R9 380X vs HD 7950

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Combined performance score

HD 7950
12.29

R9 380X outperforms HD 7950 by 31% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking366306
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money1.327.08
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)GCN 3.0 (2014−2017)
GPU code nameTahitiAntigua
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferencereference
Release date31 January 2012 (12 years old)19 November 2015 (8 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$449 $229
Current price$431 (1x MSRP)$11.81 (0.1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R9 380X has 436% better value for money than HD 7950.

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 cores17922048
Compute units2832
Boost clock speed1250 MHz970 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 million5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt190 Watt
Texture fill rate89.60124.2
Floating-point performance2,867 gflops3,973 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 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm221 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Form factorno datafull height / full length
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin​2 x 6-pin
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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
High bandwidth memory (HBM)no data-
Maximum RAM amount3 GB4 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz970 MHz
Memory bandwidth240 GB/s182.4 GB/s

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinity11
Number of Eyefinity displays66
HDMI++
DisplayPort support-+

Technologies

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

AppAcceleration+-
CrossFire11
Enduro--
FRTCno data1
FreeSync11
HD3D-+
LiquidVRno data1
PowerTune++
TrueAudio-+
ZeroCore++
VCEno data+
DDMA audiono data+

API support

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

DirectXDirectX® 11DirectX® 12
Shader Model5.16.3
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkanno data+
Mantle-+

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.

HD 7950 12.29
R9 380X 16.07
+30.8%

R9 380X outperforms HD 7950 by 31% 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%

HD 7950 4764
R9 380X 6229
+30.8%

R9 380X outperforms HD 7950 by 31% in Passmark.

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%

HD 7950 7500
R9 380X 9510
+26.8%

R9 380X outperforms HD 7950 by 27% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 12.29 16.07
Recency 31 January 2012 19 November 2015
Cost $449 $229
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 4 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 190 Watt

The Radeon R9 380X is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7950 in performance tests.


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