GeForce RTX 4060 vs Radeon R9 380X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 380X and GeForce RTX 4060, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 380X
2015
4 GB GDDR5, 190 Watt
16.05

RTX 4060 outperforms R9 380X by a whopping 221% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking33551
Place by popularitynot in top-1002
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.16100.00
Power efficiency5.7930.71
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameAntiguaAD107
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date19 November 2015 (9 years ago)18 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229 $299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4060 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 cores20483072
Compute units32no data
Core clock speedno data1830 MHz
Boost clock speed970 MHz2460 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)190 Watt115 Watt
Texture fill rate124.2236.2
Floating-point processing power3.973 TFLOPS15.11 TFLOPS
ROPs3248
TMUs12896
Tensor Coresno data96
Ray Tracing Coresno data24

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 mm240 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Form factorfull height / full lengthno data
Supplementary power connectors​2 x 6-pin1x 12-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 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed970 MHz2125 MHz
Memory bandwidth182.4 GB/s272.0 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 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 Model6.36.8
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan+1.3
Mantle+-
CUDA-8.9

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 4060 51.51
+221%

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 4060 19850
+221%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

R9 380X 9510
RTX 4060 28111
+196%

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 HD45−50
−222%
145
+222%
1440p21−24
−267%
77
+267%
4K12−14
−267%
44
+267%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.092.06
1440p10.903.88
4K19.086.80

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 139
+0%
139
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 107
+0%
107
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Hitman 3 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 90
+0%
90
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Hitman 3 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 217
+0%
217
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 80
+0%
80
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Hitman 3 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 190
+0%
190
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 112
+0%
112
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 48
+0%
48
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Hitman 3 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Metro Exodus 111
+0%
111
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 129
+0%
129
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Hitman 3 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 68
+0%
68
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 20
+0%
20
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70
+0%
70
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

This is how R9 380X and RTX 4060 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4060 is 222% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4060 is 267% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4060 is 267% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.05 51.51
Recency 19 November 2015 18 May 2023
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 190 Watt 115 Watt

RTX 4060 has a 220.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 460% more advanced lithography process, and 65.2% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4060 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 380X in performance tests.


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AMD Radeon R9 380X
Radeon R9 380X
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
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