Radeon R9 380X vs PRO W7500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon PRO W7500 with Radeon R9 380X, including specs and performance data.

PRO W7500
2023
8 GB GDDR6, 70 Watt
37.14
+131%

PRO W7500 outperforms R9 380X by a whopping 131% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking128335
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation100.008.16
Power efficiency36.375.79
ArchitectureRDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameNavi 33Antigua
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date3 August 2023 (1 year ago)19 November 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$429 $229

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

PRO W7500 has 1125% 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 cores17922048
Compute unitsno data32
Core clock speed1500 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1700 MHz970 MHz
Number of transistors13,300 million5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology6 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)70 Watt190 Watt
Texture fill rate190.4124.2
Floating-point processing power12.19 TFLOPS3.973 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs112128
Ray Tracing Cores28no data

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 supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x16
Length216 mm221 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Form factorno datafull height / full length
Supplementary power connectorsNone​2 x 6-pin
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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
High bandwidth memory (HBM)no data-
Maximum RAM amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1344 MHz970 MHz
Memory bandwidth172.0 GB/s182.4 GB/s

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 Connectors4x DisplayPort 2.12x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinity-+
Number of Eyefinity displaysno data6
HDMI-+
DisplayPort 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 audiono data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)DirectX® 12
Shader Model6.76.3
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL2.22.0
Vulkan1.3+
Mantle-+

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.

PRO W7500 37.14
+131%
R9 380X 16.05

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.

PRO W7500 14311
+131%
R9 380X 6183

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 37.14 16.05
Recency 3 August 2023 19 November 2015
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 6 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 70 Watt 190 Watt

PRO W7500 has a 131.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.

The Radeon PRO W7500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 380X in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon PRO W7500 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon R9 380X is a desktop one.


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

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