E8950 vs R9 380X

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Combined performance score

R9 380X
16.07
+13.6%

R9 380X outperforms E8950 by 14% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking306340
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money7.08no data
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2017)GCN 3.0 (2014−2017)
GPU code nameAntiguaAmethyst
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date19 November 2015 (8 years old)29 September 2015 (8 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$229 no data
Current price$11.81 (0.1x MSRP)no data
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores20482048
Compute units32no data
Core clock speedno data735 MHz
Boost clock speed970 MHz1000 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)190 Watt95 Watt
Texture fill rate124.2128.0
Floating-point performance3,973 gflops4,096 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 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
Length221 mmno data
Width2-slotMXM Module
Form factorfull height / full lengthno data
Supplementary power connectors​2 x 6-pinNone
Bridgeless CrossFire1no data

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 amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed970 MHz6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth182.4 GB/s192.0 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortNo outputs
Eyefinity1no data
Number of Eyefinity displays6no data
HDMI+no data
DisplayPort support+no data

Technologies

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

AppAcceleration-no data
CrossFire1no data
Enduro-no data
FRTC1no data
FreeSync1no data
HD3D+no data
LiquidVR1no data
PowerTune+no data
TrueAudio+no data
ZeroCore+no data
VCE+no data
DDMA audio+no data

API support

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (12_0)
Shader Model6.36.3
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan+1.2.131
Mantle+no data

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 16.07 14.14
Recency 19 November 2015 29 September 2015
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 190 Watt 95 Watt

The Radeon R9 380X is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon E8950 in performance tests.


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