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
Latest comments (48)
Nate1492
12 Dec 15#48
I think that's a pretty big jump.
You can have an untidy inside of a PC case. No case is just straight up ugly to everyone.
Unless you think the cables wouldn't physically go inside the case or would greatly restrict airflow, there is little reason to recommend a modular power supply to the average user.
krisward7955
10 Dec 15#47
Out of stock
Mcgrar
10 Dec 15#46
Expired?
rev6
10 Dec 15#45
Well if you want to be like that... We don't need PC cases either.
Each their own
Nate1492
10 Dec 15#44
Untidy? Yes. Needed? Almost surely not.
mike_freegan
9 Dec 15#42
HDMI 1.4a
So no 4k at over 30fps.
I'd say ATI have massively dropped the ball when not a single card in their range makes use of new TVs.
rev6 to mike_freegan
9 Dec 15#43
*AMD
You can get 60FPS with DP or using one of the DP to HDMI 2.0 adapters that should be released soon.
alifff
8 Dec 15#13
hi, should i get a gtx 960 or 970 if i want to game at fairly high settings at 1080p for the next 2/3 years? I am not a heavy gamer.
krisward7955 to alifff
8 Dec 15#14
It depends what your computer can handle
dcpp4 to alifff
9 Dec 15#41
you should get a r390
rev6
9 Dec 15#40
CFX is poorly supported. I wouldn't get too excited about the Fury x2.
Zooms
9 Dec 15#37
The 380x is about 10% faster than a 380, while being quite a bit costlier. There have been 380s for £120-130 recently, so I'd say thats the better option.
eiamhere69 to Zooms
9 Dec 15#39
Only the 2gb versions mind.
I saw a 4gb version for £140 (just over, can't remember exact price)
I was looking at a 280x for £132 (market place) so couldn't decide with it not being new.
Saw a GTX 960 for about £120, the 4gb Pny was £140 (not much difference as narrow bus).
All this after missing a 290x at £176 (market place).
I hesitate due to the power draw of and cards and Nvidia cards are ALL over priced and almost all of them are gimped one way or another.
At this rate I'll still be waiting come pascal, etc.
Fury X 2 was due about now, could be any day. This should be awesome, but costly (not compared to Nvidia) and will affect prices fir the better.
I have been wondering if the Cooler Master lawsuit has caused AMD to stall, but not likely
krisward7955
9 Dec 15#38
I'm un banned now.. Cant be bothered to reply to everything. So case closed
ck12111
9 Dec 15#35
How much better compared to R9 285?
rev6 to ck12111
9 Dec 15#36
Not that much.
I wouldn't upgrade, no, unless you need FreeSync or 4K VSR.
It depends how many connections your PSU has. The lower the wattage, usually, the less connections. Some 800/1000w power supplies have many, so not having modular would be quite untidy unless you have a very large case.
Donkii
9 Dec 15#34
Worth it from a 280x besides updated DX support?
BigYoSpeck
9 Dec 15#33
500W is the recommendation because nvidia don't want to baffle your average person with talk of 12v rail amperage so they just say 500W to be safe. If you're running a decent brand of PSU as long as your 12v rail (or rails) are going to be able to provide 350W or more then it will happily run an i7 and the single 970 that is being considered (no mention of SLI) so that means anything over 30a to be safe would be fine which could be provided by many reputable 400W power supplies.
f2k8
9 Dec 15#30
Should I buy this or a cheaper R9 280x from Ebay used for around £100? Which card draws more power from the PSU?
blaser to f2k8
9 Dec 15#32
I'd go with this, you have no idea how the ebay card has been treated by the previous owner. Plus this card uses the newer GCN1.2 architecture so should have more features.
Nate1492
9 Dec 15#31
I wouldn't personally run 970 SLI, full stop, but the numbers are about spot on.
1 HD, 1 4790k, 2 970s, mobo, keyboard, mouse is 499W max load.
But there's no need for a modular power supply nor a 700W.
I'd be comfortable with a 550w.
krisward7955
8 Dec 15#16
Try and get a more powerful PSU.. ANd modular
alifff to krisward7955
8 Dec 15#17
i got it from the scan deal posted not long ago? do I need to upgrade or will i be ok for now?
Thanks
naodai_mmx to krisward7955
9 Dec 15#29
He doesnt need >500W for a GTX970 at all. Modular is not a must.
See above
He did not say he wanted to sli 2x 970.
Ferrari100
8 Dec 151#25
I wouldn't try arguing with an nvidia fanboy.
Having said that the tdp on the 380x series is fantastic and gives gimped nvidia GPUs a run for there money and they come with full fat DX12 hardware (something if nvidia bothered implementing in their GPUs would up the tdp considerably).
