Graphics card comparison
GeForce GTX 780 vs Radeon R9 380X
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 780
3072 Mb GDDR5
Released 23 May 2013
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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 780102%
- Radeon R9 380X100%
Relative performance
Gaming performance index
- GeForce GTX 780108%
- Radeon R9 380X100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 780
- 8% 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- Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Kepler), there are less performance optimizations for current games and applications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 .
- 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- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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
The GeForce GTX 780 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (13 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| GeForce GTX 780 | Radeon R9 380X |
|---|
| GPU Name | GK110 (GK110-300-A1) | Antigua (Antigua XT) |
| Fab Process | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 561 mm² | 366 mm² |
| Transistors | 7,080 million | 5,000 million |
| Shaders | 2304 | 2048 |
| Compute Units | 12 | 32 |
| Core clock | 863 MHz | 970 MHz |
| ROPs | 48 | 32 |
| TMUs | 192 | 128 |
Memory configuration
| GeForce GTX 780 | Radeon R9 380X |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 384 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1502 MHz
6008 MHz effective | 1425 MHz
5700 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 3072 Mb | 4096 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce GTX 780 | Radeon R9 380X |
|---|
| TDP | 250 watts | 190 watts |
| Release Date | 23 May 2013 | 19 Nov 2015 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- GeForce GTX 78041.40 GP/s
- Radeon R9 380X31.04 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- GeForce GTX 780166.00 GT/s
- Radeon R9 380X124.20 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- GeForce GTX 780288.00 GB/s
- Radeon R9 380X182.40 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- GeForce GTX 7803977.00 GFLOPs
- Radeon R9 380X3973.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
3DMark 11
- GeForce GTX 78013770
- Radeon R9 380X13410
Points (higher is better)
Game benchmarks
Battlefield Hardline
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
- GeForce GTX 78052
- Radeon R9 380X43
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- GeForce GTX 78068
- Radeon R9 380X60
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- GeForce GTX 78039
- Radeon R9 380X39
FPS (higher is better)
Thief 2014
DX11, Very High Details
- GeForce GTX 78057
- Radeon R9 380X59
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield Hardline
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
- GeForce GTX 78036
- Radeon R9 380X30
FPS (higher is better)
Bioshock Infinite
DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA
- GeForce GTX 78073
- Radeon R9 380X56
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- GeForce GTX 78047
- Radeon R9 380X42
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman Absolution
DX11, High Quality, 2x MSAA, 16x AF
- GeForce GTX 78054
- Radeon R9 380X56
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- GeForce GTX 78029
- Radeon R9 380X29
FPS (higher is better)
Thief 2014
DX11, Very High Details
- GeForce GTX 78043
- Radeon R9 380X43
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- GeForce GTX 78024
- Radeon R9 380X23
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- GeForce GTX 78019
- Radeon R9 380X17
FPS (higher is better)
Thief 2014
DX11, Very High Details
- GeForce GTX 78023
- Radeon R9 380X23
FPS (higher is better)