Radeon HD 5970 vs Radeon R7 M380
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 5970 and Radeon R7 M380, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Radeon HD 5970 stacks up against Radeon R7 M380, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 5970
Radeon R7 M380 is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon R7 M380 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon R7 M380 here:
Main Specs
| Radeon HD 5970 | Radeon R7 M380 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 294 Watt | |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort | No outputs |
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- Radeon HD 5970 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 M380 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
- Radeon R7 M380 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5970.
- Radeon HD 5970 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R7 M380 - in Laptops.
- Radeon HD 5970 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon R7 M380 - with GCN.
- Core clock speed of Radeon R7 M380 is 190 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5970.
- Radeon HD 5970 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 M380 - by 28 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5970 is 3000 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M380.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 10−12 | 6−7 |
| ultra / 1080p | 6−7 | 4−5 |
| QHD / 1440p | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 24−27 | 16−18 |
| medium / 1080p | 14−16 | 8−9 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 55% more, than Radeon R7 M380. | ||
| high / 1080p | 18−20 | 10−12 |
| ultra / 1080p | 16−18 | 10−11 |
| QHD / 1440p | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 35−40 | 24−27 |
| medium / 1080p | 20−22 | 12−14 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Battlefield 5 is 53% more, than Radeon R7 M380. | ||
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| high / 1080p | − | 45−50 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Radeon HD 5970 and Radeon R7 M380 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone. | ||
| low / 768p | 180−190 | 130−140 |
| medium / 768p | 150−160 | 100−110 |
| ultra / 1080p | 75−80 | 50−55 |
| QHD / 1440p | 45−50 | 27−30 |
| 4K / 2160p | 30−33 | 27−30 |
| high / 768p | 110−120 | 80−85 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 40% more, than Radeon R7 M380. | ||
| low / 768p | 55−60 | 55−60 |
| ultra / 1080p | 30−33 | 18−20 |
| medium / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 9% more, than Radeon R7 M380. | ||
| low / 768p | 95−100 | 75−80 |
| medium / 768p | 80−85 | 55−60 |
| ultra / 1080p | 50−55 | 30−35 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Dota 2 is 40% more, than Radeon R7 M380. | ||
| high / 1080p | 12−14 | 8−9 |
| ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | 7−8 |
| 4K / 2160p | 5−6 | 3−4 |
| low / 720p | 30−33 | 18−20 |
| medium / 1080p | 14−16 | 8−9 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Far Cry 5 is 66% more, than Radeon R7 M380. | ||
| high / 1080p | 20−22 | 14−16 |
| ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | 10−11 |
| low / 720p | 80−85 | 60−65 |
| medium / 1080p | 35−40 | 21−24 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Fortnite is 44% more, than Radeon R7 M380. | ||
| high / 1080p | 18−20 | 12−14 |
| ultra / 1080p | 16−18 | 10−12 |
| QHD / 1440p | 5−6 | 1−2 |
| low / 720p | 40−45 | 24−27 |
| medium / 1080p | 21−24 | 12−14 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 75% more, than Radeon R7 M380. | ||
| low / 768p | 70−75 | 50−55 |
| medium / 768p | 60−65 | 45−50 |
| high / 1080p | 21−24 | 12−14 |
| ultra / 1080p | 9−10 | 6−7 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 41% more, than Radeon R7 M380. | ||
| high / 1080p | 7−8 | 4−5 |
| ultra / 1080p | 5−6 | 3−4 |
| 4K / 2160p | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 21−24 | 12−14 |
| medium / 1080p | 10−11 | 6−7 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Metro Exodus is 83% more, than Radeon R7 M380. | ||
| low / 768p | 100−110 | 90−95 |
| high / 1080p | − | 85−90 |
| ultra / 1080p | 95−100 | 80−85 |
| medium / 1080p | 100−105 | 90−95 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Minecraft is 13% more, than Radeon R7 M380. | ||
| high / 1080p | 20−22 | 16−18 |
| ultra / 1080p | 16−18 | 14−16 |
| low / 720p | 45−50 | 30−35 |
| medium / 1080p | 21−24 | 18−20 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 35% more, than Radeon R7 M380. | ||
| high / 1080p | 12−14 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 8−9 | 7−8 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 21−24 | 10−12 |
| medium / 1080p | 12−14 | 10−12 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 55% more, than Radeon R7 M380. | ||
| low / 768p | 40−45 | 24−27 |
| medium / 768p | 24−27 | 16−18 |
| high / 1080p | 14−16 | 9−10 |
| ultra / 1080p | 8−9 | 6−7 |
| 4K / 2160p | 7−8 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 57% more, than Radeon R7 M380. | ||
| low / 768p | 95−100 | 85−90 |
| medium / 768p | 55−60 | 40−45 |
| ultra / 1080p | 27−30 | 18−20 |
| high / 768p | 45−50 | 35−40 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in World of Tanks is 23% more, than Radeon R7 M380. | ||
Full Specs
| Radeon HD 5970 | Radeon R7 M380 | |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 | GCN |
| Code name | Hemlock | Tropo |
| Type | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 18 November 2009 | 7 May 2015 |
| Pipelines | 1600 | 640 |
| Core clock speed | 725 MHz | 915 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 915 MHz | |
| Transistor count | 2,154 million | 1,500 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 58.00 | 36.60 |
| Floating-point performance | 2x 2,320.0 gflops | 1,171 gflops |
| Length | 305 mm | |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 4000 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 128.0 GB/s | 32 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | |
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | Not Listed |
| Vulkan | N/A | |
| FreeSync | + | |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | |
| Laptop size | medium sized | |
| Eyefinity | + | |
| HD3D | + | |
| PowerTune | + | |
| DualGraphics | + | |
| ZeroCore | + | |
| Switchable graphics | + | |
| Mantle | + | |
| Compute units | 10 | |
| AppAcceleration | + | |
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