Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon R7 M380
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 7970 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 7970 stacks up against Radeon R7 M380, check out specs charts below.
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 7970
Radeon R7 M380
Power consumption (TDP)
300 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
DDR3
Maximum RAM amount
3 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
No outputs
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Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon R7 M380 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7970.
Radeon HD 7970 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R7 M380 - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 7970 and Radeon R7 M380 are build with GCN architecture.
Radeon HD 7970 and Radeon R7 M380 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970 is 375 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M380.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
35−40
6−7
ultra / 1080p
21−24
4−5
QHD / 1440p
16−18
0−1
4K / 2160p
10−11
−
low / 720p
60−65
16−18
medium / 1080p
40−45
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 355% more, than Radeon R7 M380.
high / 1080p
55−60
10−12
ultra / 1080p
45−50
10−11
QHD / 1440p
35−40
0−1
4K / 2160p
18−20
−
low / 720p
100−110
24−27
medium / 1080p
60−65
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Battlefield 5 is 353% more, than Radeon R7 M380.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R7 M380.
low / 768p
250−260
130−140
medium / 768p
220−230
100−110
ultra / 1080p
180−190
50−55
QHD / 1440p
110−120
27−30
4K / 2160p
70−75
27−30
high / 768p
210−220
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 145% more, than Radeon R7 M380.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
−
18−20
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon R7 M380.
low / 768p
120−130
75−80
medium / 768p
110−120
55−60
ultra / 1080p
100−110
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Dota 2 is 109% more, than Radeon R7 M380.
high / 1080p
45−50
8−9
ultra / 1080p
40−45
7−8
QHD / 1440p
27−30
−
4K / 2160p
14−16
3−4
low / 720p
80−85
18−20
medium / 1080p
45−50
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Far Cry 5 is 422% more, than Radeon R7 M380.
high / 1080p
60−65
14−16
ultra / 1080p
45−50
10−11
QHD / 1440p
27−30
−
4K / 2160p
27−30
−
low / 720p
180−190
60−65
medium / 1080p
110−120
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Fortnite is 277% more, than Radeon R7 M380.
high / 1080p
60−65
12−14
ultra / 1080p
45−50
10−12
QHD / 1440p
30−35
1−2
4K / 2160p
24−27
−
low / 720p
100−110
24−27
medium / 1080p
65−70
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 425% more, than Radeon R7 M380.
low / 768p
140−150
50−55
medium / 768p
120−130
45−50
high / 1080p
70−75
12−14
ultra / 1080p
30−35
6−7
QHD / 1440p
21−24
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 220% more, than Radeon R7 M380.
high / 1080p
24−27
4−5
ultra / 1080p
20−22
3−4
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
4K / 2160p
8−9
0−1
low / 720p
65−70
12−14
medium / 1080p
30−35
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Metro Exodus is 500% more, than Radeon R7 M380.
low / 768p
130−140
90−95
high / 1080p
−
85−90
ultra / 1080p
−
80−85
medium / 1080p
120−130
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Minecraft is 41% more, than Radeon R7 M380.
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
100−110
30−35
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 109% more, than Radeon R7 M380.
high / 1080p
24−27
−
ultra / 1080p
16−18
7−8
QHD / 1440p
10−11
0−1
4K / 2160p
7−8
−
low / 720p
65−70
10−12
medium / 1080p
35−40
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 344% more, than Radeon R7 M380.
low / 768p
130−140
24−27
medium / 768p
85−90
16−18
high / 1080p
45−50
9−10
ultra / 1080p
24−27
6−7
4K / 2160p
16−18
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 421% more, than Radeon R7 M380.
low / 768p
90−95
85−90
medium / 768p
60−65
40−45
ultra / 1080p
50−55
18−20
high / 768p
60−65
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in World of Tanks is 45% more, than Radeon R7 M380.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 7970
Radeon R7 M380
Architecture
GCN
GCN
Code name
Tahiti XT
Tropo
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
22 December 2011
7 May 2015
Pipelines
2048
640
Core clock speed
915 MHz
Boost Clock
925 MHz
915 MHz
Transistor count
4,313 million
1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
118.4
36.60
Floating-point performance
3,789 gflops
1,171 gflops
Length
274 mm
Memory bus width
384 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
1375 MHz
1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
264 GB/s
32 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
Shader Model
5.1
5.1
OpenGL
4.6
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
Not Listed
FreeSync
+
+
Bus support
PCIe 2.1 x16
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
485 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
Eyefinity
+
+
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
20.71 Mh/s
Compute units
10
AppAcceleration
+
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