Radeon RX 580 2048SP vs R9 380

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 380 and Radeon RX 580 2048SP, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 380
2015
4 GB GDDR5, 190 Watt
15.88

RX 580 2048SP outperforms R9 380 by a significant 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking340276
Place by popularitynot in top-10052
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.19no data
Power efficiency5.739.11
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameAntiguaPolaris 20
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date18 June 2015 (9 years ago)15 October 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 units28no data
Core clock speedno data1168 MHz
Boost clock speed970 MHz1284 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)190 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate108.6164.4
Floating-point processing power3.476 TFLOPS5.259 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs112128

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 mm241 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Form factorfull height / full length / dual slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2 x 6-pin1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
High bandwidth memory (HBM)-no data
Maximum RAM amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed970 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth182.4 GB/s224.0 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 DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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 (12_0)
Shader Model6.36.4
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan+1.2.131
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.

R9 380 15.88
RX 580 2048SP 19.93
+25.5%

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
RX 580 2048SP 7681
+25.5%

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
−23.1%
80−85
+23.1%
4K25
−20%
30−35
+20%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.06no data
4K7.96no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−20%
30−33
+20%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−25%
45−50
+25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
−15.4%
30−33
+15.4%
Battlefield 5 50−55
−25%
65−70
+25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
−25%
40−45
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−20%
30−33
+20%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−21.6%
45−50
+21.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
−16.3%
50−55
+16.3%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
−17.6%
120−130
+17.6%
Hitman 3 30−33
−16.7%
35−40
+16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
−25%
100−105
+25%
Metro Exodus 50−55
−20.4%
65−70
+20.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
−25%
55−60
+25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
−25%
65−70
+25%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
−23.5%
100−105
+23.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−25%
45−50
+25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
−15.4%
30−33
+15.4%
Battlefield 5 50−55
−25%
65−70
+25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
−25%
40−45
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−20%
30−33
+20%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−21.6%
45−50
+21.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
−16.3%
50−55
+16.3%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
−17.6%
120−130
+17.6%
Hitman 3 30−33
−16.7%
35−40
+16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
−25%
100−105
+25%
Metro Exodus 50−55
−20.4%
65−70
+20.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
−25%
55−60
+25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
−25%
65−70
+25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100
−20%
120−130
+20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
−23.5%
100−105
+23.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−25%
45−50
+25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
−15.4%
30−33
+15.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
−25%
40−45
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−20%
30−33
+20%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−21.6%
45−50
+21.6%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
−17.6%
120−130
+17.6%
Hitman 3 30−33
−16.7%
35−40
+16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
−25%
100−105
+25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
−25%
65−70
+25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30
−16.7%
35−40
+16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
−23.5%
100−105
+23.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
−25%
55−60
+25%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
−12.9%
35−40
+12.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−25%
30−33
+25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−23.5%
21−24
+23.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−16.7%
21−24
+16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−19%
100−105
+19%
Hitman 3 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−25%
40−45
+25%
Metro Exodus 27−30
−25%
35−40
+25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−20.7%
35−40
+20.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−23.5%
21−24
+23.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
−23.7%
120−130
+23.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−15.4%
30−33
+15.4%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Hitman 3 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
−25%
100−105
+25%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 19
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−14.3%
24−27
+14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%

This is how R9 380 and RX 580 2048SP compete in popular games:

  • RX 580 2048SP is 23% faster in 1080p
  • RX 580 2048SP is 20% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.88 19.93
Recency 18 June 2015 15 October 2018
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 190 Watt 150 Watt

RX 580 2048SP has a 25.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 26.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 580 2048SP is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 380 in performance tests.


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AMD Radeon R9 380
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