Radeon RX 550X vs R9 380

Place in performance ranking	315	562
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.08	2.30
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	Tonga Pro	Lexa
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	26 June 2015 (8 years ago)	16 December 2018 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data
Current price	$12.90 (0.1x MSRP)	$259

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R9 380 has 295% better value for money than RX 550X.

Detailed specifications

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 cores	1792	512
Compute units	28	no data
Core clock speed	no data	1100 MHz
Boost clock speed	970 MHz	1183 MHz
Number of transistors	5,000 million	2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	190 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	108.6	37.86
Floating-point performance	3,476 gflops	1,211 gflops

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 support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	221 mm	145 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Form factor	full height / full length / dual slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2 x 6-pin	None
Bridgeless CrossFire	1	no data

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
High bandwidth memory (HBM)	-	no data
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	970 MHz	6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	182.4 GB/s	96 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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 Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinity	+	no data
Number of Eyefinity displays	6	no data
HDMI	+	+
DisplayPort support	+	no data

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration	-	no data
CrossFire	1	no data
Enduro	-	no data
FRTC	1	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
HD3D	+	no data
LiquidVR	1	no data
PowerTune	+	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
ZeroCore	+	no data
VCE	+	no data
DDMA audio	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.3	6.4
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	+	1.2.131
Mantle	+	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.

R9 380 15.89
+173%

RX 550X 5.82

R9 380 outperforms RX 550X by 173% based on our aggregated 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%

R9 380 6149
+173%

RX 550X 2252

R9 380 outperforms RX 550X by 173% in Passmark.

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 HD	66 +175%	24−27 −175%
4K	24 +200%	8−9 −200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

24−27

+178%

9−10
−178%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +175%	12−14 −175%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +189%	9−10 −189%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +189%	18−20 −189%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +192%	12−14 −192%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +178%	9−10 −178%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +207%	14−16 −207%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +175%	16−18 −175%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +194%	18−20 −194%
Hitman 3	35−40 +208%	12−14 −208%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +183%	18−20 −183%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +200%	16−18 −200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +175%	16−18 −175%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +181%	16−18 −181%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +190%	10−11 −190%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +175%	12−14 −175%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +189%	9−10 −189%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +189%	18−20 −189%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +192%	12−14 −192%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +178%	9−10 −178%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +207%	14−16 −207%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +175%	16−18 −175%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +194%	18−20 −194%
Hitman 3	35−40 +208%	12−14 −208%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +183%	18−20 −183%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +200%	16−18 −200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +175%	16−18 −175%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +181%	16−18 −181%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	51 +183%	18−20 −183%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +190%	10−11 −190%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +175%	12−14 −175%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +189%	9−10 −189%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +192%	12−14 −192%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +178%	9−10 −178%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +207%	14−16 −207%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +194%	18−20 −194%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +183%	18−20 −183%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +200%	16−18 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30 +200%	10−11 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +190%	10−11 −190%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45
+175%

16−18

−175%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +210%	10−11 −210%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 +200%	10−11 −200%
Hitman 3	21−24 +188%	8−9 −188%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +200%	4−5 −200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +220%	5−6 −220%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +225%	4−5 −225%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +186%	7−8 −186%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +189%	9−10 −189%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 +200%	10−11 −200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +220%	10−11 −220%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +180%	10−11 −180%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 +200%	10−11 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +183%	6−7 −183%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	30−35 +175%	12−14 −175%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +220%	5−6 −220%
Hitman 3	12−14 +200%	4−5 −200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +183%	6−7 −183%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	19 +217%	6−7 −217%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Battlefield 5	16−18 +183%	6−7 −183%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +200%	7−8 −200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +183%	6−7 −183%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +200%	5−6 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%