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    Radeon R9 M380 vs Radeon RX 540

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R9 M380 and Radeon RX 540, 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 540, check out specs charts below.
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    Radeon R9 M380 and Radeon RX 540 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Radeon R9 M380 and Radeon RX 540 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 540 here:

    Radeon R9 M380 Laptops
    Radeon RX 540 Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon R9 M380 Radeon RX 540
    Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • Radeon R9 M380 and Radeon RX 540 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • Radeon R9 M380 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon RX 540 - with Polaris.
    • Radeon R9 M380 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 540 - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 540 is 4500 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M380.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 16−18 14−16
    ultra / 1080p 9−10 8−9
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 3−4
    4K / 2160p 4−5 −
    low / 720p 30−35 30−33
    medium / 1080p 20−22 18−20
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M380 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6% more, than Radeon RX 540.

    Full Specs

      Radeon R9 M380 Radeon RX 540
    Architecture GCN Polaris
    Code name Strato Pro GDDR5 Polaris 12
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 16 June 2015 21 March 2017
    Pipelines 768 512
    Core clock speed 1000 MHz
    Boost Clock 1000 MHz 1219 MHz
    Transistor count 2,080 million 1,500 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 48.00 39.01
    Floating-point performance 1,536 gflops 1,248 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1500 MHz 6000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s 96 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12.0
    Shader Model 6.3 5.0
    OpenGL 4.4 4.6
    OpenCL Not Listed 1.2
    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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