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    Radeon R9 280 vs Radeon R9 M380

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R9 280 and Radeon R9 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 R9 280 stacks up against Radeon R9 M380, check out specs charts below.
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    Radeon R9 M380 is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon R9 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 R9 M380 here:

    Radeon R9 M380 Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon R9 280 Radeon R9 M380
    Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors 2x 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 R9 M380 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 280.
    • Radeon R9 280 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M380 - in Laptops.
    • Radeon R9 280 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M380 - with GCN.
    • Radeon R9 280 and Radeon R9 M380 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M380 is 250 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 280.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 9−10
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 4−5
    4K / 2160p 10−11 4−5
    low / 720p 60−65 30−35
    medium / 1080p 40−45 20−22
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 128% more, than Radeon R9 M380.

    Full Specs

      Radeon R9 280 Radeon R9 M380
    Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN
    Code name Tahiti Strato Pro GDDR5
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 4 March 2014 16 June 2015
    Pipelines 1792 768
    Core clock speed 1000 MHz
    Boost Clock 933 MHz 1000 MHz
    Transistor count 4,313 million 2,080 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 104.5 48.00
    Floating-point performance 3,344 gflops 1,536 gflops
    Length 275 mm
    Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 1500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 240 GB/s 96 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    Shader Model 5.1 6.3
    OpenGL 4.6 4.4
    OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
    Vulkan +
    FreeSync + +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 408 Mh/s 194 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
    Eyefinity + +
    HD3D + +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    TrueAudio + +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Design reference
    CrossFire +
    DDMA audio +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 21.5 Mh/s
    LiquidVR +
    TressFX +
    UVD +
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