10 Aug 2021 - Graphics card reviewed

Based on current gaming requirements the Radeon R9 380 Asus DirectCU II OC Strix Gaming 2GB Edition is considered one of the weakest cards and wont meet modern AAA game specs.

Capable of running games with up to a DirectX 12 requirement.

Here we take a closer look at the various performances across 1080p, 1440p and 4K screen resolutions for the Radeon R9 380 Asus DirectCU II OC Strix Gaming 2GB Edition. In particular this is looking at the Ultra graphics settings to see what sort of FPS this graphics card can get across some of the more popular games played in 2023. 174 games can be played by this graphics card of the 1000 most demanding games being played by PC gamers today.

Looking at some of the modern popular games people are playing today the Radeon R9 380 Asus DirectCU II OC Strix Gaming 2GB Edition is running Battlefield 2042 and delivering weak performances on 1080p Ultra, getting 0 frames per second. Comparing this to Far Cry 6 which is getting weak results, where it averages 0 FPS. Another popular game we looked at is Grand Theft Auto VI, which is predicted to run at 0 frames per second.

Next up we increase screen res tests to accommodate the growing in popularity 1440p screen size. So we booted up Battlefield 2042 to see how the Radeon R9 380 Asus DirectCU II OC Strix Gaming 2GB Edition dealt with it. It scored up a weak series of FPS results across these graphics presets - Low: 0 FPS, Medium: 0 FPS, High: 0 FPS and Ultra: 0 FPS. Next we looked at Far Cry 6 which was weak with a 0 FPS at Ultra 1440p. And finally looked at Grand Theft Auto VI that we predict will get an Ultra 1440p FPS of 0. Gaming at 1440p with the Radeon R9 380 Asus DirectCU II OC Strix Gaming 2GB Edition is not the best choice to run modern games.

How many years will the Radeon R9 380 Asus DirectCU II OC Strix Gaming 2GB Edition graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the Radeon R9 380 Asus DirectCU II OC Strix Gaming 2GB Edition in your PC? There is around 6-12 months of top end gaming left in this card, at which point its graphics card replacement time, assuming the Radeon R9 380 Asus DirectCU II OC Strix Gaming 2GB Edition is part of your PC gaming machine.

Whats a good PC graphics upgrade for the Radeon R9 380 Asus DirectCU II OC Strix Gaming 2GB Edition? If you are thinking of upgrading this graphics card then we would currently suggest the RX 5000 Series Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB. This PC hardware upgrade performs 67% better and can run 716 of today’s 1000 most demanding PC games. Alternatively we would suggest getting a RX 5000 Series Radeon RX 5300, as it can run 300 of the top 1000 demanding game requirements today with 33% increased graphics performance.