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    Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire vs Radeon R9 M380

    In this comparison between Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon R9 M380 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 M380 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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    Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon R9 M380 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire 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 Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire or Radeon R9 M380 here:

    Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire Laptops
    Radeon R9 M380 Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire Radeon R9 M380
    Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon R9 M380 are build with GCN architecture.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M380 is 150 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.
    • Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon R9 M380 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is 3300 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M380.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 9−10
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 4−5
    4K / 2160p 10−11 4−5
    low / 720p 60−65 30−35
    medium / 1080p 40−45 20−22
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 128% more, than Radeon R9 M380.

    Full Specs

      Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire Radeon R9 M380
    Architecture GCN GCN
    Code name Wimbledon XT Strato Pro GDDR5
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 1 May 2012 16 June 2015
    Pipelines 2560 768
    Core clock speed 850 MHz 1000 MHz
    Boost Clock 1000 MHz
    Transistor count 2,080 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 48.00
    Floating-point performance 1,536 gflops
    Memory bus width 2x 256 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 4800 MHz 1500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0
    Shader Model 6.3
    OpenGL 4.4
    OpenCL Not Listed
    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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