I feel sorry for nvidia owners when dx12 games arrive next year.
rev6 to Ferrari100
8 Dec 15#28
Full fat DX12? None are.
Joshimitsu91
8 Dec 15#27
I'd avoid XFX GPUs if I were you, had two fall on me in a row. Cheap for a reason. Spend more and get an Asus, Gigabyte, Sapphire etc.
rev6
8 Dec 15#26
Just abouts, depending on the rest. I wouldn't run 500w.
krisward79555
8 Dec 15#24
You still **** idiot
Nate1492
8 Dec 151#23
Use the calculation tool, stop making baseless assumptions.
krisward7955
8 Dec 151#22
So you think his system with 2 x 970 and an i7 will work on a 500 watt PSU ?
Are you gonna pay for it when it fries ?
There is a recommended wattage for a reason. and SLI 970 is 700 watts.. SO NO 500watts WILL NOT BE JUST FINE..
krisward7955
8 Dec 15#19
GTX 970 needs a minimum of 500 watts, so you should be good to go with what you have. BUT m if you plan on getting another card for SLI, you will need a new PSU
Nate1492 to krisward7955
8 Dec 152#21
This isn't accurate information.
The 970 doesn't need a 500w PSU, the recommended PSU is 500, but you can absolutely get away with much less.
The system described won't top 350w. You'd be fine (Just fine) with SLI at 500+ as well. Comfortable with 550 though.
As you can see, the min recommended PSU is 350W with the standard fixings.
alifff
8 Dec 15#20
I see. I have that in mind tbh but PSU, i don't mind upgrading but will 960 be ok for the next 2/3 yrs?
krisward7955
8 Dec 15#18
You'll have to make sure all you components don't run over the 500 watts. You should be fine with the 960 as it's quite low power. But not 100 % sure with the 970
alifff
8 Dec 15#15
i am getting a 4790k, psu is 500+, 16gb ram. I have most of these just not sure on the motherboard and gfx card tbh!
narutorulez
8 Dec 15#10
is it worth buying this if I have a gtx 780?
krisward7955 to narutorulez
8 Dec 15#12
I think your GTX 780 would be better
krisward7955
8 Dec 15#11
Is yours TI or standard version ?
narutorulez
8 Dec 15#9
is it worth buying this if I have a gtx 780?
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.
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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.
Latest comments (48)
You can have an untidy inside of a PC case. No case is just straight up ugly to everyone.
Unless you think the cables wouldn't physically go inside the case or would greatly restrict airflow, there is little reason to recommend a modular power supply to the average user.
Each their own
So no 4k at over 30fps.
I'd say ATI have massively dropped the ball when not a single card in their range makes use of new TVs.
You can get 60FPS with DP or using one of the DP to HDMI 2.0 adapters that should be released soon.
I saw a 4gb version for £140 (just over, can't remember exact price)
I was looking at a 280x for £132 (market place) so couldn't decide with it not being new.
Saw a GTX 960 for about £120, the 4gb Pny was £140 (not much difference as narrow bus).
All this after missing a 290x at £176 (market place).
I hesitate due to the power draw of and cards and Nvidia cards are ALL over priced and almost all of them are gimped one way or another.
At this rate I'll still be waiting come pascal, etc.
Fury X 2 was due about now, could be any day. This should be awesome, but costly (not compared to Nvidia) and will affect prices fir the better.
I have been wondering if the Cooler Master lawsuit has caused AMD to stall, but not likely
I wouldn't upgrade, no, unless you need FreeSync or 4K VSR.
It depends how many connections your PSU has. The lower the wattage, usually, the less connections. Some 800/1000w power supplies have many, so not having modular would be quite untidy unless you have a very large case.
1 HD, 1 4790k, 2 970s, mobo, keyboard, mouse is 499W max load.
But there's no need for a modular power supply nor a 700W.
I'd be comfortable with a 550w.
Thanks
See above
He did not say he wanted to sli 2x 970.
Having said that the tdp on the 380x series is fantastic and gives gimped nvidia GPUs a run for there money and they come with full fat DX12 hardware (something if nvidia bothered implementing in their GPUs would up the tdp considerably).
I feel sorry for nvidia owners when dx12 games arrive next year.
Are you gonna pay for it when it fries ?
There is a recommended wattage for a reason. and SLI 970 is 700 watts.. SO NO 500watts WILL NOT BE JUST FINE..
The 970 doesn't need a 500w PSU, the recommended PSU is 500, but you can absolutely get away with much less.
The system described won't top 350w. You'd be fine (Just fine) with SLI at 500+ as well. Comfortable with 550 though.
http://powersupplycalculator.net/
As you can see, the min recommended PSU is 350W with the standard fixings.
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.
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?
I know some favor Nvidia cards due to the cuda cores and Physics
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