Radeon R9 380X vs GeForce GTX 1070 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1070 Ti and Radeon R9 380X, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1070 Ti
2017
8 GB GDDR5, 180 Watt
38.19
+138%

GTX 1070 Ti outperforms R9 380X by a whopping 138% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking121335
Place by popularity70not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation30.878.18
Power efficiency14.645.84
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameGP104Antigua
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date2 November 2017 (7 years ago)19 November 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 $229

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1070 Ti has 277% 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 cores24322048
Compute unitsno data32
Core clock speed1607 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1683 MHz970 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)180 Watt190 Watt
Texture fill rate255.8124.2
Floating-point processing power8.186 TFLOPS3.973 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs152128

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 supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm221 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Form factorno datafull height / full length
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin​2 x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
High bandwidth memory (HBM)no data-
Maximum RAM amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed2002 MHz970 MHz
Memory bandwidth256.3 GB/s182.4 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinity-+
Number of Eyefinity displaysno data6
HDMI++
DisplayPort support-+
G-SYNC 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 audiono data+
VR Ready+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)DirectX® 12
Shader Model6.46.3
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.131+
Mantle-+
CUDA6.1-

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.

GTX 1070 Ti 38.19
+138%
R9 380X 16.07

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.

GTX 1070 Ti 14686
+138%
R9 380X 6180

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.

GTX 1070 Ti 18405
+93.5%
R9 380X 9510

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 HD109
+142%
45−50
−142%
1440p71
+163%
27−30
−163%
4K55
+162%
21−24
−162%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.66
+39%
5.09
−39%
1440p5.62
+50.9%
8.48
−50.9%
4K7.25
+50.3%
10.90
−50.3%
  • GTX 1070 Ti has 39% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • GTX 1070 Ti has 51% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • GTX 1070 Ti has 50% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+163%
30−33
−163%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
+170%
30−33
−170%
Elden Ring 130−140
+142%
55−60
−142%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+158%
40−45
−158%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+163%
30−33
−163%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
+170%
30−33
−170%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+145%
75−80
−145%
Metro Exodus 107
+138%
45−50
−138%
Red Dead Redemption 2 75−80
+150%
30−33
−150%
Valorant 150−160
+155%
60−65
−155%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+158%
40−45
−158%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+163%
30−33
−163%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
+170%
30−33
−170%
Dota 2 42
+163%
16−18
−163%
Elden Ring 130−140
+142%
55−60
−142%
Far Cry 5 75
+150%
30−33
−150%
Fortnite 160−170
+140%
70−75
−140%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+145%
75−80
−145%
Grand Theft Auto V 120−130
+140%
50−55
−140%
Metro Exodus 78
+160%
30−33
−160%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 112
+149%
45−50
−149%
Red Dead Redemption 2 75−80
+150%
30−33
−150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 130−140
+145%
55−60
−145%
Valorant 150−160
+155%
60−65
−155%
World of Tanks 270−280
+154%
110−120
−154%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+158%
40−45
−158%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+163%
30−33
−163%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
+170%
30−33
−170%
Dota 2 121
+142%
50−55
−142%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+140%
40−45
−140%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+145%
75−80
−145%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 190−200
+148%
80−85
−148%
Valorant 150−160
+155%
60−65
−155%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 70−75
+159%
27−30
−159%
Elden Ring 75−80
+157%
30−33
−157%
Grand Theft Auto V 70−75
+163%
27−30
−163%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+150%
70−75
−150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+171%
14−16
−171%
World of Tanks 240−250
+142%
100−105
−142%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+163%
27−30
−163%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+171%
14−16
−171%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+171%
14−16
−171%
Far Cry 5 120−130
+146%
50−55
−146%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+144%
45−50
−144%
Metro Exodus 76
+153%
30−33
−153%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
+144%
27−30
−144%
Valorant 110−120
+138%
50−55
−138%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+144%
16−18
−144%
Dota 2 67
+148%
27−30
−148%
Elden Ring 35−40
+157%
14−16
−157%
Grand Theft Auto V 67
+148%
27−30
−148%
Metro Exodus 25
+150%
10−11
−150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 92
+163%
35−40
−163%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+150%
10−11
−150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 67
+148%
27−30
−148%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+144%
18−20
−144%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+144%
16−18
−144%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%
Dota 2 105
+163%
40−45
−163%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+167%
21−24
−167%
Fortnite 45
+150%
18−20
−150%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+163%
24−27
−163%
Valorant 60−65
+158%
24−27
−158%

This is how GTX 1070 Ti and R9 380X compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1070 Ti is 142% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1070 Ti is 163% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1070 Ti is 162% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 38.19 16.07
Recency 2 November 2017 19 November 2015
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 190 Watt

GTX 1070 Ti has a 137.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 5.6% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1070 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 380X in performance tests.


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