Tonga vs Radeon R9 380X

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Aggregated performance score

R9 380X
2015
4096 MB GDDR5
16.04
+12%

Radeon R9 380X outperforms Tonga by 12% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking308338
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation7.08no data
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2017)GCN 3.0 (2014−2017)
GPU code nameAntiguaTonga
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date19 November 2015 (8 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$229 no data
Current price$11.81 (0.1x MSRP)$23

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores20482048
Compute units32no data
Boost clock speed970 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,000 million5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)190 Wattno data
Texture fill rate124.2no data
Floating-point performance3,973 gflopsno data

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 supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length221 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Form factorfull height / full lengthno data
Supplementary power connectors​2 x 6-pinno data
Bridgeless CrossFire1no data

Memory typeGDDR5no data
High bandwidth memory (HBM)-no data
Maximum RAM amount4 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed970 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth182.4 GB/sno 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortno data
Eyefinity1no data
Number of Eyefinity displays6no 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
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 Compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (12_0)
Shader Model6.36.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL2.02.1
Vulkan+1.2.170
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.

Pros & Cons Summary


Performance score 16.04 14.32

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


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