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    GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q vs Radeon R9 M380

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q and Radeon R9 M380. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q and Radeon R9 M380. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
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    GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q and Radeon R9 M380 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q and Radeon R9 M380 are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q or Radeon R9 M380 here:

    GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q Laptops
    Radeon R9 M380 Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q Radeon R9 M380
    Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5X GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 M380.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R9 M380 - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q is 101 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M380.
    • GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M380 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q is 8500 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M380.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 50−55 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 35−40 9−10
    QHD / 1440p 27−30 4−5
    4K / 2160p 16−18 4−5
    low / 720p 80−85 30−35
    medium / 1080p 60−65 20−22
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 228% more, than Radeon R9 M380.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1080 Max Q Radeon R9 M380
    Architecture Pascal GCN
    Code name N17E-G3 Max-Q Strato Pro GDDR5
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 30 May 2017 16 June 2015
    Pipelines 2560 768
    Core clock speed 1101 - 1290 MHz 1000 MHz
    Boost Clock 1278 - 1468 MHz 1000 MHz
    Transistor count 7,200 million 2,080 million
    Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 234.9 48.00
    Floating-point performance 7,516 gflops 1,536 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 10000 MHz 1500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 320.3 GB/s 96 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    VR Ready +
    DirectX 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 6.3
    OpenGL 4.6 4.4
    OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
    Vulkan 1.2.131
    CUDA 6.1
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 194 Mh/s
    Laptop size large medium sized
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    TrueAudio +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
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