Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) vs R9 380X

Place in performance ranking	313	621
Place by popularity	not in top-100	42
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.08	no data
Architecture	GCN 3.0 (2014−2017)	Vega (2017−2021)
GPU code name	Antigua	Vega Raven Ridge
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	19 November 2015 (8 years ago)	26 October 2017 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	no data
Current price	$11.81 (0.1x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	2048	512
Compute units	32	no data
Boost clock speed	970 MHz	1200 MHz
Number of transistors	5,000 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	190 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	124.2	no data
Floating-point performance	3,973 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 380X and Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	221 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Form factor	full height / full length	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2 x 6-pin	no data
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	no data
High bandwidth memory (HBM)	-	no data
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	970 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	182.4 GB/s	no data
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	no data
Eyefinity	1	no data
Number of Eyefinity displays	6	no data
HDMI	+	no data
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_1
Shader Model	6.3	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data
OpenCL	2.0	no data
Vulkan	+	no data
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 380X 16.04
+256%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 4.50

R9 380X outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) by 256% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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%

R9 380X 9510
+299%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 2381

R9 380X outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) by 299% 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.

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	65−70 +242%	19 −242%
4K	35−40 +218%	11 −218%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

9
+350%

2−3

−350%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	15 +275%	4−5 −275%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10 +400%	2−3 −400%
Battlefield 5	18 +260%	5−6 −260%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10 +400%	2−3 −400%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 +350%	2−3 −350%
Far Cry 5	18 +260%	5−6 −260%
Far Cry New Dawn	18 +260%	5−6 −260%
Forza Horizon 4	26 +271%	7−8 −271%
Hitman 3	9 +350%	2−3 −350%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27 +286%	7−8 −286%
Metro Exodus	22 +267%	6−7 −267%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16 +300%	4−5 −300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	22 +267%	6−7 −267%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12 +300%	3−4 −300%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	11 +267%	3−4 −267%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4	0−1
Battlefield 5	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10 +400%	2−3 −400%
Cyberpunk 2077	6 +500%	1−2 −500%
Far Cry 5	10 +400%	2−3 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	13 +333%	3−4 −333%
Forza Horizon 4	52 +271%	14−16 −271%
Hitman 3	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +300%	6−7 −300%
Metro Exodus	15 +275%	4−5 −275%
Red Dead Redemption 2	11 +267%	3−4 −267%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16 +300%	4−5 −300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	13 +333%	3−4 −333%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55 +293%	14−16 −293%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8 +300%	2−3 −300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7 +600%	1−2 −600%
Cyberpunk 2077	5 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry 5	7 +600%	1−2 −600%
Forza Horizon 4	23 +283%	6−7 −283%
Horizon Zero Dawn	15 +275%	4−5 −275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14 +367%	3−4 −367%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8 +300%	2−3 −300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 +320%	5−6 −320%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+400%

2−3
−400%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Far Cry 5	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Hitman 3	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9
+300%

2−3

−300%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4	0−1
Hitman 3	1−2	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4 +300%	1−2 −300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	9 +350%	2−3 −350%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1