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    Radeon R9 380X vs Radeon RX 480 mobile

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon R9 380X and Radeon RX 480 mobile. 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 Radeon R9 380X and Radeon RX 480 mobile. 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.
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    Radeon RX 480 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon RX 480 mobile 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 RX 480 mobile here:

    Radeon RX 480 mobile Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon R9 380X Radeon RX 480 mobile
    Power consumption (TDP) 190 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
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    • Radeon R9 380X has 90% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
    • Radeon R9 380X 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 380X.
    • Radeon R9 380X is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - in Laptops.
    • Radeon R9 380X is build with GCN 3.0 architecture, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - with Polaris.
    • Radeon R9 380X 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 7030 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 380X.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 12−14
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 7−8
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
    4K / 2160p 10−11 −
    low / 720p 60−65 27−30
    medium / 1080p 40−45 14−16
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 156% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.

    Full Specs

      Radeon R9 380X Radeon RX 480 mobile
    Architecture GCN 3.0 Polaris
    Code name Antigua Polaris
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 19 November 2015 1 August 2016
    Pipelines 2048 2304
    Boost Clock 970 MHz 1077 MHz
    Transistor count 5,000 million 5,700 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 124.2 155.1
    Floating-point performance 3,973 gflops 4,963 gflops
    Length 221 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 970 MHz 8000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 182.4 GB/s 256.0 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 6.3 6.4
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 2.0 2.0
    Vulkan + 1.2.131
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.58 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    HDMI +
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    TrueAudio +
    ZeroCore +
    Mantle +
    Design reference
    Bridgeless CrossFire +
    Number of Eyefinity displays 6
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    VCE +
    DDMA audio +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.89 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.63 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 175 Sol/s
    Compute units 32
    Form factor full height / full length
    High bandwidth memory (HBM) -
    LiquidVR +
    FRTC +
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