Radeon R9 380 vs. GeForce GTX 960 Video Card Review
Gaming Performance (part 1)
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Battlefield 4
Battlefield 4 is one of the most popular games of the Battlefield franchise, being released in 2013. It is based on the Frostbite 3 engine, which is DirectX 11. In order to measure performance using this game, we walked our way through the first mission, measuring the number of frames per second (fps) three times using FRAPS. We ran this game at Full HD, setting overall image quality at “medium.”
The results below are expressed in fps and they are the mean between the three collected results.
On Battlefield 4, the Radeon R9 380 and the GeForce GTX 960 performed the same way.
Dirt Rally
Dirt Rally is an off-road racing game released in April 2015, using Ego engine. To measure performance using this game, we ran the performance test included in the game, in Full HD resolution and image quality configured as “medium” and MSAA off.
The results below are expressed in fps.
In this game, the GeForce GTX 960 was 15% faster than the Radeon R9 380.
Dying Light
Dying Light is an open-world horror game launched in January 2015, using the Chrome Engine 6. We tested the performance at this game with all quality options as “high” and Full HD resolution, measuring three times the frame rate using FRAPS.
The results below are expressed in fps and they are the mean between the three collected results.
On Dying Light the GeForce GTX 960 was 6% faster than the Radeon R9 380.
Grand Theft Auto V
Grand Theft Auto V, or simply GTA V, is a open-world action game released for PCs in April of 2015 and uses the RAGE engine. In order to measure the performance on this game, we ran the performance test of the game (the plane portion), measuring the frame rate with FRAPS. We ran GTA V at Full HD, with image quality set as “high” and MSAA as 2x.
The results below are expressed in frames per second.
On GTA V, the GeForce GTX 960 was 23% faster than the Radeon R9 380.
Mad Max
Mad Max is an open-world action game launched in September of 2015, using the Avalanche engine. In order to measure the performance using this game, we ran its intro, measuring the framerate with FRAPS three times. We ran the game at Full HD, with image quality set as “normal”.
The results below are expressed in fps and they are the mean between the three collected results.
On Mad Max, the Radeon R9 380 and the GeForce GTX 960 had similar performances.
Rise of the Tomb Rider
Rise of the Tomb Rider is an adventure/action game launched in January of 2016, based on Foundation engine. In order to measure the performance using this game, we ran the benchmark included on it, using Full HD resolution and graphics quality “medium”.
The results below are expressed in frames per second.
On Rise of the Tomb Rider, GeForce GTX 960 was 13% faster than the Radeon R9 380.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is an open-world RPG released in May of 2015 and based on the REDengine 3 engine. In order to measure the performance on this game, we walked around at the first scene of the game, measuring the frame rate with FRAPS three times. We ran the game at Full HD with image quality set to “medium.”
The results below are expressed in fps and they are the mean between the three collected results.
In this game, the Radeon R9 380 was 5% faster than the GeForce GTX 960.