Graphics card comparison
GeForce GTX TITAN vs Radeon R9 380X
Nvidia
GeForce GTX TITAN
6144 Mb GDDR5
Released 19 Feb 2013
DESKTOP
VS
AMD
Radeon R9 380X
4096 Mb GDDR5
Released 19 Nov 2015
DESKTOP
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- GeForce GTX TITAN105%
- Radeon R9 380X100%
Relative performance
Gaming performance index
- GeForce GTX TITAN112%
- Radeon R9 380X100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX TITAN
- 12% 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- Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Kepler), there are less performance optimizations for current games and applications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 TITAN .
- 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- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 TITAN
The GeForce GTX TITAN is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (25 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| GeForce GTX TITAN | Radeon R9 380X |
|---|
| GPU Name | GK110 (GK110-400-A1) | Antigua (Antigua XT) |
| Fab Process | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 561 mm² | 366 mm² |
| Transistors | 7,080 million | 5,000 million |
| Shaders | 2688 | 2048 |
| Compute Units | 14 | 32 |
| Core clock | 836 MHz | 970 MHz |
| ROPs | 48 | 32 |
| TMUs | 224 | 128 |
Memory configuration
| GeForce GTX TITAN | 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 | 6144 Mb | 4096 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce GTX TITAN | Radeon R9 380X |
|---|
| TDP | 250 watts | 190 watts |
| Release Date | 19 Feb 2013 | 19 Nov 2015 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- GeForce GTX TITAN46.80 GP/s
- Radeon R9 380X31.04 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- GeForce GTX TITAN187.00 GT/s
- Radeon R9 380X124.20 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- GeForce GTX TITAN288.00 GB/s
- Radeon R9 380X182.40 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- GeForce GTX TITAN4494.00 GFLOPs
- Radeon R9 380X3973.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
3DMark 11
- GeForce GTX TITAN14150
- Radeon R9 380X13410
Points (higher is better)
Game benchmarks
Anno 2205
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
- GeForce GTX TITAN58
- Radeon R9 380X41
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield Hardline
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
- GeForce GTX TITAN55
- Radeon R9 380X43
FPS (higher is better)
Dishonored 2
Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX TITAN41
- Radeon R9 380X34
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- GeForce GTX TITAN71
- Radeon R9 380X60
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman (2016)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
- GeForce GTX TITAN42
- 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 TITAN57
- Radeon R9 380X49
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- GeForce GTX TITAN40
- Radeon R9 380X39
FPS (higher is better)
Thief 2014
DX11, Very High Details
- GeForce GTX TITAN59
- Radeon R9 380X59
FPS (higher is better)
Anno 2205
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
- GeForce GTX TITAN39
- Radeon R9 380X31
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield Hardline
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
- GeForce GTX TITAN41
- Radeon R9 380X30
FPS (higher is better)
Bioshock Infinite
DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA
- GeForce GTX TITAN74
- Radeon R9 380X56
FPS (higher is better)
Dishonored 2
Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX TITAN31
- Radeon R9 380X28
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- GeForce GTX TITAN50
- Radeon R9 380X42
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman (2016)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
- GeForce GTX TITAN31
- Radeon R9 380X45
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman Absolution
DX11, High Quality, 2x MSAA, 16x AF
- GeForce GTX TITAN60
- 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 TITAN38
- Radeon R9 380X35
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- GeForce GTX TITAN30
- Radeon R9 380X29
FPS (higher is better)
Thief 2014
DX11, Very High Details
- GeForce GTX TITAN45
- Radeon R9 380X43
FPS (higher is better)
Anno 2205
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
- GeForce GTX TITAN23
- Radeon R9 380X18
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield Hardline
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
- GeForce GTX TITAN21
- Radeon R9 380X15
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- GeForce GTX TITAN25
- Radeon R9 380X23
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman (2016)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
- GeForce GTX TITAN17
- 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 TITAN20
- Radeon R9 380X17
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- GeForce GTX TITAN19
- Radeon R9 380X17
FPS (higher is better)
Thief 2014
DX11, Very High Details
- GeForce GTX TITAN24
- Radeon R9 380X23
FPS (higher is better)