AMD Radeon R9 380 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080

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Combined performance score

GTX 1080
40.06
+152%

GeForce GTX 1080 outperforms Radeon R9 380 by 152% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking94312
Place by popularity66not in top-100
Value for money26.449.08
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code namePascal GP104Tonga Pro
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date6 May 2016 (7 years old)26 June 2015 (8 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$599 $199
Current price$241 (0.4x MSRP)$12.90 (0.1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1080 has 191% better value for money than R9 380.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores25601792
CUDA cores2560no data
Compute unitsno data28
Core clock speed1607 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1733 MHz970 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)180 Watt190 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature94 °Cno data
Texture fill rate277.3108.6
Floating-point performance8,873 gflops3,476 gflops

Size and 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 3.0PCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length10.5" (26.7 cm)221 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Form factorno datafull height / full length / dual slot
Recommended system power (PSU)500 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors8-pin2 x 6-pin
SLI options+no data
Bridgeless CrossFireno data1

Memory

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 amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed10 GB/s970 MHz
Memory bandwidth320 GB/s182.4 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsDP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, DL-DVI2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support+no data
Eyefinityno data+
Number of Eyefinity displaysno data6
HDMI++
DisplayPort supportno data+
G-SYNC support+no data

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAccelerationno data-
CrossFireno data1
Endurono data-
FRTCno data1
FreeSyncno data1
HD3Dno data+
LiquidVRno data1
PowerTuneno data+
TrueAudiono data+
ZeroCoreno data+
VCEno data+
DDMA audiono data+
GPU Boost3.0no data
VR Ready+no data
Ansel+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)DirectX® 12
Shader Model6.46.3
OpenGL4.54.5
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.131+
Mantleno data+
CUDA+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 1080 40.06
+152%
R9 380 15.89

GeForce GTX 1080 outperforms Radeon R9 380 by 152% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 1080 15528
+152%
R9 380 6159

GeForce GTX 1080 outperforms Radeon R9 380 by 152% in Passmark.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 1080 53598
+80.3%
R9 380 29722

GeForce GTX 1080 outperforms Radeon R9 380 by 80% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 1080 29263
+140%
R9 380 12191

GeForce GTX 1080 outperforms Radeon R9 380 by 140% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 1080 21409
+161%
R9 380 8218

GeForce GTX 1080 outperforms Radeon R9 380 by 161% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 1080 119971
+137%
R9 380 50723

GeForce GTX 1080 outperforms Radeon R9 380 by 137% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

GTX 1080 421474
+38.7%
R9 380 303773

GeForce GTX 1080 outperforms Radeon R9 380 by 39% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

Unigine Heaven 4.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark, a newer version of Unigine 3.0 with relatively small differences. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. The benchmark is still sometimes used, despite its significant age, as it was released back in 2013.

Benchmark coverage: 1%

GTX 1080 3026
+226%
R9 380 928

GeForce GTX 1080 outperforms Radeon R9 380 by 226% in Unigine Heaven 4.0.

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 HD128
+96.9%
65
−96.9%
1440p77
+157%
30−35
−157%
4K58
+132%
25
−132%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+184%
24−27
−184%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 92
+179%
30−35
−179%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
+159%
27−30
−159%
Battlefield 5 166
+207%
50−55
−207%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 134
+227%
40−45
−227%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+184%
24−27
−184%
Far Cry 5 118
+181%
40−45
−181%
Far Cry New Dawn 111
+158%
40−45
−158%
Forza Horizon 4 140
+150%
55−60
−150%
Hitman 3 120−130
+191%
40−45
−191%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+164%
30−35
−164%
Red Dead Redemption 2 96
+269%
24−27
−269%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 108
+227%
30−35
−227%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+147%
30−33
−147%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 83
+152%
30−35
−152%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
+159%
27−30
−159%
Battlefield 5 142
+163%
50−55
−163%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 113
+176%
40−45
−176%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+184%
24−27
−184%
Far Cry 5 113
+169%
40−45
−169%
Far Cry New Dawn 108
+151%
40−45
−151%
Forza Horizon 4 137
+145%
55−60
−145%
Hitman 3 120−130
+191%
40−45
−191%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+164%
30−35
−164%
Metro Exodus 74
+196%
24−27
−196%
Red Dead Redemption 2 53
+104%
24−27
−104%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 98
+197%
30−35
−197%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 74
+45.1%
51
−45.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+147%
30−33
−147%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 63
+90.9%
30−35
−90.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
+159%
27−30
−159%
Battlefield 5 123
+128%
50−55
−128%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+184%
24−27
−184%
Far Cry 5 104
+148%
40−45
−148%
Far Cry New Dawn 98
+128%
40−45
−128%
Forza Horizon 4 112
+100%
55−60
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 81
+170%
30
−170%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+147%
30−33
−147%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 74
+222%
21−24
−222%
Hitman 3 75−80
+200%
24−27
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+159%
21−24
−159%
Metro Exodus 45
+221%
14−16
−221%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35
+192%
12−14
−192%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 64
+220%
20−22
−220%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 49
+188%
16−18
−188%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45−50
+246%
12−14
−246%
Battlefield 5 98
+188%
30−35
−188%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+256%
9−10
−256%
Far Cry 5 77
+196%
24−27
−196%
Far Cry New Dawn 82
+173%
30−33
−173%
Forza Horizon 4 93
+200%
30−35
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+263%
16−18
−263%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+260%
10−11
−260%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 42
+282%
10−12
−282%
Hitman 3 40−45
+173%
14−16
−173%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+182%
10−12
−182%
Metro Exodus 28
+250%
8−9
−250%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21
+133%
9−10
−133%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 32
+220%
10−11
−220%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 56
+195%
19
−195%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 33
+267%
9−10
−267%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+213%
8−9
−213%
Battlefield 5 53
+212%
16−18
−212%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Far Cry 5 42
+223%
12−14
−223%
Far Cry New Dawn 47
+213%
14−16
−213%
Forza Horizon 4 65
+195%
21−24
−195%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+250%
6−7
−250%

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

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 1080 is 96.9% faster than R9 380

1440p resolution:

  • GTX 1080 is 157% faster than R9 380

4K resolution:

  • GTX 1080 is 132% faster than R9 380

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 1080 is 367% faster than the R9 380.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 1080 surpassed R9 380 in all 68 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 40.06 15.89
Recency 6 May 2016 26 June 2015
Cost $599 $199
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 190 Watt

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


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