Radeon RX 7600 XT vs R9 380

Place in the ranking	339	79
Place by popularity	not in top-100	89
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.03	77.71
Power efficiency	5.83	16.35
Architecture	GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Antigua	Navi 33
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	18 June 2015 (9 years ago)	8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	$329

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 7600 XT has 761% better value for money than R9 380.

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	1792	2048
Compute units	28	no data
Core clock speed	no data	1980 MHz
Boost clock speed	970 MHz	2755 MHz
Number of transistors	5,000 million	13,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	190 Watt	190 Watt
Texture fill rate	108.6	352.6
Floating-point processing power	3.476 TFLOPS	22.57 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	64
TMUs	112	128
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	32

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	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	221 mm	204 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Form factor	full height / full length / dual slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2 x 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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
High bandwidth memory (HBM)	-	no data
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	970 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	182.4 GB/s	288.0 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 Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
Eyefinity	+	-
Number of Eyefinity displays	6	no 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.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.3	6.7
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.2
Vulkan	+	1.3
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.

R9 380 15.90

RX 7600 XT 44.56
+180%

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 6134

RX 7600 XT 17192
+180%

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	68 −179%	190−200 +179%
4K	25 −180%	70−75 +180%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.93	1.73
4K	7.96	4.70

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

24−27

−180%

70−75
+180%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −178%	100−105 +178%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −169%	70−75 +169%
Battlefield 5	50−55 −169%	140−150 +169%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 −166%	85−90 +166%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −180%	70−75 +180%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −170%	100−105 +170%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 −179%	120−130 +179%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −175%	280−290 +175%
Hitman 3	30−33 −167%	80−85 +167%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 −175%	220−230 +175%
Metro Exodus	50−55 −178%	150−160 +178%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −173%	120−130 +173%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 −169%	140−150 +169%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 −172%	220−230 +172%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −178%	100−105 +178%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −169%	70−75 +169%
Battlefield 5	50−55 −169%	140−150 +169%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 −166%	85−90 +166%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −180%	70−75 +180%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −170%	100−105 +170%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 −179%	120−130 +179%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −175%	280−290 +175%
Hitman 3	30−33 −167%	80−85 +167%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 −175%	220−230 +175%
Metro Exodus	50−55 −178%	150−160 +178%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 −173%	120−130 +173%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 −169%	140−150 +169%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	100 −180%	280−290 +180%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 −172%	220−230 +172%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −178%	100−105 +178%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −169%	70−75 +169%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 −166%	85−90 +166%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −180%	70−75 +180%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −170%	100−105 +170%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −175%	280−290 +175%
Hitman 3	30−33 −167%	80−85 +167%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 −175%	220−230 +175%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 −169%	140−150 +169%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30 −167%	80−85 +167%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 −172%	220−230 +172%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45
−173%

120−130

+173%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −174%	85−90 +174%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −171%	65−70 +171%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −150%	40−45 +150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −169%	35−40 +169%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −165%	45−50 +165%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −178%	50−55 +178%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −174%	230−240 +174%
Hitman 3	18−20 −163%	50−55 +163%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −166%	85−90 +166%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −168%	75−80 +168%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −176%	80−85 +176%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −165%	45−50 +165%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 −178%	270−280 +178%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27

−169%

70−75
+169%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −150%	40−45 +150%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Hitman 3	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 −175%	220−230 +175%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −150%	40−45 +150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	19 −163%	50−55 +163%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −167%	24−27 +167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −167%	8−9 +167%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −167%	24−27 +167%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −162%	55−60 +162%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 −150%	40−45 +150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

−150%

35−40
+150%

This is how R9 380 and RX 7600 XT compete in popular games:

RX 7600 XT is 179% faster in 1080p
RX 7600 XT is 180% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	15.90	44.56
Recency	18 June 2015	8 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	6 nm

RX 7600 XT has a 180.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7600 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 380 in performance tests.

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