XFX R9 380X Black Edition 4GB DDR5 Dual Link DVI-D HDMI Displayport PCI-E Graphics card Product Description
XFX R9 380X Black Edition 4GB DDR5 Dual Link DVI-D HDMI Displayport PCI-E Graphics card
Specifications
Bus Type PCI-E 3.0
GPU Clock 1030MHz
Stream Processors 2048
Memory Bus 256 bit
Memory Clock 5.8 GHz
Memory Size 4 GB
Memory Type DDR5
Card Profile Dual
Thermal Solution DD Fansink Outputs
Dual link Support Y
Max Supported Resolution (ANALOG) 2048 x 1536
Max Supported Resolution (DIGITAL) 2560 x 1600(DVI);4096 x 2160(HDMI;DP)
Output - Display Port 1
Output - DL-DVI-D 1
Output - DL-DVI-I 1
Output - HDMI 1
Features
Display Port ready 1.2
HDMI Ready 1.4a
Requirements
External Power - 6-pins 2
Minimum Power Supply Requirement 500 watt
XFX Recommended Power Supply XFX 650W PSU
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity Technology Y
AMD HD3D Technology Y
AMD Hybrid Graphics Technology Y
AMD PowerPlay Technology Y
AMD Stream Technology Y
Certifications RoHS Y
Top comments
Firejack to GB credit crunch
8 Dec 153#8
The NVIDIA GTX970 is a tier above the AMD R9 380X. Its AMD competitor is the R9 390.
Basically the difference between the AMD R9 380X and NVIDIA GTX970 comes down to you paying ~30% more and getting ~30% more performance.
The GTX970 has slightly better power consumption. Plus HDMI 2.0 support, although the R9 380X should be able to do this via an adapter now according the release notes for the most recent driver.
The GTX970 has 3.5GB of fast memory with 0.5GB crippled to the point of being almost useless. The other controversy surrounding the NVIDIA card is early indications show it doesn't have full DirectX12 support. Neither of these issues will cause problems in todays games unless you are running at 4K. Worth knowing for the future.
Dropping down a tier to the R9 380X, it is sold as the best sub £200 card for 1080p gaming. All the reviews I read supported this.
krisward7955
8 Dec 153#1
Lots of Nvidia fans in the house
All comments (48)
krisward7955
8 Dec 153#1
Lots of Nvidia fans in the house
BIGUSHEADUS
8 Dec 15#2
Looks good to me
Squirtle
8 Dec 15#3
Some stats:
Shading units 380x 2048 > 380 1792
Texture mapping units 380x 128 > 380 112
Render output processors 380x 32 = 380 32
Compute units 380x 32 > 380 28
GB credit crunch
8 Dec 15#4
Is it worth to spend a bit more and get gtx 970?
elrasho to GB credit crunch
8 Dec 15#6
What resolution do you game at?
Firejack to GB credit crunch
8 Dec 153#8
The NVIDIA GTX970 is a tier above the AMD R9 380X. Its AMD competitor is the R9 390.
Basically the difference between the AMD R9 380X and NVIDIA GTX970 comes down to you paying ~30% more and getting ~30% more performance.
The GTX970 has slightly better power consumption. Plus HDMI 2.0 support, although the R9 380X should be able to do this via an adapter now according the release notes for the most recent driver.
The GTX970 has 3.5GB of fast memory with 0.5GB crippled to the point of being almost useless. The other controversy surrounding the NVIDIA card is early indications show it doesn't have full DirectX12 support. Neither of these issues will cause problems in todays games unless you are running at 4K. Worth knowing for the future.
Dropping down a tier to the R9 380X, it is sold as the best sub £200 card for 1080p gaming. All the reviews I read supported this.
krisward7955
8 Dec 15#5
Im not a gamer but they look about the same performance, probably depends what games you wanna play ?
I know some favor Nvidia cards due to the cuda cores and Physics
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Opening post
XFX R9 380X Black Edition 4GB DDR5 Dual Link DVI-D HDMI Displayport PCI-E Graphics card
Specifications
Bus Type PCI-E 3.0
GPU Clock 1030MHz
Stream Processors 2048
Memory Bus 256 bit
Memory Clock 5.8 GHz
Memory Size 4 GB
Memory Type DDR5
Card Profile Dual
Thermal Solution DD Fansink Outputs
Dual link Support Y
Max Supported Resolution (ANALOG) 2048 x 1536
Max Supported Resolution (DIGITAL) 2560 x 1600(DVI);4096 x 2160(HDMI;DP)
Output - Display Port 1
Output - DL-DVI-D 1
Output - DL-DVI-I 1
Output - HDMI 1
Features
Display Port ready 1.2
HDMI Ready 1.4a
Requirements
External Power - 6-pins 2
Minimum Power Supply Requirement 500 watt
XFX Recommended Power Supply XFX 650W PSU
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity Technology Y
AMD HD3D Technology Y
AMD Hybrid Graphics Technology Y
AMD PowerPlay Technology Y
AMD Stream Technology Y
Certifications RoHS Y
Top comments
Basically the difference between the AMD R9 380X and NVIDIA GTX970 comes down to you paying ~30% more and getting ~30% more performance.
The GTX970 has slightly better power consumption. Plus HDMI 2.0 support, although the R9 380X should be able to do this via an adapter now according the release notes for the most recent driver.
The GTX970 has 3.5GB of fast memory with 0.5GB crippled to the point of being almost useless. The other controversy surrounding the NVIDIA card is early indications show it doesn't have full DirectX12 support. Neither of these issues will cause problems in todays games unless you are running at 4K. Worth knowing for the future.
Dropping down a tier to the R9 380X, it is sold as the best sub £200 card for 1080p gaming. All the reviews I read supported this.
All comments (48)
Shading units 380x 2048 > 380 1792
Texture mapping units 380x 128 > 380 112
Render output processors 380x 32 = 380 32
Compute units 380x 32 > 380 28
Basically the difference between the AMD R9 380X and NVIDIA GTX970 comes down to you paying ~30% more and getting ~30% more performance.
The GTX970 has slightly better power consumption. Plus HDMI 2.0 support, although the R9 380X should be able to do this via an adapter now according the release notes for the most recent driver.
The GTX970 has 3.5GB of fast memory with 0.5GB crippled to the point of being almost useless. The other controversy surrounding the NVIDIA card is early indications show it doesn't have full DirectX12 support. Neither of these issues will cause problems in todays games unless you are running at 4K. Worth knowing for the future.
Dropping down a tier to the R9 380X, it is sold as the best sub £200 card for 1080p gaming. All the reviews I read supported this.
I know some favor Nvidia cards due to the cuda cores and Physics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQ2qkBjjils
Doesn't look like much difference between the 380x and 960 (4GB) but is the 960 not £30 cheaper?
I need a gfx card today, been waiting for 2 months for a deal and nothing really appeared...guessing since a Titan didnt appear for less than £200 lol
I'd rather not spend £179, anyone recommend anything comparable for about the £130 mark?
P.S What time do Scan update they're "today only" deals?