Radeon R9 M380 vs Radeon RX 480 mobile
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R9 M380 and Radeon RX 480 mobile, 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 R9 M380 stacks up against Radeon RX 480 mobile, check out specs charts below.
Radeon R9 M380 and Radeon RX 480 mobile are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon R9 M380 and Radeon RX 480 mobile 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 R9 M380 or Radeon RX 480 mobile here:
Main Specs
Radeon R9 M380
Radeon RX 480 mobile
Power consumption (TDP)
100 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
8 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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Radeon R9 M380 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 480 mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
Radeon RX 480 mobile has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 M380.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Radeon R9 M380 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - with Polaris.
Radeon R9 M380 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 480 mobile is 6500 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M380.
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
16−18
12−14
ultra / 1080p
9−10
7−8
QHD / 1440p
4−5
0−1
4K / 2160p
4−5
−
low / 720p
30−35
27−30
medium / 1080p
20−22
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M380 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 25% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p
24−27
20−22
ultra / 1080p
21−24
16−18
QHD / 1440p
9−10
0−1
4K / 2160p
6−7
−
low / 720p
55−60
45−50
medium / 1080p
27−30
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M380 in Battlefield 5 is 22% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R9 M380.
low / 768p
210−220
190−200
medium / 768p
180−190
160−170
ultra / 1080p
100−110
85−90
QHD / 1440p
55−60
45−50
4K / 2160p
30−35
24−27
high / 768p
140−150
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M380 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 14% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
40−45
35−40
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Cyberpunk 2077 is 6% more, than Radeon R9 M380.
low / 768p
110−120
100−110
medium / 768p
95−100
85−90
ultra / 1080p
65−70
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M380 in Dota 2 is 12% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p
18−20
14−16
ultra / 1080p
18−20
12−14
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
4K / 2160p
6−7
4−5
low / 720p
40−45
30−35
medium / 1080p
21−24
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M380 in Far Cry 5 is 31% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p
27−30
21−24
ultra / 1080p
21−24
16−18
QHD / 1440p
16−18
10−12
low / 720p
100−110
90−95
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M380 in Fortnite is 21% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p
27−30
21−24
ultra / 1080p
21−24
16−18
QHD / 1440p
10−11
5−6
4K / 2160p
10−11
−
low / 720p
55−60
45−50
medium / 1080p
30−35
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M380 in Forza Horizon 4 is 30% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p
90−95
75−80
medium / 768p
80−85
70−75
high / 1080p
30−35
24−27
ultra / 1080p
12−14
10−11
QHD / 1440p
4−5
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M380 in Grand Theft Auto V is 19% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p
10−11
7−8
ultra / 1080p
8−9
6−7
4K / 2160p
3−4
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
24−27
medium / 1080p
14−16
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M380 in Metro Exodus is 33% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p
110−120
100−110
ultra / 1080p
−
100−110
medium / 1080p
100−110
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M380 in Minecraft is 4% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p
24−27
−
ultra / 1080p
18−20
14−16
low / 720p
60−65
50−55
medium / 1080p
24−27
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M380 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 25% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p
14−16
10−12
ultra / 1080p
10−11
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
24−27
medium / 1080p
16−18
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M380 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 28% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p
60−65
45−50
medium / 768p
35−40
27−30
high / 1080p
20−22
16−18
ultra / 1080p
12−14
9−10
4K / 2160p
8−9
5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M380 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 33% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p
100−110
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
35−40
30−35
high / 768p
55−60
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M380 in World of Tanks is 12% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
Full Specs
Radeon R9 M380
Radeon RX 480 mobile
Architecture
GCN
Polaris
Code name
Strato Pro GDDR5
Polaris
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
16 June 2015
1 August 2016
Pipelines
768
2304
Core clock speed
1000 MHz
Boost Clock
1000 MHz
1077 MHz
Transistor count
2,080 million
5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
48.00
155.1
Floating-point performance
1,536 gflops
4,963 gflops
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1500 MHz
8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
96 GB/s
256.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
6.3
6.4
OpenGL
4.4
4.6
OpenCL
Not Listed
2.0
Vulkan
1.2.131
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
194 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
large
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
TrueAudio
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
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