Jump to content

So the R9 380 4GB is just a rebrand?

Mobilizer
By Mobilizer
in Graphics Cards
 Share
Posted

I was at first looking to buy the PowerColor R9 380 4GB PCS+ when I started watching these reviews about it stating it was a rebrand of the R9 285...

 

Is this true? There is no actual performance gain with the R9 380? :(

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Only performance gain is through drivers.

Just remember: Random people on the internet ALWAYS know more than professionals, when someone's lying, AND can predict the future.

i7 9700K (5.2Ghz @1.2V); MSI Z390 Gaming Edge AC; Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16GB 3200 CAS 16; H100i RGB Platinum; Samsung 970 Evo 1TB; Samsung 850 Evo 500GB; WD Black 3 TB; Phanteks 350x; Corsair RM19750w.

 

Laptop: Dell XPS 15 4K 9750H GTX 1650 16GB Ram 256GB SSD

Spoiler

sex hahaha

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I was at first looking to buy the PowerColor R9 380 4GB PCS+ when I started watching these reviews about it stating it was a rebrand of the R9 285...

 

Is this true? There is no actual performance gain with the R9 380? :(

I think it's using the M295x core

Want a good game to play?  Check out Shadowrun: http://store.steampowered.com/app/300550/ (runs on literally any hardware)

 

another 12 core / 24 thread senpai...     (/. _ .)/     \(. _ .\)

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Yeah, it's the same graphics core as the R9 285.

But, there are no 4GB versions of the 285 and there are 4GB versions of the 380.

"We're all in this together, might as well be friends" Tom, Toonami.

 

mini eLiXiVy: my open source 65% mechanical PCB, a build log, PCB anatomy and discussing open source licenses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1366493-elixivy-a-65-mechanical-keyboard-build-log-pcb-anatomy-and-how-i-open-sourced-this-project/

 

mini_cardboard: a 4% keyboard build log and how keyboards work: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1328547-mini_cardboard-a-4-keyboard-build-log-and-how-keyboards-work/

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I think it's using the M295x core

No it isn't.

 

The m295x is a fully unlocked tonga core aka what the 380x is proposed to be.

 

 

The 380 is exactly identical to the 285 except with a different vram size.

LINK-> Kurald Galain:  The Night Eternal 

Top 5820k, 980ti SLI Build in the World*

CPU: i7-5820k // GPU: SLI MSI 980ti Gaming 6G // Cooling: Full Custom WC //  Mobo: ASUS X99 Sabertooth // Ram: 32GB Crucial Ballistic Sport // Boot SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB

Mass SSD: Crucial M500 960GB  // PSU: EVGA Supernova 850G2 // Case: Fractal Design Define S Windowed // OS: Windows 10 // Mouse: Razer Naga Chroma // Keyboard: Corsair k70 Cherry MX Reds

Headset: Senn RS185 // Monitor: ASUS PG348Q // Devices: Note 10+ - Surface Book 2 15"

LINK-> Ainulindale: Music of the Ainur 

Prosumer DYI FreeNAS

CPU: Xeon E3-1231v3  // Cooling: Noctua L9x65 //  Mobo: AsRock E3C224D2I // Ram: 16GB Kingston ECC DDR3-1333

HDDs: 4x HGST Deskstar NAS 3TB  // PSU: EVGA 650GQ // Case: Fractal Design Node 304 // OS: FreeNAS

 

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

It's a refresh - redesigned board, more memory, faster memory chips, higher clockspeeds

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

It's a refresh - redesigned board, more memory, faster memory chips, higher clockspeeds

its a rebrand

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

its a rebrand

the core is the same, the PCB isn't.

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

its a rebrand

refresh

its not IDENTICAL 

Thats that. If you need to get in touch chances are you can find someone that knows me that can get in touch.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

its a rebrand

a rebrand is just slapping a new sticker with different numbers on it. These are refreshes, with updated pcb's, better ram ,and the like.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

the core is the same, the PCB isn't.

pcb? are you kidding me?

a refresh would be r9 285v2 4gb or something.not making it into the 'new' 3xx series

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

pcb? are you kidding me?

a refresh would be r9 285v2 4gb or something.not making it into the 'new' 3xx series

That's exactly what it is - an improved R9 285. You're contradicting yourself.

