Radeon HD 8970M vs Radeon R9 380
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 8970M and Radeon R9 380, 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 8970M stacks up against Radeon R9 380, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 8970M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon HD 8970M 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 HD 8970M here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 8970M
Radeon R9 380
Power consumption (TDP)
100 Watt
190 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2 x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 380 has 90% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 8970M.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon HD 8970M and Radeon R9 380 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
Radeon HD 8970M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 380 - in Desktops.
Radeon HD 8970M and Radeon R9 380 are build with GCN architecture.
Radeon HD 8970M and Radeon R9 380 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8970M is 3830 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 380.
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
20−22
35−40
ultra / 1080p
12−14
21−24
QHD / 1440p
6−7
16−18
4K / 2160p
5−6
10−11
low / 720p
35−40
60−65
medium / 1080p
24−27
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 77% more, than Radeon HD 8970M.
high / 1080p
30−35
55−60
ultra / 1080p
27−30
45−50
QHD / 1440p
10−12
35−40
4K / 2160p
7−8
18−20
low / 720p
65−70
100−110
medium / 1080p
35−40
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Battlefield 5 is 80% more, than Radeon HD 8970M.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon HD 8970M and Radeon R9 380 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
230−240
250−260
medium / 768p
200−210
220−230
ultra / 1080p
110−120
180−190
QHD / 1440p
85−90
110−120
4K / 2160p
45−50
70−75
high / 768p
160−170
210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 24% more, than Radeon HD 8970M.
low / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
50−55
−
medium / 1080p
55−60
55−60
Radeon HD 8970M and Radeon R9 380 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
medium / 768p
100−110
110−120
ultra / 1080p
75−80
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Dota 2 is 12% more, than Radeon HD 8970M.
high / 1080p
24−27
45−50
ultra / 1080p
21−24
40−45
QHD / 1440p
18−20
27−30
4K / 2160p
7−8
14−16
low / 720p
50−55
80−85
medium / 1080p
24−27
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Far Cry 5 is 72% more, than Radeon HD 8970M.
high / 1080p
30−35
60−65
ultra / 1080p
24−27
45−50
QHD / 1440p
14−16
27−30
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
low / 720p
120−130
180−190
medium / 1080p
70−75
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Fortnite is 61% more, than Radeon HD 8970M.
high / 1080p
30−35
60−65
ultra / 1080p
24−27
45−50
QHD / 1440p
12−14
30−35
4K / 2160p
12−14
24−27
low / 720p
65−70
100−110
medium / 1080p
35−40
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Forza Horizon 4 is 80% more, than Radeon HD 8970M.
low / 768p
100−110
140−150
medium / 768p
90−95
120−130
high / 1080p
40−45
70−75
ultra / 1080p
16−18
30−35
QHD / 1440p
6−7
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Grand Theft Auto V is 51% more, than Radeon HD 8970M.
high / 1080p
12−14
24−27
ultra / 1080p
10−11
20−22
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
2−3
8−9
low / 720p
35−40
65−70
medium / 1080p
16−18
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Metro Exodus is 93% more, than Radeon HD 8970M.
low / 768p
120−130
130−140
medium / 1080p
110−120
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Minecraft is 8% more, than Radeon HD 8970M.
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
70−75
100−110
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 31% more, than Radeon HD 8970M.
high / 1080p
14−16
24−27
ultra / 1080p
10−11
16−18
QHD / 1440p
1−2
10−11
4K / 2160p
1−2
7−8
low / 720p
35−40
65−70
medium / 1080p
20−22
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 92% more, than Radeon HD 8970M.
low / 768p
70−75
130−140
medium / 768p
45−50
85−90
high / 1080p
24−27
45−50
ultra / 1080p
14−16
24−27
4K / 2160p
8−9
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 87% more, than Radeon HD 8970M.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
40−45
50−55
high / 768p
55−60
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in World of Tanks is 6% more, than Radeon HD 8970M.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 8970M
Radeon R9 380
Architecture
GCN
GCN
Code name
Neptune
Tonga Pro
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
15 May 2013
26 June 2015
Pipelines
1280
1792
Core clock speed
850 MHz
Boost Clock
900 MHz
970 MHz
Transistor count
2,800 million
5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
72.00
108.6
Floating-point performance
2,304 gflops
3,476 gflops
Length
221 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
4800 MHz
970 MHz
Memory bandwidth
153.6 GB/s
182.4 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 (11_1)
Shader Model
5.1
6.3
OpenGL
4.6
4.5
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
Vulkan
1.2.131
+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)
0.48 kh/s
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
273 Mh/s
404 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
TrueAudio
+
ZeroCore
+
Mantle
+
Design
reference
Bridgeless CrossFire
+
Number of Eyefinity displays
6
DisplayPort support
+
CrossFire
+
VCE
+
DDMA audio
+
Decred / DCR (Decred)
0.66 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
18 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)
168.45 Sol/s
Compute units
28
Form factor
full height / full length / dual slot
High bandwidth memory (HBM)
-
LiquidVR
+
FRTC
+
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