	61 +126%	27−30 −126%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +122%	27−30 −122%
Far Cry 5	66 +120%	30−33 −120%
Forza Horizon 4	94 +135%	40−45 −135%
Hitman 3	70−75 +147%	30−33 −147%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +131%	65−70 −131%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 +127%	55−60 −127%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	63 +133%	27−30 −133%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +122%	55−60 −122%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

93
+133%

40−45

−133%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	71 +137%	30−33 −137%
Far Cry New Dawn	58 +142%	24−27 −142%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45 +150%	18−20 −150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +138%	16−18 −138%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	43 +139%	18−20 −139%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +160%	10−11 −160%
Far Cry 5	47 +124%	21−24 −124%
Forza Horizon 4	248 +125%	110−120 −125%
Hitman 3	40−45 +144%	18−20 −144%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 +150%	30−33 −150%
Metro Exodus	71 +137%	30−33 −137%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	80−85 +137%	35−40 −137%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 +133%	21−24 −133%
Watch Dogs: Legion	170−180 +124%	80−85 −124%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

69
+130%

30−33

−130%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	50 +138%	21−24 −138%
Far Cry New Dawn	30 +150%	12−14 −150%
Hitman 3	27−30 +133%	12−14 −133%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 +124%	75−80 −124%
Metro Exodus	38 +138%	16−18 −138%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	43 +139%	18−20 −139%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	26 +160%	10−11 −160%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +133%	9−10 −133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24 +140%	10−11 −140%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +120%	5−6 −120%
Far Cry 5	23 +130%	10−11 −130%
Forza Horizon 4	52 +148%	21−24 −148%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +124%	21−24 −124%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +143%	7−8 −143%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

34
+143%

14−16

−143%

This is how GTX 1070 and R9 380X compete in popular games:

GTX 1070 is 130% faster in 1080p
GTX 1070 is 137% faster in 1440p
GTX 1070 is 129% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	34.98	16.03
Recency	10 June 2016	19 November 2015
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	190 Watt

GTX 1070 has a 118.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 months, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 26.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1070 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 380X in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.