GeForce GTX 650 vs Radeon R9 M380

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 650 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 650 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.

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:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 650 Radeon R9 M380
Power consumption (TDP) 64 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors One 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon R9 M380 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 650.
  • GeForce GTX 650 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M380 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 650 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 M380 - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 650 is 58 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M380.
  • GeForce GTX 650 and Radeon R9 M380 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M380 is 1495 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 650.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 16−18
ultra / 1080p 5−6 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 18−20 30−35
medium / 1080p 10−11 20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M380 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 650.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 650 Radeon R9 M380
Architecture Kepler GCN
Code name GK107 Strato Pro GDDR5
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 6 September 2012 16 June 2015
Pipelines 384 768
Core clock speed 1058 MHz 1000 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 33.9 billion/sec 48.00
Floating-point performance 812.5 gflops 1,536 gflops
Length 5.70" (14.5 cm)
Memory bus width 128-bit GDDR5 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5.0 GB/s 1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80.0 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.3 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 384
Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0
Height 4.38" (11.1 cm)
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
3D Blu-Ray +
3D Gaming +
3D Vision +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 26 Mh/s 194 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
TrueAudio +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
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