GeForce GTX 980 vs Radeon R9 M380

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 980 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 980 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 980 Radeon R9 M380
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pins
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort No outputs
Recommended system power (PSU) 500 Watt
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  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 980 and Radeon R9 M380 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 980 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M380 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 980 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M380 - with GCN.
  • GeForce GTX 980 and Radeon R9 M380 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M380 is 1493 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 55−60 16−18
ultra / 1080p 35−40 9−10
QHD / 1440p 30−35 4−5
4K / 2160p 18−20 4−5
low / 720p 80−85 30−35
medium / 1080p 65−70 20−22
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 250% more, than Radeon R9 M380.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 980 Radeon R9 M380
Architecture Maxwell GCN
Code name GM204 Strato Pro GDDR5
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 19 September 2014 16 June 2015
Pipelines 2048 768
Core clock speed 1000 MHz
Boost Clock 1216 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 144 billion/sec 48.00
Floating-point performance 4,981 gflops 1,536 gflops
Length 10.5" (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 7.0 GB/s 1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 224 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.3
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.54 kh/s
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 2048
Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 579 Mh/s 194 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
TrueAudio +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.74 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.28 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 312.12 Sol/s
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
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