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

You can't find a 4GB 285 anywhere in the world. The 380 4GB is a refresh of the 285. Sometimes cheaper as well.

i5 2400 | ASUS RTX 4090 TUF OC | Seasonic 1200W Prime Gold | WD Green 120gb | WD Blue 1tb | some ram | a random case

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

That's exactly what it is - an improved R9 285. You're contradicting yourself.

even if it is an improved 285 altough its not,its the same exact gpu,it doesn`t belong in a whole new series. that makes it a rebrand.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

even if it is an improved 285 altough its not,its the same exact gpu,it doesn`t belong in a whole new series. that makes it a rebrand.

You're going out of your way to hate on the 380 I see. Oh well, no sense in arguing with people who don't see reason.

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Trollololol

even if it is an improved 285 altough its not,its the same exact gpu,it doesn`t belong in a whole new series. that makes it a rebrand.

REDLINECore i7 6700k 4.8ghz 1.37v.Noctua NH-u12s.MSI Z170A Gaming M7.16GB Kingston Hyper X Fury Black.MSI Gaming R9 390 8GB Crossfire + GTX 780 PhysX.Samsung EVO 850 500GB SSD.Fractal Design Define R5 Midi Black.SeaSonic X Series 1050w Gold.Logitech G302 Deadalus Prime.Ducky DK2108 Zero Mech Cherry Blue.
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

You're going out of your way to hate on the 380 I see. Oh well, no sense in arguing with people who don't see reason.

no man i`m just stating facts. 7970 GHZ edition was something that you can call a refresh. same hd 7xxx series. r9 280x was a rebrand of that card.

even at nvidia the gtx 770 was a rebrand of the 680.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

no man i`m just stating facts. 7970 GHZ edition was something that you can call a refresh. same hd 7xxx series. r9 280x was a rebrand of that card.

even at nvidia the gtx 770 was a rebrand of the 680.

Wait wait wait, a card with a new PCB, better and more memory and superior cooling is a rebrand howerver a copy-pasta card with 1GHz core clock is a refresh!? what are you smoking exactly?

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

no man i`m just stating facts. 7970 GHZ edition was something that you can call a refresh. same hd 7xxx series. r9 280x was a rebrand of that card.

even at nvidia the gtx 770 was a rebrand of the 680.

The 380 is a 285 refresh, as it has different PCB and more vram

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Wait wait wait, a card with a new PCB, better and more memory and superior cooling is a rebrand howerver a copy-pasta card with 1GHz core clock is a refresh!? what are you smoking exactly?

i must be blind then. sorry for my eyes

https://www.techpowerup.com/gpudb/2609/radeon-r9-285.html

https://www.techpowerup.com/gpudb/2734/radeon-r9-380.html

https://www.techpowerup.com/gpudb/b3358/sapphire-nitro-r9-380-4-gb.html

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
No not blind far from it.

Selective.

REDLINECore i7 6700k 4.8ghz 1.37v.Noctua NH-u12s.MSI Z170A Gaming M7.16GB Kingston Hyper X Fury Black.MSI Gaming R9 390 8GB Crossfire + GTX 780 PhysX.Samsung EVO 850 500GB SSD.Fractal Design Define R5 Midi Black.SeaSonic X Series 1050w Gold.Logitech G302 Deadalus Prime.Ducky DK2108 Zero Mech Cherry Blue.
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Im not going to get caught up with the semantical arguments but the only thing that creates a difference between the R9 285 and the R9 380 is higher clock rates on the core and possibly on the memory. The 380 is also capable of a 4GB frame buffer and the 285 had no such models.

CPU: Intel Core i3 4370 (3.8GHz, 2C/4T) GPU: AMD R9 380X 4GB

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing Graphics Cards

×