Graphics card comparison
GeForce GTX 680 vs Radeon R9 380X
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 680
2048 Mb GDDR5
Released 22 Mar 2012
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VS
AMD
Radeon R9 380X
4096 Mb GDDR5
Released 19 Nov 2015
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Summary
Synthetic performance index
- GeForce GTX 680100%
- Radeon R9 380X125%
Relative performance
Gaming performance index
- GeForce GTX 680100%
- Radeon R9 380X112%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 680
- Supports PhysX
- Supports G-Sync
- Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Kepler), there are less performance optimizations for current games and applications
Reasons to consider the Radeon R9 380X
- 12% higher gaming performance.
- This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports FreeSync
- Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports TrueAudio
- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the Radeon R9 380X
The Radeon R9 380X is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (7 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| GeForce GTX 680 | Radeon R9 380X |
|---|
| GPU Name | GK104 (GK104-400-A2) | Antigua (Antigua XT) |
| Fab Process | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 294 mm² | 366 mm² |
| Transistors | 3,540 million | 5,000 million |
| Shaders | 1536 | 2048 |
| Compute Units | 8 | 32 |
| Core clock | 1006 MHz | 970 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 128 | 128 |
Memory configuration
| GeForce GTX 680 | Radeon R9 380X |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1502 MHz
6008 MHz effective | 1425 MHz
5700 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 2048 Mb | 4096 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce GTX 680 | Radeon R9 380X |
|---|
| TDP | 195 watts | 190 watts |
| Release Date | 22 Mar 2012 | 19 Nov 2015 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- GeForce GTX 68032.20 GP/s
- Radeon R9 380X31.04 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- GeForce GTX 680129.00 GT/s
- Radeon R9 380X124.20 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- GeForce GTX 680192.00 GB/s
- Radeon R9 380X182.40 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- GeForce GTX 6803090.00 GFLOPs
- Radeon R9 380X3973.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
3DMark 11
- GeForce GTX 68010700
- Radeon R9 380X13410
Points (higher is better)
Game benchmarks
Battlefield Hardline
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
- GeForce GTX 68036
- Radeon R9 380X43
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- GeForce GTX 68061
- Radeon R9 380X60
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield Hardline
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
- GeForce GTX 68027
- Radeon R9 380X30
FPS (higher is better)
Bioshock Infinite
DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA
- GeForce GTX 68046
- Radeon R9 380X56
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- GeForce GTX 68042
- Radeon R9 380X42
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman Absolution
DX11, High Quality, 2x MSAA, 16x AF
- GeForce GTX 68041
- Radeon R9 380X56
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- GeForce GTX 68023
- Radeon R9 380X23
FPS (higher is better)