Radeon RX 5700 XT vs R9 380

Place in the ranking	341	90
Place by popularity	not in top-100	54
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.20	46.52
Power efficiency	5.77	13.15
Architecture	GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code name	Antigua	Navi 10
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	18 June 2015 (9 years ago)	7 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 5700 XT has 406% better value for money than R9 380.

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 cores	1792	2560
Compute units	28	no data
Core clock speed	no data	1605 MHz
Boost clock speed	970 MHz	1905 MHz
Number of transistors	5,000 million	10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	190 Watt	225 Watt
Texture fill rate	108.6	304.8
Floating-point processing power	3.476 TFLOPS	9.754 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	64
TMUs	112	160

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 4.0 x16
Length	221 mm	272 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Form factor	full height / full length / dual slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2 x 6-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
High bandwidth memory (HBM)	-	no data
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	970 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	182.4 GB/s	448.0 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 Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Eyefinity	+	-
Number of Eyefinity displays	6	no data
HDMI	+	+
DisplayPort 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 audio	+	no data
VR Ready	no data	+
Multi Monitor	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.3	6.5
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	+	+
Mantle	+	-

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.

R9 380 15.89

RX 5700 XT 42.87
+170%

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.

R9 380 6111

RX 5700 XT 16486
+170%

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.

R9 380 12191

RX 5700 XT 35823
+194%

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.

R9 380 29722

RX 5700 XT 83961
+182%

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.

R9 380 8218

RX 5700 XT 26189
+219%

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.

R9 380 50723

RX 5700 XT 146093
+188%

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.

R9 380 303773

RX 5700 XT 499658
+64.5%

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	65 −95.4%	127 +95.4%
1440p	27−30 −181%	76 +181%
4K	27 −77.8%	48 +77.8%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.06 +2.6%	3.14 −2.6%
1440p	7.37 −40.4%	5.25 +40.4%
4K	7.37 +12.8%	8.31 −12.8%

R9 380 and RX 5700 XT have nearly equal cost per frame in 1080p
RX 5700 XT has 40% lower cost per frame in 1440p
R9 380 has 13% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	27−30 −232%	93 +232%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −152%	78 +152%
Elden Ring	45−50 −171%	133 +171%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 −82.4%	93 +82.4%
Counter-Strike 2	27−30 −171%	76 +171%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −165%	82 +165%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −260%	234 +260%
Metro Exodus	40−45 −263%	156 +263%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 −203%	115 +203%
Valorant	60−65 −197%	190 +197%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 −280%	194 +280%
Counter-Strike 2	27−30 −129%	64 +129%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −132%	72 +132%
Dota 2	55−60 −123%	127 +123%
Elden Ring	45−50 −220%	157 +220%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +0%	57 +0%
Fortnite	85−90 −107%	180−190 +107%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −197%	193 +197%
Grand Theft Auto V	55−60 −154%	145 +154%
Metro Exodus	40−45 −158%	111 +158%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	110−120 −118%	246 +118%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 −73.7%	66 +73.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	52 −198%	150−160 +198%
Valorant	60−65 −75%	112 +75%
World of Tanks	200−210 −38.1%	270−280 +38.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 −58.8%	81 +58.8%
Counter-Strike 2	27−30 −104%	57 +104%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −103%	63 +103%
Dota 2	55−60 −80.7%	103 +80.7%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −77.2%	100−110 +77.2%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −163%	171 +163%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	110−120 −83.2%	200−210 +83.2%
Valorant	60−65 −148%	159 +148%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	21−24 −243%	79 +243%
Elden Ring	24−27 −252%	88 +252%
Grand Theft Auto V	24−27 −229%	79 +229%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	140−150 −19%	170−180 +19%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −200%	42 +200%
World of Tanks	110−120 −144%	270−280 +144%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −150%	80 +150%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −157%	36 +157%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −225%	39 +225%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −254%	130−140 +254%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −205%	119 +205%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −197%	104 +197%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 −285%	75−80 +285%
Valorant	40−45 −198%	119 +198%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −155%	28 +155%
Dota 2	27−30 −193%	79 +193%
Elden Ring	10−12 −255%	39 +255%
Grand Theft Auto V	27−30 −193%	79 +193%
Metro Exodus	10−12 −218%	35 +218%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 −206%	144 +206%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −170%	27 +170%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −193%	79 +193%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −247%	52 +247%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −309%	45−50 +309%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −325%	17 +325%
Dota 2	27−30 −244%	93 +244%
Far Cry 5	20−22 −230%	65−70 +230%
Fortnite	18−20 −250%	60−65 +250%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −209%	71 +209%
Valorant	18−20 −244%	62 +244%

This is how R9 380 and RX 5700 XT compete in popular games:

RX 5700 XT is 95% faster in 1080p
RX 5700 XT is 181% faster in 1440p
RX 5700 XT is 78% faster in 4K

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

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 5700 XT is 325% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 5700 XT is ahead in 62 tests (98%)
there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	15.89	42.87
Recency	18 June 2015	7 July 2019
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	190 Watt	225 Watt

R9 380 has 18.4% lower power consumption.

RX 5700 XT, on the other hand, has a 169.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 5700 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 380 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.