Radeon R9 380X vs GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1080 Ti and Radeon R9 380X, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1080 Ti
2017
11 GB GDDR5X, 250 Watt
42.08
+203%

1080 Ti outperforms R9 380X by a whopping 203% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking98386
Place by popularity53not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation19.186.71
Power efficiency13.555.89
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameGP102Antigua
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date10 March 2017 (8 years ago)19 November 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 $229

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

GTX 1080 Ti has 186% better value for money than R9 380X.

Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores35842048
Compute unitsno data32
Core clock speed1481 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1582 MHz970 MHz
Number of transistors11,800 million5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt190 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature91 °Cno data
Texture fill rate354.4124.2
Floating-point processing power11.34 TFLOPS3.973 TFLOPS
ROPs8832
TMUs224128
L1 Cache1.3 MB512 KB
L2 Cache2.75 MB512 KB

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
Recommended system power (PSU)600 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin​2 x 6-pin
SLI options+-
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 typeGDDR5XGDDR5
High bandwidth memory (HBM)no data-
Maximum RAM amount11 GB4 GB
Memory bus width352 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1376 MHz970 MHz
Memory bandwidth484.4 GB/s182.4 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support+no data
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+
GPU Boost3.0no data
Ansel+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)DirectX® 12
Shader Model6.86.3
OpenGL4.54.5
OpenCL3.02.0
Vulkan++
Mantle-+
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

GTX 1080 Ti 42.08
+203%
R9 380X 13.89

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 1080 Ti 18605
+203%
Samples: 30227
R9 380X 6141
Samples: 1174

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 1080 Ti 27564
+190%
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 HD129
+223%
40−45
−223%
1440p84
+211%
27−30
−211%
4K67
+219%
21−24
−219%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.42
+5.7%
5.73
−5.7%
1440p8.32
+1.9%
8.48
−1.9%
4K10.43
+4.5%
10.90
−4.5%
  • GTX 1080 Ti has 6% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • GTX 1080 Ti and R9 380X have nearly equal cost per frame in 1440p
  • GTX 1080 Ti and R9 380X have nearly equal cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 240−250
+221%
75−80
−221%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
+206%
35−40
−206%
Hogwarts Legacy 100−110
+209%
35−40
−209%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 166
+232%
50−55
−232%
Counter-Strike 2 240−250
+221%
75−80
−221%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
+206%
35−40
−206%
Far Cry 5 120
+243%
35−40
−243%
Fortnite 190−200
+220%
60−65
−220%
Forza Horizon 4 147
+227%
45−50
−227%
Forza Horizon 5 140−150
+211%
45−50
−211%
Hogwarts Legacy 100−110
+209%
35−40
−209%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 125
+213%
40−45
−213%
Valorant 250−260
+214%
80−85
−214%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 154
+208%
50−55
−208%
Counter-Strike 2 240−250
+221%
75−80
−221%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+209%
90−95
−209%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
+206%
35−40
−206%
Dota 2 133
+233%
40−45
−233%
Far Cry 5 117
+234%
35−40
−234%
Fortnite 203
+212%
65−70
−212%
Forza Horizon 4 145
+222%
45−50
−222%
Forza Horizon 5 140−150
+211%
45−50
−211%
Grand Theft Auto V 120
+243%
35−40
−243%
Hogwarts Legacy 100−110
+209%
35−40
−209%
Metro Exodus 90
+233%
27−30
−233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 115
+229%
35−40
−229%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 160−170
+205%
55−60
−205%
Valorant 250−260
+214%
80−85
−214%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 149
+231%
45−50
−231%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
+206%
35−40
−206%
Dota 2 125
+213%
40−45
−213%
Far Cry 5 109
+211%
35−40
−211%
Forza Horizon 4 120
+243%
35−40
−243%
Hogwarts Legacy 100−110
+209%
35−40
−209%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 102
+240%
30−33
−240%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 98
+227%
30−33
−227%
Valorant 179
+225%
55−60
−225%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 163
+226%
50−55
−226%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 110−120
+240%
35−40
−240%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 300−350
+216%
100−105
−216%
Grand Theft Auto V 84
+211%
27−30
−211%
Metro Exodus 56
+211%
18−20
−211%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+218%
55−60
−218%
Valorant 280−290
+213%
90−95
−213%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 118
+237%
35−40
−237%
Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
+206%
18−20
−206%
Far Cry 5 97
+223%
30−33
−223%
Forza Horizon 4 102
+240%
30−33
−240%
Hogwarts Legacy 50−55
+238%
16−18
−238%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90−95
+233%
27−30
−233%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 107
+206%
35−40
−206%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+238%
16−18
−238%
Grand Theft Auto V 98
+227%
30−33
−227%
Hogwarts Legacy 27−30
+222%
9−10
−222%
Metro Exodus 35
+250%
10−11
−250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 72
+243%
21−24
−243%
Valorant 270−280
+218%
85−90
−218%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 70
+233%
21−24
−233%
Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+238%
16−18
−238%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+225%
8−9
−225%
Dota 2 125
+213%
40−45
−213%
Far Cry 5 55
+206%
18−20
−206%
Forza Horizon 4 75
+213%
24−27
−213%
Hogwarts Legacy 27−30
+222%
9−10
−222%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45
+221%
14−16
−221%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 51
+219%
16−18
−219%

This is how GTX 1080 Ti and R9 380X compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1080 Ti is 223% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1080 Ti is 211% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1080 Ti is 219% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 42.08 13.89
Recency 10 March 2017 19 November 2015
Maximum RAM amount 11 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 190 Watt

GTX 1080 Ti has a 203% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 175% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

R9 380X, on the other hand, has 31.6% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 380X in performance tests.

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