Radeon R7 M460 vs Radeon R9 380
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R7 M460 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 R7 M460 stacks up against Radeon R9 380, check out specs charts below.
Radeon R7 M460 is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon R7 M460 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 M460 here:
Main Specs
Radeon R7 M460
Radeon R9 380
Power consumption (TDP)
190 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2 x 6-pin
Memory type
DDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R7 M460 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 380 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 380 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 M460.
Radeon R7 M460 is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 380 - in Desktops.
Radeon R7 M460 and Radeon R9 380 are build with GCN architecture.
Radeon R7 M460 and Radeon R9 380 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 M460 is 1030 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
2−3
35−40
ultra / 1080p
0−1
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
16−18
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
12−14
60−65
medium / 1080p
4−5
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 683% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
high / 1080p
−
55−60
ultra / 1080p
5−6
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
18−20
low / 720p
16−18
100−110
medium / 1080p
6−7
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Battlefield 5 is 688% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
40−45
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon R7 M460 and Radeon R9 380 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
120−130
250−260
medium / 768p
95−100
220−230
ultra / 1080p
40−45
180−190
QHD / 1440p
21−24
110−120
4K / 2160p
16−18
70−75
high / 768p
65−70
210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 185% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
low / 768p
65−70
60−65
ultra / 1080p
20−22
−
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 5% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
low / 768p
75−80
120−130
medium / 768p
45−50
110−120
ultra / 1080p
21−24
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Dota 2 is 134% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
high / 1080p
2−3
45−50
ultra / 1080p
2−3
40−45
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
2−3
14−16
low / 720p
10−12
80−85
medium / 1080p
4−5
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Far Cry 5 is 1075% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
high / 1080p
10−11
60−65
ultra / 1080p
5−6
45−50
QHD / 1440p
3−4
27−30
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
low / 720p
50−55
180−190
medium / 1080p
10−12
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Fortnite is 443% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
high / 1080p
5−6
60−65
ultra / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
3−4
30−35
4K / 2160p
2−3
24−27
low / 720p
18−20
100−110
medium / 1080p
8−9
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Forza Horizon 4 is 728% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
low / 768p
45−50
140−150
medium / 768p
−
120−130
high / 1080p
4−5
70−75
ultra / 1080p
2−3
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
21−24
medium / 720p
35−40
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Grand Theft Auto V is 361% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
high / 1080p
2−3
24−27
ultra / 1080p
0−1
20−22
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
0−1
8−9
low / 720p
4−5
65−70
medium / 1080p
3−4
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Metro Exodus is 1266% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
low / 768p
90−95
130−140
high / 1080p
80−85
−
ultra / 1080p
70−75
−
medium / 1080p
85−90
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Minecraft is 44% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
100−110
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 155% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
high / 1080p
−
24−27
ultra / 1080p
−
16−18
QHD / 1440p
−
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 720p
6−7
65−70
medium / 1080p
−
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 1016% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
low / 768p
10−11
130−140
medium / 768p
8−9
85−90
high / 1080p
4−5
45−50
ultra / 1080p
4−5
24−27
4K / 2160p
1−2
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 1140% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
low / 768p
70−75
90−95
medium / 768p
35−40
60−65
ultra / 1080p
14−16
50−55
high / 768p
30−35
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380 in World of Tanks is 71% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
Full Specs
Radeon R7 M460
Radeon R9 380
Architecture
GCN
GCN
Code name
Meso
Tonga Pro
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
21 February 2016
26 June 2015
Pipelines
384
1792
Core clock speed
984 MHz
Boost Clock
1125 MHz
970 MHz
Transistor count
1,550 million
5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
27.00
108.6
Floating-point performance
864.0 gflops
3,476 gflops
Length
221 mm
Memory bus width
64 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
2000 MHz
970 MHz
Memory bandwidth
14.4 GB/s
182.4 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
6.0
6.3
OpenGL
4.6
4.5
OpenCL
2.0
2.0
Vulkan
1.2.131
+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)
0.48 kh/s
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
404 Mh/s
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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