Quadro RTX 6000 vs Radeon R9 380

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 380 with Quadro RTX 6000, including specs and performance data.

R9 380
2015
4 GB GDDR5, 190 Watt
15.88

RTX 6000 outperforms R9 380 by a whopping 205% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking34069
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.195.32
Power efficiency5.7312.78
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameAntiguaTU102
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Designreferenceno data
Release date18 June 2015 (9 years ago)13 August 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 $6,299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R9 380 has 73% better value for money than RTX 6000.

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 cores17924608
Compute units28no data
Core clock speedno data1440 MHz
Boost clock speed970 MHz1770 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million18,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)190 Watt260 Watt
Texture fill rate108.6509.8
Floating-point processing power3.476 TFLOPS16.31 TFLOPS
ROPs3296
TMUs112288
Tensor Coresno data576
Ray Tracing Coresno data72

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 supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length221 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Form factorfull height / full length / dual slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2 x 6-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
High bandwidth memory (HBM)-no data
Maximum RAM amount4 GB24 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed970 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth182.4 GB/s672.0 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort4x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
Eyefinity+-
Number of Eyefinity displays6no data
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 audio+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model6.36.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan+1.2.131
Mantle+-
CUDA-7.5

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.

R9 380 15.88
RTX 6000 48.46
+205%

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.

R9 380 6119
RTX 6000 18674
+205%

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 HD65
−192%
190−200
+192%
4K25
−200%
75−80
+200%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.0633.15
4K7.9683.99

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−200%
75−80
+200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−178%
100−105
+178%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
−188%
75−80
+188%
Battlefield 5 50−55
−188%
150−160
+188%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
−197%
95−100
+197%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−200%
75−80
+200%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−197%
110−120
+197%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
−202%
130−140
+202%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
−194%
300−310
+194%
Hitman 3 30−33
−200%
90−95
+200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
−200%
240−250
+200%
Metro Exodus 50−55
−196%
160−170
+196%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
−195%
130−140
+195%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
−188%
150−160
+188%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
−196%
240−250
+196%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−178%
100−105
+178%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
−188%
75−80
+188%
Battlefield 5 50−55
−188%
150−160
+188%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
−197%
95−100
+197%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−200%
75−80
+200%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−197%
110−120
+197%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
−202%
130−140
+202%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
−194%
300−310
+194%
Hitman 3 30−33
−200%
90−95
+200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
−200%
240−250
+200%
Metro Exodus 50−55
−196%
160−170
+196%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
−195%
130−140
+195%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
−188%
150−160
+188%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100
−200%
300−310
+200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
−196%
240−250
+196%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−178%
100−105
+178%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
−188%
75−80
+188%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
−197%
95−100
+197%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−200%
75−80
+200%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−197%
110−120
+197%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
−194%
300−310
+194%
Hitman 3 30−33
−200%
90−95
+200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
−200%
240−250
+200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
−188%
150−160
+188%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30
−200%
90−95
+200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
−196%
240−250
+196%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
−195%
130−140
+195%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
−190%
90−95
+190%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−192%
70−75
+192%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−181%
45−50
+181%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−169%
35−40
+169%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−194%
50−55
+194%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−200%
24−27
+200%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−178%
50−55
+178%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−198%
250−260
+198%
Hitman 3 18−20
−189%
55−60
+189%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−197%
95−100
+197%
Metro Exodus 27−30
−204%
85−90
+204%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−193%
85−90
+193%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−194%
50−55
+194%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
−199%
290−300
+199%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−188%
75−80
+188%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
−181%
45−50
+181%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−192%
35−40
+192%
Hitman 3 12−14
−192%
35−40
+192%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
−200%
240−250
+200%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−181%
45−50
+181%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 19
−189%
55−60
+189%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−200%
27−30
+200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−200%
24−27
+200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−200%
24−27
+200%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−200%
27−30
+200%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−186%
60−65
+186%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−181%
45−50
+181%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
−200%
18−20
+200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−186%
40−45
+186%

This is how R9 380 and RTX 6000 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 6000 is 192% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 6000 is 200% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.88 48.46
Recency 18 June 2015 13 August 2018
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 190 Watt 260 Watt

R9 380 has 36.8% lower power consumption.

RTX 6000, on the other hand, has a 205.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro RTX 6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 380 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 380 is a desktop card while Quadro RTX 6000 is a workstation 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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AMD Radeon R9 380
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