GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB vs Radeon R9 380X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 380X and GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 380X
2015
4 GB GDDR5, 190 Watt
16.05

RTX 3050 4 GB outperforms R9 380X by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking335309
Place by popularitynot in top-10025
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.1637.01
Power efficiency5.7913.42
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameAntiguaGA107
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date19 November 2015 (9 years ago)27 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229 $199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3050 4 GB has 354% 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 cores20482048
Compute units32no data
Core clock speedno data1545 MHz
Boost clock speed970 MHz1740 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)190 Watt90 Watt
Texture fill rate124.2111.4
Floating-point processing power3.973 TFLOPS7.127 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs12864
Tensor Coresno data64
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

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 4.0 x8
Length221 mm242 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Form factorfull height / full lengthno data
Supplementary power connectors​2 x 6-pin1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
High bandwidth memory (HBM)-no data
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed970 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth182.4 GB/s192.0 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
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_2)
Shader Model6.36.7
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan+1.3
Mantle+-
CUDA-8.6

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 380X 16.05
RTX 3050 4 GB 17.62
+9.8%

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 380X 6183
RTX 3050 4 GB 6788
+9.8%

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 16.05 17.62
Recency 19 November 2015 27 January 2022
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 190 Watt 90 Watt

RTX 3050 4 GB has a 9.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 111.1% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon R9 380X and GeForce RTX 3050 4 GB.


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