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Graphics card comparison

GeForce GTX 970 vs Radeon R9 380X

Nvidia

GeForce GTX 970

4096 Mb GDDR5 Released 19 Sep 2014 DESKTOP
GeForce GTX 970
AMD

Radeon R9 380X

4096 Mb GDDR5 Released 19 Nov 2015 DESKTOP
Radeon R9 380X

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • GeForce GTX 970117%
  • Radeon R9 380X100%

Relative performance

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce GTX 970123%
  • Radeon R9 380X100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 970

  • 23% higher gaming performance.
  • 42 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon R9 380X .
  • Supports PhysX
  • Supports G-Sync
  • Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
  • Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

Reasons to consider the Radeon R9 380X

  • 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  • Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
GeForce GTX 970
Our verdict

HWSpot recommends the GeForce GTX 970

The GeForce GTX 970 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (54 combinations of games and resolutions).

Specifications

Core configuration

GeForce GTX 970Radeon R9 380X
GPU NameGM204 (GM204-200-A1)Antigua (Antigua XT)
Fab Process28 nm28 nm
Die Size398 mm²366 mm²
Transistors5,200 million5,000 million
Shaders16642048
Compute Units1332
Core clock1050 MHz970 MHz
ROPs5632
TMUs104128

Memory configuration

GeForce GTX 970Radeon R9 380X
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Bus Width256 bit256 bit
Memory Speed1753 MHz
7012 MHz effective		1425 MHz
5700 MHz effective
Memory Size4096 Mb4096 Mb

Additional details

GeForce GTX 970Radeon R9 380X
TDP148 watts190 watts
Release Date19 Sep 201419 Nov 2015

Raw performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 97058.80 GP/s
  • Radeon R9 380X31.04 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 970109.20 GT/s
  • Radeon R9 380X124.20 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce GTX 970224.40 GB/s
  • Radeon R9 380X182.40 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce GTX 9703494.00 GFLOPs
  • Radeon R9 380X3973.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

3DMark 11

  • GeForce GTX 97015750
  • Radeon R9 380X13410

Points (higher is better)

Game benchmarks

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

  • GeForce GTX 97064
  • Radeon R9 380X41

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield Hardline

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

  • GeForce GTX 97055
  • Radeon R9 380X43

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 97047
  • Radeon R9 380X34

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

  • GeForce GTX 97091
  • Radeon R9 380X66

FPS (higher is better)

Fallout 4

DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

  • GeForce GTX 97088
  • Radeon R9 380X64

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • GeForce GTX 97062
  • Radeon R9 380X49

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 97076
  • Radeon R9 380X61

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce GTX 97079
  • Radeon R9 380X60

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

  • GeForce GTX 97053
  • 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 97063
  • Radeon R9 380X49

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

DX12 , Ultra Quality,16x AF,Ambient Occlusion,Tessellation

  • GeForce GTX 97062
  • Radeon R9 380X56

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce GTX 97053
  • Radeon R9 380X39

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

  • GeForce GTX 97061
  • Radeon R9 380X59

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 97057
  • Radeon R9 380X46

FPS (higher is better)

Total War: Warhammer

DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 97064
  • Radeon R9 380X56

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 97044
  • Radeon R9 380X32

FPS (higher is better)

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

  • GeForce GTX 97041
  • Radeon R9 380X31

FPS (higher is better)

Ashes Of The Singularity

High Quality Mode, 8 millon samples, 2xMSAA, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 97041
  • Radeon R9 380X37

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield Hardline

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

  • GeForce GTX 97040
  • Radeon R9 380X30

FPS (higher is better)

Bioshock Infinite

DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA

  • GeForce GTX 97073
  • Radeon R9 380X56

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 97036
  • Radeon R9 380X28

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

  • GeForce GTX 97058
  • Radeon R9 380X45

FPS (higher is better)

Fallout 4

DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

  • GeForce GTX 97054
  • Radeon R9 380X38

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • GeForce GTX 97043
  • Radeon R9 380X35

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 97044
  • Radeon R9 380X41

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce GTX 97055
  • Radeon R9 380X42

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

  • GeForce GTX 97037
  • Radeon R9 380X45

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman Absolution

DX11, High Quality, 2x MSAA, 16x AF

  • GeForce GTX 97054
  • Radeon R9 380X56

FPS (higher is better)

Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

DX11, Very High Detail

  • GeForce GTX 97069
  • 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 97042
  • Radeon R9 380X35

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

DX12 , Ultra Quality,16x AF,Ambient Occlusion,Tessellation

  • GeForce GTX 97045
  • Radeon R9 380X40

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce GTX 97042
  • Radeon R9 380X29

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

  • GeForce GTX 97044
  • Radeon R9 380X43

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 97040
  • Radeon R9 380X34

FPS (higher is better)

Total War: Warhammer

DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 97045
  • Radeon R9 380X38

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 97030
  • Radeon R9 380X22

FPS (higher is better)

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

  • GeForce GTX 97025
  • Radeon R9 380X18

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield Hardline

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

  • GeForce GTX 97021
  • Radeon R9 380X15

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 97025
  • Radeon R9 380X19

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

  • GeForce GTX 97029
  • Radeon R9 380X21

FPS (higher is better)

Fallout 4

DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

  • GeForce GTX 97026
  • Radeon R9 380X17

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • GeForce GTX 97023
  • Radeon R9 380X14

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 97020
  • Radeon R9 380X20

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce GTX 97027
  • Radeon R9 380X23

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

  • GeForce GTX 97019
  • Radeon R9 380X23

FPS (higher is better)

Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

DX11, Very High Detail

  • GeForce GTX 97038
  • Radeon R9 380X31

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 97019
  • Radeon R9 380X17

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

DX12 , Ultra Quality,16x AF,Ambient Occlusion,Tessellation

  • GeForce GTX 97026
  • Radeon R9 380X25

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce GTX 97025
  • Radeon R9 380X17

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

  • GeForce GTX 97024
  • Radeon R9 380X23

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 97018
  • Radeon R9 380X20

FPS (higher is better)

Total War: Warhammer

DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 97023
  • Radeon R9 380X19

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 97016
  • Radeon R9 380X11

FPS (higher is better)

Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

DX11, Very High Detail

  • GeForce GTX 97023
  • Radeon R9 380X19

FPS (higher is better)

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