Graphics card comparison
GeForce GTX 780 Ti vs Radeon R9 380X
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 780 Ti
3072 Mb GDDR5
Released 7 Nov 2013
DESKTOP
VS
AMD
Radeon R9 380X
4096 Mb GDDR5
Released 19 Nov 2015
DESKTOP
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti119%
- Radeon R9 380X100%
Relative performance
Gaming performance index
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti117%
- Radeon R9 380X100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 780 Ti
- 17% higher gaming performance.
- 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- Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Kepler), there are less performance optimizations for current games and applications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
- 60 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce GTX 780 Ti .
- 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- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 GeForce GTX 780 Ti
The GeForce GTX 780 Ti is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (48 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| GeForce GTX 780 Ti | Radeon R9 380X |
| GPU Name | GK110B (GK110-425-B1) | Antigua (Antigua XT) |
| Fab Process | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 561 mm² | 366 mm² |
| Transistors | 7,080 million | 5,000 million |
| Shaders | 2880 | 2048 |
| Compute Units | 15 | 32 |
| Core clock | 875 MHz | 970 MHz |
| ROPs | 48 | 32 |
| TMUs | 240 | 128 |
Memory configuration
| GeForce GTX 780 Ti | Radeon R9 380X |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 384 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1750 MHz
7000 MHz effective | 1425 MHz
5700 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 3072 Mb | 4096 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce GTX 780 Ti | Radeon R9 380X |
| TDP | 250 watts | 190 watts |
| Release Date | 7 Nov 2013 | 19 Nov 2015 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti52.50 GP/s
- Radeon R9 380X31.04 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti210.00 GT/s
- Radeon R9 380X124.20 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti336.00 GB/s
- Radeon R9 380X182.40 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti5040.00 GFLOPs
- Radeon R9 380X3973.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
3DMark 11
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti16040
- Radeon R9 380X13410
Points (higher is better)
Game benchmarks
Anno 2205
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti63
- Radeon R9 380X41
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield Hardline
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti55
- Radeon R9 380X43
FPS (higher is better)
Dishonored 2
Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti43
- Radeon R9 380X34
FPS (higher is better)
Doom (2016)
OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti75
- Radeon R9 380X66
FPS (higher is better)
Fallout 4
DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti85
- Radeon R9 380X64
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry Primal
DX11, Very High Settings
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti58
- Radeon R9 380X49
FPS (higher is better)
Gears of War 4
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti70
- Radeon R9 380X61
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti74
- Radeon R9 380X60
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman (2016)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti43
- Radeon R9 380X58
FPS (higher is better)
Rise Of The Tomb Raider
Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti60
- Radeon R9 380X49
FPS (higher is better)
Sniper Elite 4
DX12 , Ultra Quality,16x AF,Ambient Occlusion,Tessellation
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti53
- Radeon R9 380X56
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti43
- Radeon R9 380X39
FPS (higher is better)
Thief 2014
DX11, Very High Details
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti64
- Radeon R9 380X59
FPS (higher is better)
Tom Clancy's The Division
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti49
- Radeon R9 380X46
FPS (higher is better)
Watch Dogs 2
Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti42
- Radeon R9 380X32
FPS (higher is better)
Anno 2205
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti42
- Radeon R9 380X31
FPS (higher is better)
Ashes Of The Singularity
DX12, High Quality, 8m samples, 2xMSAA
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti57
- Radeon R9 380X37
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield Hardline
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti41
- Radeon R9 380X30
FPS (higher is better)
Bioshock Infinite
DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti78
- Radeon R9 380X56
FPS (higher is better)
Dishonored 2
Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti33
- Radeon R9 380X28
FPS (higher is better)
Doom (2016)
OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti54
- Radeon R9 380X45
FPS (higher is better)
Fallout 4
DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti50
- Radeon R9 380X38
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry Primal
DX11, Very High Settings
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti40
- Radeon R9 380X35
FPS (higher is better)
Gears of War 4
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti43
- Radeon R9 380X41
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti52
- Radeon R9 380X42
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman (2016)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti32
- Radeon R9 380X45
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman Absolution
DX11, High Quality, 2x MSAA, 16x AF
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti63
- Radeon R9 380X56
FPS (higher is better)
Rise Of The Tomb Raider
Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti41
- Radeon R9 380X35
FPS (higher is better)
Sniper Elite 4
DX12 , Ultra Quality,16x AF,Ambient Occlusion,Tessellation
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti41
- Radeon R9 380X40
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti32
- Radeon R9 380X29
FPS (higher is better)
Thief 2014
DX11, Very High Details
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti48
- Radeon R9 380X43
FPS (higher is better)
Tom Clancy's The Division
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti37
- Radeon R9 380X34
FPS (higher is better)
Watch Dogs 2
Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti30
- Radeon R9 380X22
FPS (higher is better)
Anno 2205
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti26
- Radeon R9 380X18
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield Hardline
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti10
- Radeon R9 380X15
FPS (higher is better)
Dishonored 2
Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti26
- Radeon R9 380X19
FPS (higher is better)
Doom (2016)
OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti24
- Radeon R9 380X21
FPS (higher is better)
Fallout 4
DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti24
- Radeon R9 380X17
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry Primal
DX11, Very High Settings
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti21
- Radeon R9 380X14
FPS (higher is better)
Gears of War 4
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti18
- Radeon R9 380X20
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti27
- Radeon R9 380X23
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman (2016)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti18
- Radeon R9 380X23
FPS (higher is better)
Rise Of The Tomb Raider
Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti21
- Radeon R9 380X17
FPS (higher is better)
Sniper Elite 4
DX12 , Ultra Quality,16x AF,Ambient Occlusion,Tessellation
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti27
- Radeon R9 380X25
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti21
- Radeon R9 380X17
FPS (higher is better)
Thief 2014
DX11, Very High Details
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti25
- Radeon R9 380X23
FPS (higher is better)
Tom Clancy's The Division
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti19
- Radeon R9 380X20
FPS (higher is better)
Watch Dogs 2
Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 780 Ti15
- Radeon R9 380X11
FPS (higher is better)